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...though, critics are worried about parents' ignorance of the club's tactics. According to Fellowship policy, clubs meeting in schools must collect permission slips. And they almost always do, says Marshall Pennell, the Fellowship's executive ministries coordinator. But complaints are not unheard of. In 1998 Neil Katzman, a Jewish man from Ventura, Calif., overheard his son Kenny, 5, tell a friend that "magic is the work of Satan." Taken aback, Katzman asked where he had learned that. "At school," said Kenny. It turned out that the caretakers at Kenny's after-school, public day-care program were letting kids...
...weapon against suicide bombers sent by Islamist groups who have always opposed the peace process and who celebrate martyrdom. So while Israel has reportedly drawn up a list of targets for even heavier air strikes if it is unsatisfied by Arafat's cease-fire efforts, under present circumstances the Jewish State's best hope of stemming the tide of suicide bombings remains Arafat's own security apparatus. Israel has targeted those forces in retaliation for bombings authored by his Islamist rivals precisely because it blames the Palestinian leader for not policing their activities...
...lately, Husseini had become more isolated. He was not on Arafat's negotiating teams. His primary concern had been mobilizing world opinion and Arab opinion against Jewish expansion in Jerusalem...
...PRICE OF FAITH? A small study of Orthodox Jewish teens suggests that more than half have significantly low bone density. Reason? The Orthodox encourage scholarly over physical activity--and favor modest clothing, which blocks sunlight, crucial for efficient calcium absorption. And because Orthodox Jews don't eat dairy products for six hours after eating meat, they have fewer opportunities to consume calcium. Recommendation: Orthodox kids should take supplements...
...diversity goes beyond numbers. Changing George to Jorge doesn't automatically add cultural depth. The question of what counts as a "real" Hispanic character is more complicated than it is for African or Asian Americans, whose physical characteristics help distinguish them. Light-skinned Hispanic actors can end up like Jewish actors have--relegated to playing other ethnicities. Arguably the most visibly Latino character announced last week was campy superhero Bat Manuel (Nestor Carbonell) on Fox's The Tick. On NBC's UC: Undercover, Jon Seda plays a cop named Jake Shaw; on NBC's Crossing Jordan, Miguel Ferrer...