Word: jewishness
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...want the Jewish people to have a homeland as intended by the U.N., and the Israeli people have the right to defend themselves against terrorist tactics. Yet given the painful history of the crimes against the Jewish people, it saddens me to see the disproportionate response by Israel. Israel should hold to the highest standards of human rights and fairness. It should be careful that it does not become what it seeks to defend itself against. Greg Bergh, CAPE TOWN...
...rocket attacks by Hamas and that all alternatives have been investigated. What about this: giving Palestinians a state and a future? It would only cost some land. Do Israelis value land more than hundreds of Palestinians' lives? Being strong does not mean winning wars but achieving peace. Is the Jewish state really as strong as it is depicted? Mohamed Kebaili, PARIS...
...true that Jewish religious leaders weren't on the dais in 1937, when Franklin D. Roosevelt first introduced the tradition of an Inaugural prayer. Up until then, presidential Inaugurations did not include prayers. Instead, the vice-presidential swearing in took place at a separate ceremony in the Senate chambers, after which the Senate chaplain usually offered a prayer. Roosevelt decided to merge the two events and brought the chaplain along to participate as well. But in a shrewd political maneuver, Roosevelt also opened up a second religious slot on the program for Father John Ryan, an influential figure in Catholic...
...waves of immigrants from Southeast Asia, the Middle East and Africa, religious diversity in the U.S. became more complicated. In an effort to contain the interfaith gathering on the Inaugural dais, Jimmy Carter limited the religious slots at his 1977 swearing in to two clergymen, provoking protests from both Jewish and Greek Orthodox groups. Ronald Reagan narrowed the list even further in 1981, bringing his personal pastor from California to deliver both the invocation and benediction. That move prompted fierce criticism from religious circles, and in 1985 the Inauguration once again included Protestant, Catholic and Jewish religious leaders...
Whatever the reason, Obama's Jewish and Catholic supporters may spend Tuesday wondering how to get back on that Inaugural stage in four years...