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The Kavanaugh Hearings Have Brought On A Reckoning For Christians
Like any group, Christianity is hardly a monolith. That means that there have been many responses by Christians to President Trump’s Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh, and the accusation against him, brought by Dr. Christine Blasey Ford, that Kavanaugh had sexually assaulted her when they were teens. Speaking for my brothers and sisters means covering…
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Opinion Thanks To Trump, Dr. Ford Was Laughed At. Again.
Christine Blasey Ford has had the kind of week nightmares are made of. Three weeks ago, she was a private citizen; today she is a public target — targeted by the most powerful man in the world. Last week, Doctor Ford sat down in front of a group of senators — 11 white Republican men…
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Opinion Calling All Men Potential Rapists Only Endangers Women
“If you don’t want to be accused of being a rapist, just don’t rape anyone” reads a meme circulating on social media. “Oh, those poor white men,” groan our Facebook friends, “they’re just afraid of losing their privilege.” On Twitter, activist Danielle Muscato asked what women would do if men had a 9pm curfew. The…
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Opinion In Funding Canary Mission, Jewish Federation Betrayed Us
The revelation that mainstream Jewish organizations like the Jewish Community Federation of San Francisco have been secretly funding Canary Mission, a widely-condemned online blacklist of students and professionals critical of Israel, pulls back the curtain on a stunning abuse of the trust and esteem placed on these groups by the Jewish communities they purport to…
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Opinion I’m A Zionist. Canary Mission Targeted Me Anyway.
I woke up the other day to discover that I promote hatred of Israel and of Jews. So says the Canary Mission, a secretive website funded in part (as The Forward has reported) by a foundation affiliated with the San Francisco Jewish Federation. I am said to belong to a BDS organization (which one, it…
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Opinion An Unorthodox Secret: How Chabad Fills Pews With Jews
During this year’s High Holidays I observed that nobody at our Chabad House’s Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur services was Orthodox. Of course, my family and I are very observant; we keep and teach a strict adherence to halacha — Jewish law according to the Orthodox tradition — and everything that it entails. But nobody…
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Opinion From Anita Hill To Christine Blasey Ford, What Progress Have We Really Made?
Welcome back to Jane Looking Forward. If you wish to continue reading this weekly newsletter, please subscribe here. And spread the word! I remember exactly where I was on October 11, 1991, the day that Anita Hill described to the Senate Judiciary Committee how Clarence Thomas repeatedly sexually harassed her at work. I was the…
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Opinion The 4 Arguments For Brett Kavanaugh’s Immediate Confirmation, Debunked
Brett Kavanaugh’s defenders have offered four main arguments for confirming him despite the allegations of Christine Blasey Ford and two other women who have accused him of sexual misdeeds. 1. Forgive the Indiscretions of Youth The first is that even if the allegations are true, Kavanaugh’s life shouldn’t be ruined because of things he did…
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Opinion Is Brett Kavanaugh Every American Man? Let’s Hope Not.
If Christine Blasey Ford represents every woman who has been assaulted, humiliated, demeaned or disbelieved — and the reaction to her extraordinary congressional testimony on Thursday suggests that she does — then is the corollary true? Does Brett Kavanaugh represent every man? This is the challenge before America today. Of course, it is unfair and…
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Opinion We Are All Losers In The Brett Kavanaugh Story
I have seen a lot of crazy things in my 12 years in politics. Family squabbles, convoluted fabrications, ridiculous ads, breaking and entering, marital affairs, the occasional love child, and even, tragically, suicide. I am no stranger to partisan politics; I routinely make a living off of it. But after eight hours of TV watching…
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Opinion The UN General Assembly Was A Disaster For Palestinians
Three days ago, Secretary-General of the United Nations Antonio Guterres opened his UN General Assembly remarks by noting that “Palestinians and Israelis are still locked in endless conflict, with the two-state solution more and more distant.” As if to affirm this statement, Israeli Prime Minister Benajamin Netanyahu’s 40-minute speech on Thursday made no single mention…
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