Destroyed New Orleans synagogue to break ground
Jewish Journal
April 16, 2010
A New Orleans synagogue destroyed by Hurricane Katrina will break ground on a new building.
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Vandals Destroy Large Menorah
Tom Tugend
December 29, 2005
Vandals destroyed a large public menorah in Orange County last weekend, an act classified as a hate crime by authorities.\nThe steel menorah, weighing 150 pounds and standing 15 feet high and 10 feet wide, was located in Ladera Ranch, a planned community near Mission Viejo.
Religions Hold Mix of Justice and Mercy
Reuven Firestone
January 1, 2004
Religion did not begin with compassion. The gods of the ancient Near East were not exactly epitomes of goodness.
In the flood story of the Gilgamesh Epic, the gods destroyed humanity not because they were reacting to unbridled violence and sin, as in the biblical (and quranic) versions, but because humans were making too much noise and disturbing them.
The ancient gods were worshipped but not out of love. They were worshipped out of fear.
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