Why religion is a laughing matter
Jewish Journal
January 9, 2015
Satire and caricature are funny things. The most effective satire makes us laugh – but then it also gives us something to chew on, to think about.
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Poll: 26% of Americans believe Jews killed Jesus
Jewish Journal
October 31, 2013
Twelve percent of Americans harbor deeply anti-Semitic attitudes, according to a new poll conducted by the Anti-Defamation League.
Simon Wiesenthal Center’s Rabbi Marvin Hier meets with Pope Francis
Jonah Lowenfeld
October 25, 2013
In a private audience with Pope Francis on Oct. 24, Rabbi Marvin Hier, founder and dean of the Simon Wiesenthal Center (SWC), urged the leader of the Catholic Church to confront the evil that exists in the world, even while praying and working for peace.
Reza Aslan on Jesus, the Jew
Jonathan Kirsch
August 7, 2013
Reza Aslan, an author and scholar of religion, has established himself as a familiar face and voice on American television, the go-to guy for commentary on the Islamic world, and he embodies all the right stuff: youthful good looks, depth of knowledge and the kind of media savvy that enables him to answer even the most nuanced questions in measured sound bites.
Jews and Christians
Dennis Prager
May 8, 2013
I have spent much of my adult life working to bring Jews and Christians together. In particular, I have tried to explain to fellow Jews that traditional Christians are our best friends in the world today.
Pope wins praise for repudiating Jewish guilt for Jesus’ death
Jewish Journal
March 3, 2011
Jewish organizations are hailing Pope Benedict XVI\’s unequivocal repudiation of the claim that the Jewish people can be held forever responsible for the death of Jesus. The Vatican already rejected the claim in general terms in 1965 with the landmark Nostra Aetate document issued by the Vatican II Conference, opening the door to formal Catholic-Jewish dialogue. But in a new volume of his book, \”Jesus of Nazareth,\” Benedict employs a detailed scholarly analysis of Catholic teaching to make the point clear.
Congress OKs bill barring military chaplains from mentioning Jesus in official prayers
Jewish Journal
October 5, 2006
Briefs courtesy of Jewish Telegraphic Agency.
Bob Dylan: In His Own Lyrics
Jewish Journal
October 13, 2005
Nods to religion in Bob Dylan\’s song lyrics.
Jesus: The
Jack Miles
April 15, 2004
\”Jesus in America: Personal Savior, Cultural Hero, National Obsession\” by Richard Wightman Fox (HarperSanFrancisco, $27.95).
\”American Jesus: How the Son of God Became a National Icon\” by Stephen Prothero (Farrar, Straus, and Giroux, $25)
One of the staples of American humor is the \”three proofs that Jesus was…\” joke, whose completion is always an ethnic identifier.
Thus, three proofs that Jesus was Jewish:
1. He went into his father\’s business.
2. He lived at home until the age of 33.
3. He was sure his mother was a virgin, and his mother was sure he was God.
Interestingly enough, this ongoing joke series includes no entry headed, \”Three proofs that Jesus was American.\” Only in a country like Israel, where \”American\” names an ethnic group within the nation, could such a joke be told. If such has been told, I hope somebody will be kind enough to send me the three proofs.
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