Reports About Bradley Manning' Treatment Cause for Concern
Pelavin: "The information which has been carried in the press raises significant concerns about the apparently degrading and humiliating treatment of Pfc. Manning."
Words Not Spoken . . . Words Not Heard
Words are powerful. In Genesis, chapter one, God creates through words: “God said, ‘Let there be light!’—and there was light. . . . God said, ‘Let there be an expanse in the midst of the waters,’. . . . God now said, ‘Let us make human beings in our image,’ ” (Genesis 1:3, 6, 26).
We Mourn the Death of Shabbaz Bhatti
Horrific Vocabulary Lesson
The Challenge of Righteousness
The wording of the verse gives rise to this debate. The text states that “Noah was a righteous man,” but immediately follows with the phrase “in his generation, he was above reproach. . . ” All of us, including the ancient Rabbis, are left to wonder if Noah is exceptional or not, if his righteousness would be universally righteous or simply righteous in his time.
Assassination of Pakistan's Minister of Minority Affairs a Great Blow to Religious Freedom
Assassination of Pakistan's Minister of Minority Affairs a Great Blow to Religious Freedom Senate Must Act Immediately on Confirmation of President's Nominee as International Religious Freedom Ambassador