My ongoing journey through the Torah

Slashdot FW: Holocaust Dropped From Some UK Schools

Your Rights Online: Holocaust Dropped From Some UK Schools

Posted by kdawson on Thursday May 24, @09:47AM
from the careful-you-might-offend-somebody dept.

dteichman2 writes “It appears that some UK schools are ignoring the Holocaust. A government-backed study, funded by the Department for Education and Skills, found that some teachers are reluctant to teach history lessons on the Holocaust for fear of offending Muslim students whose beliefs include Holocaust denial. Additionally, similar problems are being encountered with lessons on the Crusades because these lessons contradict teachings from local mosques.”

[+] censorship, politics (tagging beta)

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I don’t know what to say.

UPDATE:   My lovely wife let me know that this is a hoax.  Big relief!

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Scientology = Crackpot Cult

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/6650545.stm
Row over Scientology video
By John Sweeney
BBC News

Forwarded from Nicolaw.

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You can now use your OpenID to post comments!

I’ve received a few emails from people that rightfully expressed their displeasure of having to register to post a comment. Granted, it is a rather pain in the backside especially if you’re commenting on a number of blogs keeping the logins/passwords straight.

From my point of view, it has cut down on 99% of the spam. So a compromise was made:

I’ve set up this blog so you can use your OpenID! If you don’t already have an OpenID, you can get one or register normally to post comments.

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FW: Froebe Fibers is finally open

 

I am proud to announce that at 8:47 a.m. on Saturday, March 17th, Froebe-Fibers entered the world. With five unique colorways, the store is healthy and functional.   

 

The dynamic duo, tzurriz and dreamsweaver, have opened their hand dyed yarn store today!   (tzurriz is my wife :) 

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FW: Rabbi Slams Back At Jews For Jesus

Rabbi Slams Back At Jews For Jesus
17:48 Jan 31, ‘07 / 12 Shevat 5767
by Baruch Gordon

Radio Show Host Rabbi Tovia Singer Fires Back at Missionaries Targeting Jews for Conversion with Educational Audio Series Now Made Available Free Online

Outreach Judaism, a leading counter-missionary organization based in New York, has launched a new website, www.OutreachJudaism.org, offering a free, exhaustive library of information regarding Jews for Jesus’ multimillion dollar worldwide missionary campaigns, including a point-by-point audio response to their plans to convert Jews to Christianity.

In the last year alone, Jews for Jesus engaged in a 65-city tour — any city that has more than 25,000 Jews within it — primarily targeting Jewish youth and the elderly for conversion. To combat this aggressive assault, Rabbi Tovia Singer [pictured], founder of Outreach Judaism and show host on Israel National Radio, is now making available his 20-part tape series, “Let’s get Biblical” free via mp3 download to anyone seeking answers to questions posed by Christian missionaries.

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I have a strong dislike towards the tactics used by the Christian group, Jews for Jesus.  Many of the tactics used are directed at the vulnerable individuals amoung us (Jews).  I’m certain many of the individuals involved in that organization believe they are doing the right thing but they are only hurting people and fooling themselves.

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Just not cut out for Judaism?

Just not cut out for Judaism

Barney Zwartz

October 27, 2006

A BOY on the verge of his bar mitzvah was told that he wasn’t properly circumcised and therefore wasn’t Jewish.

Orthodox rabbis in Sydney said he had to be recircumcised within four days or the ceremony — which marks the official transition to adulthood Jewish boys make at 13 — could not go ahead.

The boy’s mother, Sydney journalist Ros Reines, said she was shocked and sickened, and refused a second circumcision. "He’s undoubtedly circumcised. It’s just a matter of degree," she said.

 

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If the article is true, do the Orthodox Rabbis in Sydney have any authority to say who is Jewish and whom is not?

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FW Townhall: Surprise as America’s “most popular” religion

With all the recent talk about anti-Semitism, who would have thought that Jews would prove so popular?

A new Gallup Poll (released September 7, 2006) asked respondents how they felt about ten different religious groups, ranging from “Fundamentalist Christians” to “Atheists.” By every measure, Jews drew the most favorable reaction, with the highest “positive” rating (58%) and the lowest “negative” rating (only 4%). By contrast, Americans expressed decidedly mixed feelings about Mormons (with a net negative rating, 29% to 28%) and Muslims (30% to 26%). The least popular religious groups in the survey proved to be Atheists (an overwhelmingly negative 44% to 15% rating) and, most especially, Scientologists (a stunning 53% negative, to just 11% positive – thank you, Tom Cruise!).  Read more…

I couldn’t help smiling when I read the article but at the same time, I’m sad because it really shouldn’t make any difference what religion a person participates in as long as the religion is generally non-violent IMHO.

Why generally?  Well, there are always times when the members of the religion have to take on violent ways for survival.  Note that I’m not including the murder of innocents that groups like Hezbollah seem promote.

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