Orthodox Jews Shun Other Jews for Reporting Child Abuse
Some Orthodox Jews have been shunning others for reporting Jewish child molesters. This is one of those gut-curdling stories. From The New York Times: The first shock came when Mordechai Jungreis learned that his mentally disabled teenage son was being molested in a Jewish ritual bathhouse in Brooklyn. The second came after Mr. Jungreis complained, and the man accused of the abuse was arrested. Old friends started walking stonily past him and his family on the streets of Williamsburg. Their...
Read MoreDocumentary ‘Standing Silent’ uncovers sexual abuse in Baltimore’s Orthodox Jewish community
“Standing Silent” is a new documentary by Phil Jacobs. It uncovers the ritual abuse in an Orthodox Jewish community in Baltimore, Maryland. Jacobs went on a quest to uncover the stories from the sexual abuse survivors. The Washington Post has a piece on it. It’s very moving. One by one the victims stood and described their alleged molesters: the Torah teacher, the rabbi, the ice cream truck driver, the man at the mikvah. That meeting, held nearly six years ago in a small room...
Read MoreChris Brown is many things.
As you can see in this striking image my hubby, Eric, did. Right after uploading the photo to Flickr, he noticed the preceding photo using the search term “Chris Brown”: I uploaded the image to Flickr and performed a search on Chris Brown. I think this screen shot tells the whole story very well. If a picture says a thousand words, what does a screen shot say? A million? Wow. Of course, Chris Brown has retreated to the church for counseling and has a PR firm working hard on...
Read MoreChild Indoctrination Is Wrong AND Unnecessary
It doesn’t take religion to raise a kid with good values, says Minnesota writer, editor and teacher Dale McGowan in his new anthology. This article points out the obvious to us atheists and secularists alike. As obvious as it may be to freethinkers, it’s clearly not to all religious folks. McGowan, 44, a father of three who lives in Robbinsdale, believes that teaching secular children to be compassionate, critical thinkers is not only possible, but more honest. Honesty is key to...
Read MoreAtheism in America
This video got me thinking. If she was a Jew or Muslim, then it would be different. If a group were to hold hands and praise god, if one were to stand up and say I am Jewish, then some would retort, however you choose to worship god is fine. But as long as you worship? Clearly, they’d all be worshiping different gods. So how could that make any sense? They’ll probably have different ideals of some afterlife and a different idea on what god is to him/her. So, then how would your...
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