Monday Godbytes: Mitt Romney’s Mormon Money; Ultra-Orthodox Discrimination; Jews of Caracas

As the Republican primary season continues to slog on, so too do the religious questions.  Chris Wallace is busy grilling Mitt Romney about whether his donations to the Mormon Church would be a problem in the general election. Meanwhile, the recent rise of the scandal-ridden and newly-Catholic Newt Gingrich has some bloggers asking: which candidate […]

As the Republican primary season continues to slog on, so too do the religious questions.  Chris Wallace is busy grilling Mitt Romney about whether his donations to the Mormon Church would be a problem in the general election.

Meanwhile, the recent rise of the scandal-ridden and newly-Catholic Newt Gingrich has some bloggers asking: which candidate actually has a religion problem, Gingrich or Romney?

Slate Magazine reports on a female rabbi who's spent years fighting against ultra-Orthodox Jewish-led discrimination.  In the wake of several recent Ultra-Orthodox scandals in Israel, others are starting to following her lead.


Think putting an Islam exhibit about the hajj in the British Museum is easy?  It's not.

Speaking of easy, the Jews of Caracas, Venezuela seemingly had it all: idyllic weather, prosperity, and all the perks of Venezuela-ness.  But recent twists and turns in Venezuelan politics have left the small group in turmoil.

Your Tweet of the Day highlights the salvific (yes, that's a word) of Twitter:

And your Video(s) of the Day (there's a secnd one, but you have to look to find it!) keeps with our “religious communities around the world” trend.  This one's about the community of Christian monks (and the masses who visit them) in Taize, France.

 

Life at Taizé from Taize on Vimeo.

– Jack “Presbyterians Are Awesome” Jenkins

(image courtesy Parachutegurl via wikimedia commons)

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