The “Bell of Hope,” a gift from London to NYC after 9/11, will toll at historic St. Paul’s Chapel at noon today in remembrance of Norway’s massacre victims.
Meanwhile, the debate rages on about whether Anders Breivik is a “Christian” terrorist, or a “fundamentalist nationalist,” or some other “-ist.”
Norwegian Muslims are hoping the atrocities lead to improved interfaith and race relations. Norway’s small Jewish community is worried that Breivik’s pro-Zionist views will spur antagonism toward Israel.
The legacy media is catching up with the “Circle of Protection” folks who for months have been advocating against cuts that would harm the poor in the budget/debt-ceiling deal. Jewish service groups are telling their constituents to be on guard for a government shutdown after Aug. 2, the Forward reports.
President Obama’s status-quo stance on faith-based hiring has drawn criticism from atheists and church-state watchdogs.
Two Orthodox Jewish groups released statements attempting to clarify their positions on reporting child abuse, after a leading American Orthodox rabbi said abuse should be reported to rabbis rather than police.
The Jerusalem Rabbinical Court sentenced to jail a 59-year-old woman for refusing for 15 years to divorce her husband. Talk about the old ball and chain, eh? Oh! Rim shot!
A Washington state appeals court dismissed an animal rescue organization’s challenge to exemptions in the state’s Humane Slaughter Law that permit kosher and halal methods of killing .
Muslims are readying for Ramadan, which starts Aug. 1, and if the next few weeks are as hot as the last few, abstaining from drinking water during the day could be challenging.
WaPo sent a spy to an atheist summer camp, and found that the rules are: 1. Be friendly to everyone. 2. Have your water bottle filled with water. 3.Don’t attempt to fight telepathic bears without a helmet.
Texas officials say a swinger’s club is masquerading as a religious institution.
Catholics in Erie, Pa. showed their appreciation for their retiring bishop by making him an idol — I mean, a bobble-head doll. Bishop Donald Trautman calls the likeness “pretty close.”
The Jerusalem Post named the world’s top 50 Jews. That guy from The Social Network topped the list.
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Daniel Burke
Photo by the Erie Times-News.