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Tag Archives: liberty
A New Prayer for the United States of America
Our God and God of our ancestors, bless and protect the United States of America and secure, strengthen, and advance the ideals and institutions that are its pride and its glory. Guide our leaders and officials to see Your image … Continue reading
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Tagged community, culture, current-events, faith, God, history, human-rights, inclusion, justice, Liberation, liberty, morality, peace, philosophy, politics, prayer, religion, social justice, society, spirituality
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The Cain Heresy
Reposted from: http://www.haaretz.com/jewish-world/rabbis-round-table/u-s-independence-day-and-the-cain-heresy-a-jewish-look-at-liberty-1.448716 In the beginning, there was a heresy. Early in the book of Genesis, God approached Cain, the first-born son of the first humans, and asked him “Where is your brother Abel?” Abel, of course, was dead. Cain … Continue reading
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Tagged ethics, freedom, holidays, Judaism, justice, liberty, politics, religion, social justice, society
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