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NEWS ABOUT: orthodoxy

orthodoxy stories: 4 news summaries

 Catholic Church Welcomes 
 Disgruntled Anglicans 

Extends a hand to those unhappy with gay bishops, ordained women

Oct 20, 09 8:42 AM CDT
(AP) - Pope Benedict XVI has created a new church structure for Anglicans who want to join the Catholic Church, responding to the disillusionment of some Anglicans over the ordination of women and the election of openly gay bishops. The new provision will allow Anglicans to join the Catholic Church while maintaining... More »

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gay rights • Pope Benedict XVI • gay marriage • Catholic Church • Anglican Church • interfaith dialogue • orthodoxy • Roman Catholic Church

 Crocs Too Comfy 
 for Yom Kippur: Rabbi 

Sandals don't inflict sufficient suffering for holiday, religious leader rules

Sep 25, 09 5:47 PM CDT
(Newser) - A Lithuanian rabbi has ruled that Crocs should not be worn during Yom Kippur because the sandals are too comfortable, Ynet news reports. Rabbi Elyashiv based his judgment on a prohibition against leather sandals, saying they were banned because they fail to provide an appropriate level of suffering for the... More »

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Judaism • Crocs • orthodoxy • Lithuania • rabbi • Yom Kippur

'Kosher' Phones Block Porn

Rabbis sign off on no-call list in Israel

Feb 4, 08 5:37 PM CST
(Newser) - Israel’s top phone company is betting that its most orthodox customers need less temptation in their lives. Bezeq Israel Telecom launched a “kosher” phone service yesterday that will block calls to and from “improper” numbers, such as porn lines. In true kosher fashion, Israel’s top rabbis... More »

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Israel • telecom industry • pornography • Judaism • kosher • orthodoxy • Bezeq Israel Telecom

OPINION

What Makes a Black Sellout?

New book defends Clarence Thomas, complicates race debate: Salon

Jan 21, 08 8:59 PM CST
(Newser) - A black intellectual's new book, Sellout: The Politics of Racial Betrayal, goes easy on Clarence Thomas for dissing the very affirmative action that helped him succeed, Salon's James Hannaham writes. Does that make Sellout author Randall Kennedy a sellout? Maybe Kennedy is able to do what free-thinking blacks must: "... More »

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race • African Americans • affirmative action • black • Clarence Thomas • orthodoxy • selling out

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