Kentucky pastor who promoted guns in church quits ministry to focus on gun rights, securityOctober 8th, 2009 Ky. pastor who promoted guns in church quitsLOUISVILLE, Ky. — A Kentucky pastor who hosted a rally celebrating God and guns a few months ago has resigned his ministry to promote gun rights and church security.
Men charged with burning Mass. church in response to president's election face new chargesOctober 4th, 2009 Suspects in Mass. church fire face new chargesSPRINGFIELD, Mass.
Citing Madoff scandal, Jewish leaders calling for ethical renewal in Rosh Hashana messagesSeptember 17th, 2009 Jewish leaders calling for ethical renewalNEWARK, N.J. — Jewish leaders are calling on U.S.
Biggest US study finds male bass with female features in many rivers; women's meds to blameSeptember 14th, 2009 Male bass in many US rivers feminized, study findsWASHINGTON — Government scientists figure that one out of five male black bass in American river basins have egg cells growing inside their sexual organs, a sign of how widespread fish feminizing has become. The findings come from the U.S.
Hebrew Union College past president, who ordained 1st female rabbi in US, dies at 79September 12th, 2009 Hebrew Union College past president dies at 79CINCINNATI — A spokeswoman says the former president and chancellor emeritus of Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion has died in Cincinnati. Hebrew Union spokeswoman Jean Bloch Rosensaft says Rabbi Alfred Gottschalk died Saturday.
Hindu and Jew urge Madonna to keep going with her criticism of discrimination against GypsiesSeptember 2nd, 2009 Hindu and Jew urge Madonna to take up Gypsy causeBUCHAREST, Romania — Two Americans — a Hindu and a rabbi — have urged Madonna to take up the cause of the many Gypsies in Europe who face discrimination. Last week, Madonna was booed by thousands of fans during a concert in Bucharest when she said widespread discrimination against Gypsies in eastern Europe should end.
The Rev. Al Sharpton leads vigil 20 years after racially motivated murder of Yusuf HawkinsAugust 23rd, 2009 Vigil marks 20 years since Yusuf Hawkins murderNEW YORK — Exactly 20 years after a white mob surrounded and attacked a black teenager in Bensonhurst, his mother says she still lives with the death of Yusuf Hawkins every day. The Rev. Al Sharpton joined the slain teenager's family Sunday afternoon to lead a vigil at the cemetery where Hawkins is buried.
Czech capital marks anniversary of legendary Prague rabbi Yehudav Loew with exhibitionAugust 5th, 2009 Rabbi Loew exhibition opens in PraguePRAGUE — An exhibition has opened at Prague Castle to mark the 400th anniversary of the death of Rabbi Yehuda Loew, one of the greatest Jewish scholars and philosophers. Rabbi Loew, also known as the Maharal of Prague, lived from 1525 to 1609.
Federal judge rules that NYC discriminates against black, Hispanic firefighter recruitsJuly 22nd, 2009 Judge: NYC unfair to minority firefighter recruitsNEW YORK — A federal judge has ruled the predominantly white Fire Department of New York used recruitment exams that discriminate against blacks and Hispanics. U.S. District Judge Nicholas Garaufis (GAR'-uh-fis) ruled against New York City on Wednesday, finding the discrimination occurred in written exams given to thousands of firefighter candidates from 1999 to 2007.
Riot police separate protesting black separatists, white supremacists in TexasJuly 21st, 2009 Riot police separate protesters in Texas townPARIS, Texas — Texas state riot police have swarmed into the streets of an eastern Texas town and broken up a tense standoff between screaming black separatists and white supremacists. About 100 people protesting the state's handling of a black man's dragging death case Tuesday avoided a designated protest zone near the courthouse in the Texas town of Paris' marched through downtown streets.
Confessed hit man now says NJ rabbi didn't hire him to kill wife in their home in 1994June 28th, 2009 Confessed hit man recants claims against NJ rabbiCAMDEN, N.J. — The man who has long claimed that a southern New Jersey rabbi hired him to kill his wife in 1994 has now recanted his story.
NYC jails rabbi resigns amid probe into catered bar mitzvah for inmate's son at city lockupJune 17th, 2009 NYC jails rabbi resigns after mitzvah at lockupNEW YORK — A rabbi who's a chaplain for the New York City jails has resigned amid an investigation into a catered bar mitzvah held for an inmate's son at a lockup. A spokesman for the Department of Correction says Rabbi Leib Glanz voluntarily resigned Tuesday.
Judge calls NY rabbi "perverse," sentences him to 30 years for molesting daughterMay 9th, 2009 NY rabbi gets 30 years for child molestationNEW YORK — A New York rabbi convicted of molesting his daughter has been sentenced to 30 years in prison. Monsey rabbi Israel Weingarten was found guilty in March of abusing his daughter through much of her childhood.
Study: 'Babyface' appearance can help black CEOs by countering threatening stereotypesMay 8th, 2009 'Babyface' look can help black CEOs, study saysBlack Fortune 500 CEOs with a "babyface" appearance are more likely to lead companies with higher revenues and prestige than black CEOs who look more mature, an upcoming study says. In contrast with research showing that white executives are hindered by babyface characteristics, a disarming appearance can help black CEOs by counteracting the stigma that black men are threatening, according to the study from Northwestern University's Kellogg School of Management.
Rabbi Gavriel's parents want to rebuild Chabad HouseFebruary 13th, 2009 MUMBAI - The parents of the late Rabbi Gavriel, who was killed during the Nov 26 terror attacks here last year, have announced plans to raise Rs.100 million to reconstruct the ravaged Jewish centre in south Mumbai. Rabbi Nachman Holtzberg, accompanied by his wife Frieda, and their sons Avraham and Moshe, visited the Chabad House, the Mumbai headquarters of the ultra-orthodox Hasidic Jews, situated inside the better known Nariman House, near the southern tip of the city.
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