Don’t forgo religious services out of fear of feeling like a hypocrite, and do give to others, practice compassion and skip the guilt trip.
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Commentary: Muslims must fight anti-Semitism in our midst
Our shared home will not be strong unless each community is truly committed to the security and dignity of the other.
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Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Our View: School-holiday policy should reflect Maine’s growing diversity
It’s not too much to ask that all faiths receive the same level of respect in the public sphere.
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Leonard Pitts: Disappointments aside, progressives got a lot of what they needed in midterms
For what may be the first time ever, Donald Trump now faces accountability.
Posted inMaine Voices, Op-eds, Opinion
Maine Voices: Unfolding Tree of Life terror shakes South Portland sibling
The deadly shooting is a reminder that anti-Semitism has always simmered in America.
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Kathleen Parker: What President Trump should have said after Pittsburgh
I urge my supporters to join me in adopting a new slogan: ‘Civility Before Victory.’
Posted inMaine Voices, Op-eds, Opinion
Maine Voices: The Holocaust is the backdrop and lens through which Jews view anti-Semitism.
We need to speak up when others disparage people because of their race, immigration status, religion.
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Leonard Pitts: Pittsburgh slayings might be the shape of things to come
The tragedy at a synagogue draws comparisons to Kristallnacht, in significance if not scope.
Posted inMaine, Schools and Education
Civil liberties groups ask to join legal fight and oppose public funding for religious schools in Maine
The groups have asked for intervenor status in a federal lawsuit that seeks to overturn a state law prohibiting the use of public funds to pay for religious school tuitions.
Posted inMaine Voices, Op-eds, Opinion
Maine Voices: Our silence in the face of hate can be misunderstood as approval
Racist, sexist, anti-LGBT, anti-Muslim and anti-Semitic words, unchallenged, can escalate into violence, particularly if they are condoned by leaders.