Judaism
‘Kill the Jews’ Spray-painted on Brooklyn Synagogue
Anti-Semitism has increased across the country and even the world in recent times. [tweettit]The Union Temple synagogue in Brooklyn was defaced on November 1 with anti-Semitic…
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Judaism
Religion News
FBI Reports U.S. Hate Crimes Rose 17% Last Year
DOJ Launches Hate Crime Webpage Newly published FBI data showed hate crimes increased 17 percent in 2018[/tweetit] compared to 2017. This is the third successive year…
Judaism
Canada Apologizes for Denying Asylum to Jewish Refugees of the MS St. Louis in 1939
Trudeau decried the rise of modern anti-Semitism. Justin Trudeau, the Prime Minister of Canada, tendered a formal apology for the then Canadian Government's decision to not…
Judaism
Almost 30 Percent of anti-Semitic Tweets Come from Bots
Anti-Defamation League reports accounts repeating tweets against Jews are most likely bots. According to the Anti-Defamation League, almost 30 percent of Twitter’s anti-Semitic posts in the…
Issues
Civil Rights Groups Intensify Calls to Stop Online Hate Speech
K-Screen Shots is licensed under CC BY 2.0 Activists want to end the spread of hate online. Civil Rights Groups throughout the United States are calling…
Judaism
Religious Leaders Respond to Pittsburgh Synagogue Shooting
The 46-year-old suspect stormed the synagogue armed with 4 guns. A gunman shouting anti-Semitic slurs killed 11 congregation members and wounded four police officers and two…
Islam
‘Running on Hate’ Report: Anti-Muslim Sentiment on the Rise with Republican Campaigns
Report shows Anti-Muslim campaigning is “a losing strategy.” A 51-page long report by Muslim Advocates revealed a number of candidates, nearly all of them Republicans, have…
Catholicism
Pope Francis Warned Lithuania on the Resurgence of Anti-Semitism
Lithuania has a chequered past when it comes to Nazism. [tweeit]Pope Francis used decisive language to warn Lithuanians against the revival of anti-Semitic attitudes which in…
Celebrity
Chris Pratt Says Hollywood is Not ‘Anti-Christian’
Chris Pratt feels speaking publicly about his Christian faith is his calling. Chris Pratt is a Hollywood actor known for his upfront attitude towards the Christian…
Christianity
Alabama Pastor Destroys Own Nike Gear During Anti-Colin Kaepernick Sermon
He did not destroy his Nike shoes though The Reverend Mack Morris, a senior pastor of Woodridge Baptist Church in Alabama, destroyed his Nike casual wear…
Christianity
Pastor John MacArthur’s Anti-Social Justice Proclamation
Rejoinders were written as a response John MacArthur, noted author and pastor, has affirmed his recent comments concerning anti-social justice.[/tweetit] He wrote and published the blog…
Celebrity
J.K Rowling Spars with Simon Nolan on Twitter Over anti-Semitism
British Jews have applauded Rowling’s actions. J.K. Rowling, the celebrated author best known for her Harry Potter novel series, head-butted another author over the latter’s criticism…