Tainted Dov

Tainted Dov

by | Feb 28, 2013 | Political Apologies, Religious Apologies

As Daily Show Purim Correspondent Jessica Williams said, it was a low down, dirty shondeh. The Daily Show with Jon StewartGet More: Daily Show Full Episodes,Political Humor & Satire Blog,The Daily Show on Facebook So you’ve probably heard about New York...
Heresy? Whoops.

Heresy? Whoops.

by | Feb 14, 2013 | Religious Apologies

Pastor Rob Morris of Christ the King Lutheran Church (Missouri Synod), in Newtown, Connecticut, was invited to participate in an interfaith prayer service for victims of the Sandy Hook massacre. One of those victims had been in his congregation. But Morris...
Sorry we did those ugly things. We’ve stopped.

Sorry we did those ugly things. We’ve stopped.

by | Feb 8, 2013 | Religious Apologies

Two sisters have just left their church. Because their church is the tiny, savage, Westboro Baptist Church (WBC), this means they left their families, friends, occupations, and everything they ever knew. The WBC, the shame of Topeka, Kansas, is notorious for flaunting...
Regrets from a biblical pharaoh

Regrets from a biblical pharaoh

by | Jan 26, 2013 | Religious Apologies

My mom pointed out that last week’s Torah portion, Parshat Bo (that’s Exodus 10:1 to 13:16 for you non-regular shul-goers), contains an intriguing apology. In this part of the Bible, Moses is asking Pharaoh to let the Israelite slaves leave Egypt. Pharaoh...
The Prodigal Son’s apology

The Prodigal Son’s apology

by | Nov 13, 2012 | Religious Apologies

As is widely known, even among those of us not brought up in a religious tradition, Jesus told the parable of a certain man with two sons. The younger son asked for his share of what the two would inherit, cashed in, traveled to a far country, and “wasted his...

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