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Natl. Catholic Reporter: For US bishops, LGBTQ ‘anthropology’ rules out Equality Act compromises
Critics of the bill, who include, in addition to the U.S. bishops, the National Association of Evangelicals, the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, the Seventh-day Adventist Church and the Coalition for Jewish Values, argue that it lacks religious accommodations, most notably becoming the first federal legislation to exempt itself from the Religious Freedom Restoration Act.
Rabbi Menken with Sam Malone on the Boulder shooting, the Equality Act and more
Rabbi Menken returns to Houston’s The Answer 1070 AM to talk about the shooting in Boulder, Israel’s elections, and the Equality Act.
New American Prophet: Holy Bible blasted as ‘bigoted document’
The Democrats’ Equality Act “explicitly targets” the Bible with provisions that erase any allowance for differences between men and women, warns Yaakov Menken, the managing director of the Coalition for Jewish Values.
WND: Holy Bible blasted as ‘bigoted document’: Equality Act ‘explicitly targets’ Scripture
The Democrat proposal now pending in Congress called the Equality Act “explicitly targets” the Bible with its provisions that erase any allowance for differences between men and women, warns Yaakov Menken, the managing director of the Coalition for Jewish Values.
Gospel Mais (Brazil): ‘God’s will doesn’t matter’, says Congressman while supporting gender ideology
CJV VP Rabbi Yoel Schonfeld summed up the Equality Act: “The true bigots here are those who support deliberate attacks upon the cherished beliefs of others.”
WRVA Radio: Yaakov Menken on the Equality Act
CJV’s Rabbi Menken joins Jeff to discuss the Equality Act, Rep. Nadler’s comments on God, and the ever-growing problem of cancel culture.
NPR: Some Faith Leaders Call Equality Act Devastating; For Others, It’s God’s Will
Instead of a “broad swath of Christian denominations,” we have a “broad swath of U.S. religious denominations.” That huge difference is why CJV exists.
Baltimore Jewish Life: Rabbis Praise Administration Stance On Israel And Anti-Semitism
We appreciate the State Department’s firm stance on Antisemitism and we urge the Biden Administration to maintain this outlook.
World Israel News: EXCLUSIVE: Rabbis group speaks out for biblical values as American liberals veer further from tradition
American liberal Jewish groups declare that ‘Judaism’ requires support for positions at odds with the Bible itself.
The Jewish Press: Is It Proper…? When publishing a deceased person’s writings, may one censor a tiny amount of material in order to vastly increase the number of people who will read it and be influenced by the author?
CJV’s Israel Regional Vice President, Rabbi Steven Pruzansky weighs in on censorship of complex material.