Religion & Law

Rabbi Praying for McCain--Oy!:
Rabbi Joshua Maroof of Magen David Sephardic Congregation in Rockville at a kosher fundraising dinner for McCain: "Our Rock and Our Redeemer, we ask you to help the American people...

Rabbi Offers Ten Commandments of Politics
Rabbi Offers Ten Commandments of Politics (Jewish Light), by Robert A. Cohn: "Social Justice: The Use and Abuse of Religion in the 2008 Elections" was the topic of a presentation by Rabbi David Saperstein, longtime director of the Religious Action...

NATIONAL POLLS SHOW MCCAIN LEADING CLINTON AND OBAMA
Election 2008 National Head-to-Head Polls John McCain (R) vs. Hillary Clinton (D) Poll Date Sample McCain (R) Clinton (D) Spread RCP Average 01/09 to 01/27 - 46.8% 45.0% McCain +1...

"McCain-Palin 2008 Launches 'Honest and Open Election Committee'"; Will It Make A Difference in the Election Administration Wars
The McCain campaign has issued this press release, which begins: The McCain-Palin 2008 campaign today announced the formation of the Honest and Open Election Committee, with a mission to ensure that every qualified citizen has the opportunity to vote in...

Some Jewish Supporters Defend Rev. Hagee's Holocaust Remarks
While John McCain has publicly distanced himself from Rev. John Hagee over Hagee?s remarks about the Holocaust (see prior posting), according to today's Washington Times some Jewish supporters of Hagee have come to his defense...

UPDATE: Rabbi signs contract with his mistress
News of The Weird has an update on a story we had last year, about a New York rabbi who signed a contract with his long-term mistress. He promised to give her half of his house IF she got liposuction,...

Ballot Device
Election Systems and Software agrees to pays city of San Francisco $3.5 million settlement after problems with AutoMARK lead to prolonged hand counting of votes.