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U.S. Justice Department May Drop Spy Case Against AIPAC Lobbyists

Posted on April 26, 2009 by wallwritings

by James M. Wall                                                            Pro-Israeli Congresswoman Jane Harman (D-Ca) may not be … Continue reading →

Posted in Middle East, Middle East Politics | 3 Comments

Yes to Tutu, Cuba Travel, and Marriage in Vermont

Posted on April 13, 2009 by wallwritings

By James M. Wall The times they are a’changing.  Not immediately and not fast enough, but the signs are promising.  Consider these three stories: Michigan State President Says No to ADL Michigan State University invited retired South African Archbishop Desmond … Continue reading →

Posted in Religion and politics, Religious Faith, The Human Condition | 4 Comments

Looking for a Bishop in The Family Tree

Posted on April 2, 2009 by wallwritings

By James M. Wall This blog is concerned, among other things, with current events, history, and religious connections. You don’t like family history? Well stick around, at least long enough to hear, below, a rousing rendering of  “Old Dan Tucker” … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Posted in Religious Faith | 19 Comments

Jimmy Carter’s New Book Is Must Reading for Freeman’s Successor

Posted on March 16, 2009 by wallwritings

by James M. Wall                   While keeping up with L’Affaire Freeman, which has been consuming this blog of late, I have been rereading Jimmy Carter’s We Can Have Peace in the Holy … Continue reading →

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The Times Wakes Up While Schumer Says He Helped the White House Do the Right Thing

Posted on March 12, 2009 by wallwritings

by James M. Wall The New York Times finally woke up to the Charles Freeman affair and  wrote about Freeman’s withdrawal in its news pages this morning.  The Times called AIPAC for a statement and allowed a spokesman to deny involvement while treating the … Continue reading →

Posted in Media, Middle East, Religious Faith | 5 Comments

War crimes? Or “part of a new strategic ballgame in the Arab-Israel arena”?

Posted on January 14, 2009 by wallwritings

  by James M. Wall With the invasion of Gaza ending its third week, the Palestinian Ministry of Health reported Friday, January 16, that the Palestinian death toll is now 1115, of whom 370 are children and 85 are women. The … Continue reading →

Posted in Media, Middle East | 1 Comment

Rick Warren To Pray at Obama’s Inaugural? Was Otis Moss III Already Booked?

Posted on December 19, 2008 by wallwritings

by James M. Wall                     When word came that Barack Obama had selected Rick Warren to give the opening prayer at his inauguration, you had to wonder, was Otis Moss III … Continue reading →

Posted in Religion and politics, Religious Faith | 10 Comments

Obama Knows the Gaza Siege is Immoral Yet He Remains Silent

Posted on December 6, 2008 by wallwritings

by James M. Wall For more than a month, Israel has imposed a tightened  blockade over Gaza’s one million and a half residents. Outside aid is forbidden which is why, on Monday, December 1, the Israeli navy blocked a Libyan ship carrying … Continue reading →

Posted in Middle East, Middle East Politics, Religion and politics | 1 Comment

Life’s Circle: From King in Memphis to Obama in Grant Park

Posted on November 9, 2008 by wallwritings

by James M. Wall Barack Obama’s election night victory speech included a stirring echo of Martin Luther King Jr.’s final sermon, delivered in Memphis, Tennessee, the night before he died. King spoke on April 3, 1968, at the Mason Temple (Church of God … Continue reading →

Posted in Politics and Elections, Religious Faith | 3 Comments

Obama: “Now is Not the Time for Fear”

Posted on October 11, 2008 by wallwritings

                                                                           Time photo by Callie … Continue reading →

Posted in -Archive 2008, Politics and Elections, Religious Faith | 5 Comments