https://freerepublic.com/tag/jewishlaws/ en-us Mon, 5 Aug 2019 19:36:20 GMT Focus Forum 15 https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/3769412/posts (JTA) – Alabama and Georgia have passed laws recently that limit or forbid abortions in unprecedented ways, joining a growing number of states that are attempting to dramatically restrict abortion access. During these charged times, it is appropriate for the Jewish community to remind ourselves that halacha (Jewish law) has a nuanced view of abortion. It seems that many in the Orthodox Jewish community have not been overly worried by these and other efforts to curtail legal abortion. Ben Shapiro, a conservative commentator who identifies as an Orthodox Jew, has long been a loud voice in favor of government-imposed restrictions... jta.org https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/3769412/posts#comment Mon, 5 Aug 2019 19:36:20 GMT https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/967623/posts Supporters of Chief Justice Roy Moore have been handcuffed and led away from the Ten Commandments monument in Montgomery. They had refused to leave the monument after Moore lost a last-ditch appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court this afternoon. The federal judge who ordered the monument's removal is now expected to consider a contempt of court finding on Friday. That could set the stage for the monument to be removed ... or fines imposed on the state. Scores of Moore supporters sang and prayed outside the building as about 20 inside were removed from the rotunda. It wasn't immediately known... WTVM https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/967623/posts#comment Thu, 21 Aug 2003 02:00:21 GMT