Non-Christians confront Christmas hoopla at school
Manya Raman, a 16 year old Jewish student at Oak Ridge High School in Knoxville, recounts being asked if she believes in Jesus during cafeteria line interaction. The story notes Christmas hoopla and misunderstandings about Judaism amid pervasive Christian celebrations.
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Manya Raman
Oak Ridge High School
Knoxville
Tenn
Ms. Raman
Jesus Christ
Victor Rashkovsky
Oak Ridge
Mr. Rashkovsky
United States
Manhinder Sud
Sud
Webb School
Rama
Mr. Bloom
Juneau, Alaska
Okonite workers suspended for wearing Santa hats
In New Jersey Okonite Co workers were suspended for wearing red Santa hats on the job and singing carols at a protest outside the plant as contract talks with IBEW Local 1992 loom. The company called the hats carnival like headwear and said further defiance could lead to discharge.
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IBEW
Okonite
North Brunswick
N.J
New Jersey
Santa Claus
Okonite Co
International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers
Ed Reilly
Lenny Zabiegalski
Robert Wiget
Mr. Wiget
Thomas Scanlon
Scanlon
Frank Puskas
Shipping Department
Book about Jesus causes uproar among Jews
New York AP reports a Jewish publisher and author Daniel Halevi Bloom faced backlash for The Man from Galilee, a book stressing Jesus’ Jewishness and disputing divinity. Critics warn it misleads children, while Bloom defends its goal of demystifying Jesus and promoting secular interpretation.
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Jesus
New York
Joshua
Mr. Bloom
God
Land of
Israel
Adama Books
Julius Liebb
Jewish Press
Joseph
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