Reviewed by Susan Fani In his latest work, conservative columnist Don Feder of the Boston Herald examines the role of the so-called "religious right," in which he claims membership as an Orthodox Jew. In this volume, which is a combination of recent columns and new pertinent essays, Feder makes the case for the importance and legitimacy of religious [...]
William A. Donohue The issue of pedophile priests has been the source of much discussion both in and out of the Catholic community. Like all incendiary issues, it has been the subject of heated analysis, much of it irrationally based. The good news is that there is finally a book that examines the issue in a [...]
By William A. Donohue Mother Teresa has "deceived" us. Her work with the poor is done not for its own sake, but to "propagandize one highly subjective view of human nature." She is "a religious fundamentalist, a political operative, a primitive sermonizer and accomplice of worldly secular powers." Furthermore, the Albanian nun is "a demagogue, an [...]
Mere Creatures of the State Education, Religion and the Courts by William Bentley Ball Preface by Richard John Neuhaus Crisis Books, 1994. Paperback, 132 pp. Reviewed by Karen Lynn Krugh Are we, or are our children, mere creatures of the state? Has the right to instruct our children in the richness of our faith, and the [...]
Did the Children Cry? Hitler's War Against Jewish and Polish Children, 1939-45 Richard C. Lukas Hippocrene Books, 1994 In this, Lukas' seventh book, he traces the devastating effects of the Nazi regime on Polish and Jewish children during the years 1939 to 1945. Creating a time-line of military tactics, he outlines seven categories, detailing the losses [...]
