Facebook today removed a paid post by President Trump, Vice President Pence, and the “Team Trump” campaign page – because the post featured a Nazi symbol. The post, which violated […]
Category: Religion
Tony Spell Supporters Flood Central Police Phone Lines, Endangering Citizens
April 30, 2020According to a statement released by Chief Roger Corcoran, the department’s phone lines have been flooded after Magi Spell, Pastor Tony Spell’s mother posted the department’s phone number to a Facebook page and encouraged her followers to call in.
ADL Survey Finds American Jews Feel More Threatened Than At Any Time in Past Decade
April 21, 2020Half of those polled have experienced antisemitism firsthand; 63 percent of Jews feel “less safe” New York, NY, April 21, 2020 … Nearly two-thirds of American Jews believe that they […]
Open Hearing On Saints’ Email Release Ordered by Judge
February 15, 2020State judge Ellen Hazeur has ordered an open hearing for February 20th regarding the email scandal involving Roman Catholic officials and NFL Saints executives. The hearing will decide whether the […]
FBI Report Shows Jews Were Most Targeted in Religion-Based Hate Crimes in 2018
November 13, 2019The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) is urging both law enforcement and lawmakers to take action after a new FBI report showed Jews and Jewish institutions were the group most targeted in […]
Multiple People Shot During Passover Services at California Synagogue
April 27, 2019Multiple people have been shot during Passover services at the Chabad of Poway synagogue in California.
Jewish Federation of Greater New Orleans Issues Statement on Sri Lanka Terror Attacks
April 22, 2019The Jewish Federation of Greater New Orleans and the ADL issued a joint statement on the terror attacks that killed 290 people on Easter Sunday in Sri Lanka
Viral Tweet From Lafayette Resident Raises $1.9m for St. Landry Parish Churches
April 22, 2019When three historically black churches were burned down in St. Landry Parish, Megan Romer turned to Twitter. She hoped to use her online audience to put national attention on the […]
The Rise of Hate Crimes on the Jewish Population: Nationally and New Orleans
January 1, 2019A Jew and a Gentile write about prejudice and antisemitism in New Orleans and beyond.
17 priests credibly accused of abuse have ties to New Orleans
December 7, 2018The Jesuits’ U.S. Central and Southern Province released a list of 42 members and priests credibly accused of abuse on Friday. Seventeen of the individuals named have ties to New […]
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