Faith & Reason: Justice Must Trump Freedom in the Faith-Schools Debate ; Passover Next Week Suggests That a Distinct Sense of Identity Can Be Central to Religions. Yet They Also Have a Duty to Society's Common Values

Goldberg, David, The Independent (London, England)

NEXT WEDNESDAY evening the Festival of Passover, so central to the beliefs of both Judaism and Christianity, will be welcomed in with the traditional seder service and meal. From very early times, Passover has been an occasion not only for public worship to commemorate the Exodus from Egypt, but also for a more intimate celebration in family groups, at which the story of the Israelite deliverance from slavery is re-told from year to year. It is the enduring potency of this celebration of liberty that led the great German-Jewish poet Heinrich Heine to say that "since the Exodus, freedom has always spoken with a Hebrew accent". But there are worrying signs in contemporary society …

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Publication information: Article title: Faith & Reason: Justice Must Trump Freedom in the Faith-Schools Debate ; Passover Next Week Suggests That a Distinct Sense of Identity Can Be Central to Religions. Yet They Also Have a Duty to Society's Common Values. Contributors: Goldberg, David - Author. Newspaper title: The Independent (London, England). Publication date: March 23, 2002. Page number: 6. © 2009 The Independent - London. Provided by ProQuest LLC. All Rights Reserved.

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