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June 7th, 2011
06:35 PM ET
1919 signed letter contains Hitler's first known stance on Jewish 'removal'By Dana Garrett, CNN New York (CNN) - A signed letter by Adolf Hitler, which contains what is believed to be the earliest written expression of his views on Jews and anti-Semitism, was unveiled at a press conference in New York on Tuesday by the Simon Wiesenthal Center. Rabbi Marvin Hier said the letter, written in 1919, is "one of the most important documents in the entire history of the Third Reich." Wearing white gloves to protect the fragile, yellowing document, Hier, founder and dean of the Wiesenthal Center, pointed out what he considered to be the most significant phrase in the four-page, typed letter - the words "Entfernung der Juden," German for "removal of Jews" - which Hitler wrote must be the government's "final goal."
June 7th, 2011
04:18 PM ET
Opinion: Parents, not government, should decide on circumcisionEditor's note: LZ Granderson writes a weekly column for CNN.com. A senior writer and columnist for ESPN The Magazine and ESPN.com, he has contributed to ESPN's "Sports Center," "Outside the Lines" and "First Take." By LZ Granderson, CNN Contributor Grand Rapids, Michigan - Just so I'm clear, the state of California is broke, right? Californians are facing billions in tax hikes and spending cuts that could mean more cutbacks in services and givebacks by state workers. And yet, for some reason the debate over foreskin has a place. You read me right, anti-circumcision activists convinced thousands in San Francisco to sign a petition, and now in the fall voters will decide whether to ban the procedure from being performed on boys younger than 18. Don't laugh, Santa Monica was looking at a similar vote up until this week, and the organization responsible for this movement wants to see this on the ballot all over the country. I can see the lawn signs now - Circumcisions: Nip 'Em in the Bud. Read LZ Granderson's commentary
June 7th, 2011
04:16 PM ET
Mitt Romney on gay marriageMitt Romney tells CNN's Piers Morgan about his views on gay marriage and Mormonism. 
June 7th, 2011
03:16 PM ET
Texas governor convenes day of prayer and fastingBy Eric Marrapodi, CNN Belief Blog Co-Editor (CNN)– On August 6, Texas Gov. Rick Perry wants you to drop the Texas BBQ, grab a moist towelette and fold your hands to pray. On Monday, Perry declared the date a “day of prayer and fasting for our nation’s challenges.” "America is in crisis, " the Republican governor says on a website promoting the event. "We have been besieged by financial debt terrorism, and a multitude of natural disasters." Perry invited the 49 other governors in the U.S. to issue similar proclamations, “encouraging their constituents to pray that day for unity and righteousness for our states, nation and mankind.” He wants other governors to join him at Houston's Reliant Stadium, home to the NFL’s Houston Texans, for an August 6 event called The Response, organized by a conservative Christian group.  Iran's women national football team in 2009.
June 7th, 2011
01:43 PM ET
World soccer officials defend hijab ban after Iranian team forfeits matchBy the CNN Wire Staff (CNN) - The head of Iran's football federation has written a letter of protest to FIFA after the Iranian women's soccer team forfeited a match because of a head scarf rule, the semiofficial Mehr news agency reported Tuesday. World football officials have defended their refusal to allow the players to wear head scarves while playing in an Olympic qualifying round in Amman, Jordan, last week. "Iran's women team took part in the Olympic qualifier according to FIFA rules. FIFA commissioner's decision to bar the Iranian team is not logical," Ali Kaffashian, head of the Iranian federation, wrote in a letter to FIFA President Sepp Blatter, Mehr reported. FIFA safety rules enacted last year allow women to wear "a cap that covers their head to the hairline, but which does not extend below the ears to cover the neck," according to a statement released by FIFA Monday. Iran's coach chose to forfeit last Friday's match with Jordan rather than dressing players in the smaller FIFA-approved head covering. "Despite initial assurances that the Iranian delegation understood this, the players came out wearing the hijab, and the head and neck totally covered, which was an infringement of the laws of the game," FIFA said. Three players on Jordan's team who wanted to wear hijab scarves for religious reason also sat out the match, FIFA said. The FIFA statement concluded that match officials "decided to apply correctly the laws of the game, which ended in the match being abandoned." |
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