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Friday, November 29, 1985
THE DETROIT JEWISH NEWS
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GAYNORS CHANUKAH GAME
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Mr
.
Alan's
12th Anniversary
Shoe Sale!
Save An. Extra 20%1
Mr. Alan is celebrating his 12th Anniversary!
As one of his preferred customers he cordially invites you to a
3-Day shoe sale. All shoes will be marked down 20% from Mr. Alan's
already low sale prices! Hurry into any one of the Mr. Alan's stores
this weekend and enjoy our complimentary champagne and 20% discount!
HERE'S A PARTIAL LISTING OF OUR INCREDIBLE VALUES!
VALUE
Bally Daytona
Ball Stin
ostonian Loafer
Bruno Ma • H Rusco
Bruno Ma II Bordi
Christian Dior Loafer
OUR
SALE PRICE
59."
$100
$165
$100
Nunn Bush Loafer
Nunn Bush Brass Boot
perry Topsider
Stacy Adams Loafer
Stacy Adams Boot
tac Adams Lizard
Zodiac Rob
$47. 90
$ 79.90
99."
$155
$155
$105
$110
$120
$125
$82
$95
$55
$95
$100
$350
$75
Cole • Haan Kilte
French Shriner Delman
French Shriner Broker
20% OFF
SALE PRICE
49."
$ 39. 9 0
99."
$99."
89."
$79.9 0
$7 9. 90
$71. 90
$5 5. 90
69."
49."
$79."
$ 3 9.9 °
$63.9°
$ 31 .9 °
$39."
$69."
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COMMENT
New Approach Towards
Religious Right Needed
BY IRVING GREENBERG
Special to The Jewish News
American Jews have been
overwhelmingly for separation
for church and state - and for
good reaason. Through the Mid-
dle Ages, religion and the state
were closely tied: citizenship
was defined religiously. Inevita-
bly, then, heretics had little or
no rights. Jews were condemned
to be outsiders, living on
tolerance - until it ran out.
The United States was the
first major country founded in
modern times. Modern culture
was sympathetic to pluralism.
Capitalism favored social peace,
a neutral government and an
unfettered economy to allow
maximum production and dis-
tribution. Modern science
wanted to be rid of religious and
state interference. And the do-
minant modern philosophy was
liberal.
The New World settlements
were established by outsiders,
many of whom had been perse-
cuted in Europe. These factors
- combined with the openness
and great opportunities of the
land - set the ground for the
Founding Fathers to disestab-
lish religion for the sake of so-
cial peace and democracy.
Nevertheless, America was far
from a secularist country. There
was almost universal belief in
God. -- (To this day, Americans
register belief in God in the
90th percentiles whereas in
Europe the percentages are in
the 70s and in Japan, in the
50s). Religion in this country
gave up establishment but
gained power and influence as a
result.
In Europe, the Catholic
Church was government-
established and was often abu-
sive of others, and frequently
excessively formal and routine.
In America, it struggled against
exclusion and discrimination -
Irving Greenberg is president of
CLAL, the National Jewish Center
for Learning and Leadership.
$ 55. 9 0
$69."
$55.90
Not all styles available in all stores!
This Friday, Saturday. and Sunday
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West Bloomfield
The Original"
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Mon.-Sat. 10-7
The Boardwalk
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Mid-December
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The price for this religious
contribution was that separation
of church and state was not
complete. Christianity as the
basis of American life was
tacitly assumed in many areas,
Protestant Christianity at that.
The miracle of full American
acceptance for Jews was made
possible by another historic
shift. The lessons of World War
II (including the Holocaust) dis-
honored racism and bigotry.
First, Catholic, then black,
breakthroughs made it easier
for all groups to assert their
right to a genuine pluralism.
The tremendous development of
media and their capacity to ex-
pose everybody to everybody
Most insurance
companies will pay
for chip repairs.
with no
deductible
needed.
$159.9 °
MANN
strongly (and policy alternatives
to develop). without losing the
consensus which binds all to-
gether and makes disagree-
ments or even being out of
power liveable.
You may not need to replace that chipped windshield!
$ 3 9.9 0
$49.88
199.88
$69.
Jews could - and
should - find some
common ground
with right-wing
groups in return for
their resocializing to
true pluralism.
STOP!
$55. 90
$ 39. 90
and developed a more vital laity
and clergy. The black church
was very strong, serving as a
vehicle for dignity and hope as
well as an agent of social sol-
idarity and mutual help. As
Alexis de Tocqueville pointed
out in his classic study, Democ-
racy in America, religion under-
girded the whole democratic sys-
tem. Religion gave democracy
sanctity, a sense of purpose and
a higher meaning in a
framework of shared values.
This enabled parties to disagree
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