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Truth Be Told Politics (TBT) provides fresh and unique insights into the political and sociological realms.Emory University undergraduate Ami Fields-Meyer's posts vary from topics of healthcare, taxes, and other domestic policy issues to matters of faith and religion.
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Category Archives: Faith
The Right Questions After the March of the Living
Written for the Jewish Journal of Greater Los Angeles: I’m standing with my back against a brick wall at Auschwitz. Monise Neumann points to an area just beyond her and tells a story. When Freddy Diament arrived at the forced labor … Continue reading
Posted in Faith, Israel, Judaism, Personal Poetry, Theology, Youth
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Wet and Quickly Drying – An Explanation of the Year’s Changes, A Proposal for Next Steps
As featured on the Huffington Post: The life we know hasn’t changed much since December 27 of 2010. Murky smog still poisons the air I breathe in Los Angeles. A snapshot of the New York skyline taken today will match … Continue reading
Posted in 2012 Presidential Elections, 2012 Presidential Primaries, Arab Spring, Budget and Economics, Eclectic Thoughts, Faith, International, Islam, Journalism and Media, Libya, Middle East, National Security, Patriotism, Political Goings-On, Theology, War
Tagged Book of Job, Capitol Hill, Cataclysmic Events, Concrete, Cycles, Great Grandmother, Joel Stein, Lord, Los Angeles, Shia Islam, United States, Western World
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‘Remember Now Your Creator’ – The Challenging Dichotomy of Faith and Reason
Last night, at my school’s back-to-school-night for parents, I delivered my “senior sermon.” Each senior at Milken writes and delivers a sermon at some point during his or her final year at the school. Here is mine, on the challenge … Continue reading
Posted in Christianity, Faith, Islam, Judaism, Theology
Tagged American Jewish University, David Wolpe, Eliezer, Faith, God, Israel, Jesus, Joel, Judaism, Reason, Rosh Hashanah, Senior, Sermon, United States
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Scattered Thoughts on a Scattered Day – September 11, In Memoriam
“Tom!” My dad, a journalist, had left for his daily jog in the wee hours of the morning. As he finished running and stood, stretching, on the sidewalk outside our one-story house, Stu, a neighbor, shouted out to him. “You … Continue reading
Posted in Faith, National Security, Patriotism, Unity
Tagged 9/11, Gulf War, Henny Youngman, New York City, September 11 attacks, Tommy Gardner, United States, World Trade Center
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When the Mountain Mumbles – The Other Harry Truman and Why He Matters Now
My grandpa likes to tell a story about a man who lived on a mountain. The man’s name was Harry Randall Truman (no relation to the former president) and the mountain was Mt. St. Helens in southern Washington. Truman, an … Continue reading
Posted in Budget and Economics, Eclectic Thoughts, Faith, Natural Disaster
Tagged Federal Emergency Management Agency, Harry Randall Truman, Long Island Rail Road, Metro-North Railroad, Michael Bloomberg, Mount St Helens, National Hurricane Center, New York City, Storm surge, Tropical cyclone warnings and watches, United States
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The Whole is Greater than the Sum of its Parts – Why Memorial Day is Personal, Even When it’s Not
I’ve never fought in a war and I probably never will. I’m not brave enough. I could write about tragedy (and I often do), and perhaps my words would be resonant – but to me, they’d ring hollow, because I … Continue reading
Posted in Afghanistan, Faith, National Security, Patriotism, Personal Poetry, War
Tagged Afghanistan, Aristotle, Arlington National Cemetery, Army, Blessings, Condition, Facebook, Holidays, Memorial Day, Military, Passion, Pride, United States, Vicariously
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A Witch Hunt – Islamophobia in America
Last week, the Pope surprised the world when he exonerated Jews for the killing of Jesus. It was a nice gesture, though he was a little bit late to the party. Jews have endured thousands of years of turmoil as … Continue reading
Posted in Christianity, Faith, Islam, Judaism, Middle East, National Security, Outrageous, Patriotism, Political Goings-On, Theology
Tagged Catholic, Islam, Islamaphobia, Japanese American, Jews, King, Muslim, Peter King, Pope, United States, United States House Committee on Homeland Security
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When It’s Worth It – Speaking When You Can Be Heard
On Monday night, my SAT class stopped being just a weekly bubble-in fest. The class is made up of just two students: David, another high school Junior who goes to an ultra-religious Yeshiva type school in West Los Angeles, and … Continue reading
Posted in Faith, International, Israel, Social Issues, Theology, Youth
Tagged David, Education, Israel, Jews, Judaism, Religion and Spirituality, Torah, West Los Angeles
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