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10 Nov, 2008 6:35 am
... was uncertain such a claim existed in Florida. That question was certified to the Florida Supremes to answer and was taken up by Jews for
Jesus. Essentially, the high court found that defamation and false light claims have many of the same ... reading the newsletter would not have
found Edith to be an object of 'hatred, distrust, ridicule, contempt or disgrace'" for believing in Jesus, the Supreme Court recognized that
there is a potential cost to a Jewish person to profess faith in Jesus or to be ...
4 Dec, 2008 6:00 am
Alliance Defense Fund announced yesterday the settlement of a challenge to leafleting restrictions imposed by the City of Los Angeles (CA) on a Jews for Jesus group. Last year, a California federal district court issued a preliminary injunction ordering police
to protect Jews ... Festival, so long as they remained at a prescribed distance. (See prior posting.) Now, in a stipulated permanent injunction
in Jews for Jesus v. City of Los Angeles, California, (CD CA, Nov. 12, 2008), the court issued a ...
10 Nov, 2006 2:00 pm
... needed], a New York federal district judge denied a preliminary injunction to comedian Jackie Mason who claims that Jews for
Jesus misappropriated his image for advertising and trade purposes on a pamphlet it distributed seeking to convince Jews to accept ... . The court held that a reasonable reader of the pamphlet would not have thought that Mason endorses the views of Jews for Jesus. It held that newsworthy events or matters of public interest are not covered by the privacy statute,
and that the ...
6 Apr, 2007 1:30 am
... Wednesday found that an Oyster Bay, New York permit ordinance is unconstitutional, and dismissed criminal charges against a member of Jews
for Jesus who was arrested for handing out religious literature in an Oyster Bay park. In People v Mendelson, (Nassau Co. Dist. ...
Jews for Jesus v. City of Los Angeles, (CD CA, April 2, 2007), the court ordered police to protect
Jews for Jesus members who plan to hand out literature outside the Israel Independence Day Festival
planned for later this month in ...
5 Dec, 2006 11:45 am
Comedian Jackie Mason yesterday dropped his $2 million lawsuit against Jews for Jesus in exchange for
an apology from the group, according to an Associated Press report today. The New York Times reports that the settlement was reached after ... . Last month, a New York federal district
court denied Mason's request for a preliminary injunction in his suit claiming that Jews for Jesus
had misappropriated his image for advertising and trade purposes. (See prior posting.) Mason objected to a pamphlet put ...
6 Mar, 2008 11:25 pm
Yesterday the Florida Supreme Court heard oral arguments in Jews for Jesus, Inc. v. Rapp. A state
appellate court had certified to the Supreme Court the question of whether Florida recognizes a claim for false light ... the Restatement (Second) of Torts in defining the elements of
the claim. (See prior posting.) Edith Rapp, a traditional Jew, claimed that Jews for Jesus
falsely portrayed her in an online newsletter as a convert to the group's beliefs, causing her emotional distress and harming her ...
11 Jul, 2007 11:32 pm
In the second round of its challenges to the Town of Oyster Bay, New York (see prior posting), Jews for Jesus has filed suit in federal court challenging the town's ordinance that prohibited the distribution of literature in public parks. Yesterday's ... from a
table at a fixed location, and no more than four leafleters may be present. Susan Pearlman, associate executive director of Jews for
Jesus, said that the group would still move ahead with its lawsuit. [Thanks to Steven H. Sholk for the lead.]
9 Sep, 2008 4:15 pm
... Jesus executive director, David Brickner spoke there, and his remarks were characterized as suggesting that conflict in the Middle East was
a punishment for Israel's not accepting Jesus. (See prior posting.) Now Brickner says that his statements were misinterpreted. In a posting on
Jews for Jesus website, he said that he was referring to "the need for all people, both
Jews or Gentiles, to repent and seek forgiveness through Y'shua." ...
24 Oct, 2008 7:00 am
... Oct. 23, 2008) the Florida Supreme Court closed one avenue of relief, but opened another, in the long-running lawsuit by Edith Rapp who claimed that Jews for Jesus published a false report from her missionary stepson that she had joined the organization. Answering
a question certified to it by the state court of appeals, the Supreme Court held that Florida does not recognize the tort of false light invasion of privacy. However, ...
23 Mar 12:20 am
In People v. Mendelson, (NY Nassau Co. Dist. Ct., March 19, 2009), a New York state trial court dismissed criminal charges brought against a "Jews for Jesus" missionary for distributing literature at a concert in an Oyster Bay (NY) park without obtaining a
permit. She refused to accept a permit that would limit her to a fixed table, and insisted on circulating among concertgoers to speak with them. The court held that the town' ...
17 Apr 1:45 am
A consent judgment (full text) has been issued in Jews for Jesus, Inc. v. City College of San
Francisco, (ND CA, April 15, 2009). The settlement grew out of a lawsuit challenging the college's requirement that speakers and those handing out flyers obtain a permit. Plaintiff, an
employee of Jews for Jesus, was arrested for repeatedly handing out literature on campus without a
permit. The court had denied a preliminary injunction in the case in ...
19 May 12:21 am
Following a state court ruling earlier this year dismissing criminal charges against "Jews for Jesus"
missionary Susan Mendelson who was arrested for violating park rules in distributing literature in Burns Park in the ... refused to limit her distribution to a fixed table location in
the park as authorities demanded. The complaint (full text) in Jews for Jesus, Inc. v. Town of Oyster
Bay, (ED NY, filed 5/7/2009), alleges that Town of Oyster Bay Code § 168-16 and Regulations promulgated under it, as ...
5 Nov 11:00 pm
Rapp v. Jews for Jesus, Inc. is a long running case in the state courts of Florida filed by Edith
Rapp who claimed that Jews for Jesus published a false report from her missionary stepson that she
had joined the organization. (See prior posting.) The courts determined ... involved bad faith litigation conduct on the part of plaintiff's attorney, Barry M. Silver, and not
misconduct by plaintiff herself. Liberty Counsel, which is defending Jews for Jesus, yesterday issued
a release on the decision.
30 Nov, 2006 5:14 am
Yesterday a Florida state appellate court decided Rapp v. Jews for Jesus, Inc., (FL 4th Dist. Ct.
App., Nov. 29, 2006). In the case, plaintiff Edith Rapp, a traditional Jew, claimed that Jews for Jesus (JFJ) falsely portrayed her in an online newsletter as a convert to the group's beliefs. The article was written by Rapp's stepson who is a member an
employee of JFJ. The appellate court's decision rejected the trial court ...
4 Dec, 2006 6:14 am
Comedian Jackie Mason - who says he's as Jewish as "a matzo ball or kosher salami" - sued Jews for Jesus last August over a pamphlet that showed a caricature of him and the message: "Jackie Mason . . . A Jew for Jesus?" Yesterday he agreed to settle the case for a grand total [...]
25 Aug, 2006 12:03 pm
Jews for Jesus, which likes the First Amendment only some of the time, has been sued (subscription
required) by Jew-for-laughs Jackie Mason, who didn't appreciate their use of his name and persona in a pamphlet - they self-righteously call them "tracts" - promoting their
deceptive brand of missionizing: "While I have the utmost respect for people [...]
13 Aug, 2007 8:24 am
... 's philosophy. 'I don't think there is another system that is more consistent with the teachings of Jesus Christ,' Armstrong said" No word
on whether Economics 101 was one of the courses Armstrong took before becoming a college dropout. As a not terribly observant Jew, I'm far less qualified to comment on
Christianity and economics than Rick G ... and economics by another not terribly observant Jew. Al Franken's comic strip Supply Side Jesus goofily makes the serious point that an awful lot of ...
29 Nov, 2007 10:20 am
... blog has the story of GOP presidential candidates responding to a question from their "YouTube" debate: What do you think Jesus' position
would be on the death penalty? The candidates punted on the substance, but it's a damn good question. Said Baptist minister and ... MORE/BLOGVERSATION: On Huckabee, Christ and the death
penalty, from A Blog From Hell: Well, Jesus may not have sought public office, (like being King of the Jews or something), but he seemed to have something to say about the death ...
29 Jul, 2008 5:57 pm
From my home state of Ohio: Messianic Jew inmates (Jews who believe in Jesus) are protesting
the revocation of kosher meals. The Protestant Religious Services Administrator of the OH Dept of Rehab and Corrections revoked the kosher meals after consulting with a rabbi, who said
that the meals were not necessary, and in consideration of the prohibitive cost of the meals (hmm, which do you think
9 Sep, 2008 8:19 pm
Jews for Jesus leader David Brinker in One Day in Wasilia, responds to attacks on the speech he gave
at Sarah Palin's church in Wasila. The Palins were in attendance. The groups mission statement says: We exist to make the messiahship of Jesus
an unavoidable issue to our Jewish people worldwide. Here are their core values. Here's what it takes to "get saved." If you know any Jewish voters, please forward ...
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