Big League Politics 
In a recent article in the New York Times by Shalom Auslander titled, “In This Time of War, I Propose We Give Up God,” the media’s continued assault on God and believers took a somewhat rare, direct approach. Instead of telling us that the people of Sodom and Gomorrah were just people living their respective truths, Shalom takes a different angle. During this holiest time of the year, the guest essayist suggests “we” should “pass over” God.
Using one of the holiest days in his parents’ religion to make a bad pun, the author is clearly trying to be controversial. But we should take the bait here to explore the fallacy that he presents…
