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Ward has served as a reporter and Talk Show host for the KGO radio station for decades, and is also known for his investigative work on the crisis in Kosovo . He always ends his nightly show with this enigmatic Aphorism , "It's easier to ask for forgiveness than it is permission." ''GOD TALK'' Ward's ''God Talk'' show doubles as a weekly on-air ' Sermon ' for his Church Of The Holy Donut Congregation . His aggressive and pointed arguments make for very lively debates and discussions on various issues of the day with his callers and congregagants. Mixing religion with politics and current events, he routinely questions, among other things, the sanctimony of Right-wing religious 'wingnuts', all the while sharing his own Left-wing sentiments with callers. Ward has appeared on Chris Matthews' '' Hardball '', on MSNBC , passionately arguing his case from a generally Progressive point of view. CAUSES Among the causes and groups Ward currently champions are the Center For American Progress ; 'Take Apple Computer Back', a petition to get Apple to fix Apple warranties; Common Dreams , a progressive organization; and the Woodhull Institute For Ethical Leadership , a San Francisco based Think Tank and retreat for young women; and Democracy Now , an Alternative Media source. He also leads a pledge drive for Thanksgiving Charities every year, bringing Thanksgiving dinner to the local poor and homeless. CONTROVERSY Ward has twice apologized to the Jewish community after on air comments. On the day after the September 11, 2001, Terrorist Attacks , Ward compared the tactics of religious fundamentalists to those used by Nazis , among others citing Jewish fundamentalists. "I stupidly used a word so loaded it should never refer to anyone," said Ward. "It was my fault, it was not my intention, it was a bad choice of words." {Link without Title} After a December 9, 1996 , broadcast, Ward apologized to the Jewish community after saying Christianity is morally superior to Judaism because it is based on unconditional Forgiveness . Judaism, he said, "was left in the backwater of history because Judaism could not go beyond the rules and rituals and the need for revenge." Jewish community leaders were satisfied his apology afterward. RECOGNITION The ' Scripps Howard Award For Excellence In Journalism ' is among the honors Ward has earned. EXTERNAL LINKS
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