▁explain ▁his ▁views ▁on ▁the ▁issue . ▁ ▁Wein berg ▁has ▁can ce led ▁tri ps ▁to ▁univers ities ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁Kingdom ▁because ▁of ▁British ▁boy cot ts ▁directed ▁towards ▁Israel . ▁He ▁has ▁explained : ▁ ▁Given ▁the ▁history ▁of ▁the ▁attacks ▁on ▁Israel ▁and ▁the ▁opp ress iveness ▁and ▁ag gress iveness ▁of ▁other ▁countries ▁in ▁the ▁Middle ▁East ▁and ▁elsewhere , ▁boy cot ting ▁Israel ▁indicated ▁a ▁moral ▁blind ness ▁for ▁which ▁it ▁is ▁hard ▁to ▁find ▁any ▁explanation ▁other ▁than ▁ant is emit ism . ▁ ▁View s ▁on ▁religion ▁Wein berg ▁is ▁an ▁at he ist . ▁Wein berg ▁stated ▁his ▁views ▁on ▁religion ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 9 : ▁ ▁Frederick ▁Doug lass ▁told ▁in ▁his ▁N arr ative ▁how ▁his ▁condition ▁as ▁a ▁slave ▁became ▁worse ▁when ▁his ▁master ▁under w ent ▁a ▁religious ▁conversion ▁that ▁allowed ▁him ▁to ▁justify ▁sla very ▁as ▁the ▁pun ishment ▁of ▁the ▁children ▁of ▁Ham . ▁Mark ▁Tw ain ▁described ▁his ▁mother ▁as ▁a ▁genu in ely ▁good ▁person , ▁whose ▁soft ▁heart ▁pit ied ▁even ▁Sat an , ▁but ▁who ▁had ▁no ▁doubt ▁about ▁the ▁legit im acy ▁of ▁sla very , ▁because ▁in ▁years ▁of ▁living ▁in ▁ante bell um ▁Missouri ▁she ▁had ▁never ▁heard ▁any ▁ser mon ▁oppos ing ▁sla very , ▁but ▁only ▁count less ▁ser m ons ▁pre aching ▁that ▁sla very ▁was ▁God ' s ▁will . ▁With ▁or ▁without ▁religion , ▁good ▁people ▁can ▁behave ▁well ▁and ▁bad ▁people ▁can ▁do