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Giving 'Faith Based' a Bad Name (Popularity: )
According to an HHS memo leaked to the New York Times (July 15, Robert Pear), the Bush Administration wants to require that all hospitals and birth control clinics receiving federal health funds certify that they will not "discriminate" against nurses and other staff who object to contraception and birth control. Contrast this proposed regulation with the Bush administration's insistence that religious providers of social services under the president's faith based ...

Lutherans Work to Meet the Needs of People in Myanmar (Popularity: )
http://www.elca.org
International Disaster Response of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) provided $100,000 as an initial response to help meet the basic needs of survivors in Myanmar after Cyclone Nargis battered the Southeast Asian country May 3. "The Myanmar government reported that nearly 22,500 people died and close to 41,000 are missing," said Dr. Belletech Deressa, director for international development and disaster response, ELCA Global Mission. These figures are only ...

National Dialogue and Revival for Social Justice Conference is Coming to Detroit (Popularity: )
http://www.detroitnaacp.org
The National Action Network (NAN) in conjunction with Fellowship Chapel, the Detroit Branch NAACP and Fannie Lou Hamer will host The National Dialogue and Revival for Social Justice. The Conference will be held November 2-3, 2006 at Fellowship Chapel located at 7707 W. Outer Drive in Detroit. The two-day event will feature national and local renowned speakers and panelists such as: Rev. Charles Adams, Ph.D., pastor, Hartford Memorial Baptist Church; ...

Interfaith Alliance on Senator Obama Church Resignation: Decision for Political Reasons Dishonors Religion and Disrespects Constitution (Popularity: )
http://www.tialliance.org
The Rev. Dr. C. Welton Gaddy, a practicing Baptist minister and President of the Interfaith Alliance, issued the following statement upon the news that presidential candidate Senator Barack Obama resigned his nearly two decade membership at Trinity United Church of Christ in Chicago: "No candidate for the presidency should ever have to resign from or join a particular house of worship in order to be a viable candidate for that ...

New Book Provides Introduction to the Qur'an for Non-Muslims (Popularity: )
http://www.moravianseminary.edu
Walter H. Wagner, adjunct professor at Moravian Theological Seminary, recently authored "Opening the Qur'an: Introducing Islam's Holy Book" (University of Notre Dame Press). The book is described as a masterful work that offers a comprehensive and extraordinarily readable step-by-step introduction to the Qur'an, making it accessible to students, teachers, clergy, and general readers.Wagner's background provides him a great sensitivity toward the risks and opportunities for non-Muslims who attempt to interpret ...

Catholic Health Association Welcomes Senate Passage of the Children's Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act (Popularity: )
http://www.chausa.org
Sister Carol Keehan, DC, president and chief executive officer of the Catholic Health Association of the United States (CHA), issued the following statement: Yesterday's vote in the Senate to approve the Children's Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act was a great victory for those who have worked so hard to extend health coverage to millions of our nation's low-income children. More importantly, it is a great victory for the children themselves. ...

Letter to Defense Secretary Demands Firing of Two Who Defended Attackers of Jewish Soldier in Hate Crime (Popularity: )
http://www.militaryreligiousfreedom.org
Two national anti-discrimination organizations joined together and sent a formal letter to the Secretary of Defense asking that two lay Jewish leaders in the U.S. Army be immediately fired for making excuses for the attackers of a Jewish soldier after the brutal beating left him hospitalized with serious injuries, although the full extent of his injuries are still being assessed by military medical personnel. One leader said the Jewish soldier ...

Rael: 'Israeli Racist Laws Forbid Adoption of Palestinian Orphans!' (Popularity: )
To assist the Middle East peace process, Rael, founder of the Raelian Movement of some 70,000 members in 104 countries, recently launched Operation Jewish Gandhi, which calls upon Israelis to adopt Palestinian orphans and raise them as Muslims."It's the only way to show the path for peace and prevent the destruction of Israel," Rael said, adding that because of Israel's attack on Gaza and the resulting civilian deaths -- especially ...

Palin a 'Natural Choice for Catholics' (Popularity: )
John McCain's decision to pick a pro-family and pro-life running mate will make the McCain-Palin ticket a 'natural' for Catholic voters, said Brian Burch, President of Fidelis Political Action. "A presidential candidate's first major executive decision is selecting a running mate and John McCain's unexpected choice of Sarah Palin inspires real confidence that a McCain Administration will be a strong ally in the pro-life and pro-family cause," said Burch. "Governor ...

Sikh Coalition Opposes New TSA Turban Profiling Policy (Popularity: )
http://www.sikhcoalition.org
The Sikh Coalition, the nation's largest Sikh civil rights organization, strongly opposes new headwear screening procedures put in place by the Transportation Security Administration on August 4, 2007. TSA officials told the Sikh Coalition that the new Standard Operating Procedure includes a guidance recommending that America's 43,000 airport screeners pull aside turban-wearing travelers for secondary screening, based solely on their headwear. The turban is the only form of religious garb ...