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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 ...
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Hate Graffiti Sprayed on Burned Tenn. Mosque (Popularity: )
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The Council on American- Islamic Relations (CAIR) today called on the FBI and Tennessee law enforcement authorities to investigate a fire and hate graffiti at a mosque in that state as a possible bias-motivated crime. An official of the Islamic Center of Columbia told CAIR that the fire was discovered Saturday morning and "pretty much destroyed" the mosque. Several Nazi swastikas and the phrases "white power" and "we run the ...
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Historic Meeting With FCC Chairman Kevin J. Martin and Louis Gibbs, President of 'The Word Network' (Popularity: )
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In a historic move, the Southfield Michigan based internationally viewed "The Word Network" meets with FCC Chairman Kevin J. Martin, and Commissioners Michael J. Copps, regarding concerns related to the proposed merger of satellite radio companies Sirius and XM. (Logo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20080711/CLF036LOGO ) The general consensus is, the series of meetings are considered to be not only history making, but essential in addressing the impact the merger will have on the ...
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Hurricane Ike Recovery: World Vision Helping Churches Assist in Hard Hit Areas (Popularity: )
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As thousands of evacuees remain on the move and more families return to see the damage on their homes, World Vision, the Christian relief agency, is equipping and facilitating church response to assist victims of hurricane Ike. The aid organization has set up a call-in number (469.362.2665) as a clearinghouse to connect churches in need with churches who want to help others. This week, World Vision's assessment team delivered nine ...
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Interfaith Alliance on Senator Obama Church Resignation: Decision for Political Reasons Dishonors Religion and Disrespects Constitution (Popularity: )
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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 ...
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Jesus.net Japan Launches Outreach to Bring Hope to Nation Still Hurting from March 2011 Disaster (Popularity: )
http://www.jesusnetjapan.org
YOKOHAMA, Japan, March 7, 2012 -- Jesus.net Japan, an Internet evangelism effort to reach millions shaken and still hurting from the March 2011 earthquake, tsunami and nuclear accident, has launched a series of seeker-friendly "stepping stone" websites in Japan in an effort to lead people to Christ and connect them with a local church. The U.S. entity and English information source for the ministry is Jesus Net Japan.Jesus.net Japan is ...
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Jewish, Christian and Muslim Religious Leaders Will Meet With Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice to Urge Greater U.S. Support for Middle East Peace (Popularity: )
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A delegation of Jewish, Christian and Muslim religious leaders will meet with Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice at the State Department on January 29 to support increased U.S. engagement in achieving peace in the Middle East. Leaders who will attend the meeting include: Cardinal Theodore McCarrick, former Archbishop of Washington; Bishop Mark Hanson, Presiding Bishop, Evangelical Lutheran Church in America; Bishop Katherine Jefferts Schori, Presiding Bishop, Episcopal Church; Rev. Leighton ...
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Knights of Columbus Sets New Records for Charitable Giving, Volunteer Service (Popularity: )
The Knights of Columbus announced today that it set new records for charitable giving and volunteer service hours in 2006. The results of the Order's Annual Survey of Fraternal Activity for the year ending December 31, 2006 show that total contributions to charity at all levels reached $143,816,004 -- exceeding the previous year's total by more than $4 million. The figure includes $35,133,393 donated by the Supreme Council, and $108,682,611 ...
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Landmark FCC Ruling Against Univision is Result of United Church of Christ's Public Advocacy for Children (Popularity: )
The United Church of Christ is celebrating a landmark decision by the Federal Communications Commission, which has ruled in favor of the church's filed complaint that Univision, the nation's largest Hispanic television network, is not serving the educational programming needs of children. According to a front page story in The New York Times (Feb. 24), the FCC ruling is expected to cost Univision about $24 million and will be the ...
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Letter to Defense Secretary Demands Firing of Two Who Defended Attackers of Jewish Soldier in Hate Crime (Popularity: )
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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 ...
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