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Letter to the President From the Ahmadiyya Movement in Islam, USA (Popularity:  )
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President Barack ObamaThe White HouseWashington D.C.Dear President Obama:Your inauguration signaled the dawn of a new day of hope for America and the world. Your own words "we seek a new way forward based on mutual interest and mutual respect" encapsulate the new direction forward for America.We, the Ahmadiyya Movement in Islam, USA, congratulate you on your election to the highest office in the land and pledge to stand beside you, ...
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LFS Carolinas Receives Duke Grant for Capacity Building (Popularity: )
Lutheran Family Services in the Carolinas (LFS Carolinas) was recently awarded a $750,000 capacity building grant from The Duke Endowment to support the decentralization of the agency's headquarters."With a staff of almost 400 members, spread across two states, four hubs and multiple service sites, LFS Carolinas has often experienced the paradox of being a large agency that desires to be relevant locally," said Suzanne Gibson Wise, President and CEO of ...
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Lionsgate Sees The Light On Larry Charles/Bill Maher Documentary About World Religion (Popularity: )
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Lionsgate (NYSE: LGF), the leading independent filmed entertainment studio, announced today that it has acquired distribution rights to an untitled documentary about world religion, directed by Larry Charles (BORAT: CULTURAL LEARNINGS OF AMERICA FOR MAKE BENEFIT GLORIOUS NATION OF KAZAKHSTAN, "Curb Your Enthusiasm") and starring political humorist and author Bill Maher ("Real Time With Bill Maher," "Politically Incorrect"). Jonah Smith and Palmer West of Thousand Words (A SCANNER DARKLY, REQUIEM ...
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Local 12-year-old Kicks Off 'Millions to Remember' Penny Drive (Popularity: )
Collecting is big these days. Americans collect paper, glass and plastics to recycle, stamps as a hobby and teapots and other items to decorate a home. But pennies? One local Ambler, Pa., youth is trying to collect 6 million of them in an effort to raise a whopping $60,000 for charity. As preparation for her mitzvah (good deed project) for her Bat Mitzvah, 12-year-old Jenna Steinbrink kicked off her 1-year-long ...
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Loyola Press Welcomes RCIA Candidates to the Catholic Church (Popularity: )
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This Saturday, as catechumens begin their lives as a member of the Catholic Church at Easter Vigil services, Loyola Press is reaching out to these new Catholics by offering welcome gifts as they continue in their spiritual journey. "As an apostolic publisher, we want to support the RICA participants and welcome them far beyond their local parish," said Fr. George A. Lane, President and Publisher of Loyola Press. "We are ...
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Lutheran Presiding Bishop Asks U.S. Religious Leaders to Call for Mideast Peace (Popularity: )
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Out of concern for growing casualties and human suffering in the Middle East, the Rev. Mark S. Hanson, presiding bishop of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA), has asked other U.S. religious leaders to join him in calling for "the cessation of all violence, for an international peacekeeping force and a negotiated agreement for a just peace." Hanson made the plea in an open letter this week to several ...
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Lutherans Responding to People Affected by Iowa Immigration Raid (Popularity: )
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Members of St. Paul Lutheran Church, Postville, Iowa, are responding to the needs of people who have been affected by a May 12 federal immigration raid at a Postville meat processing plant. Hundreds of family members of those arrested have taken refuge inside St. Bridget's Catholic Church, Postville, said the Rev. Stephen P. Brackett, St. Paul Lutheran Church. On May 12 U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents arrested 390 ...
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Lutherans Work to Meet the Needs of People in Myanmar (Popularity: )
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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 ...
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Memory Cross Partners With LifeWay Christian Stores and Need Him Ministries This Halloween to Fulfill Jesus' Commission to Go Into All the World and Preach the Gospel (Popularity: )
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Jesus' great commission to his followers is: "Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit." One company is trying to do that this Halloween with a very unique card. Halloween is normally a time when children get dressed up and receive lots of candy. Memory Cross, a Christian-based company, headed by Reverend Andy ...
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Morrisons Launches Halal Chocolates From Ummah Foods (Popularity: )
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Ummah Foods is pleased to announce the launch of the Ummah chocolate range into selected Morrisons stores. Ummah Foods, the leading Halal chocolate manufacturer, will introduce the Ummah Caramel and Ummah Orange bars into 26 Morrisons stores this month covering Blackburn, Bolton, Bradford, Bristol, Glasgow, Leicester, London, Preston, Walsall and many other areas. With over 2 million Muslims in the UK**, and a UK Halal food market valued at £2 ...
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