|
|
Category:
Press
» Religion & Faith |
|
Muslim Coalition to Hold Briefing on Obama Trip, Civil Liberties Concerns (Popularity:  )
http://haber.turk.net
On Monday, April 6, the American Muslim Taskforce on Civil Rights and Elections (AMT), a coalition of major national Islamic organizations, will hold a noon news briefing at the National Press Club in Washington, D.C., to discuss President Obama's visit to Turkey and how that visit relates to issues such as:* the rise of Islamophobia in the U.S.,* deteriorating relations between the FBI and American Muslims,* the dissemination of inaccurate ...
|
Muslim Ejected From Louisiana Mall Over Hijab (Popularity: )
The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) today called on local, state and national law enforcement authorities to investigate a recent incident in which a Muslim woman was allegedly ejected from a Louisiana shopping mall for refusing a security guard's demand to remove her religiously-mandated headscarf, or hijab. CAIR said the 54-year-old woman and her daughter-in-law were leaving the food court of the Oakwood Mall in the New Orleans suburb of ...
|
MyNuMo.com Brings YENTATONES™ to Mobile (Popularity: )
http://www.mynumo.com
MyNuMo LLC in partnership with renowned voice talent actress Martha Kahn, announced today that it will be offering comic ringtones based on the rich tradition of Jewish and Yiddish humor and comedians. "MyNuMo’s goal is to empower creative artists who have been overlooked by mainstream publishers" said William Volk, CEO of myNuMo. "Martha’s hilarious YENTATONES are some of the funniest ringtones in the market.” “MyNuMo made it easy for me ...
|
National Coalition of Pastors' Spouses Call for Routine HIV Testing (Popularity: )
http://www.pastorspouses.com
In observance of National Women and Girls HIV/AIDS Awareness Day on March 10, 2007, Vivian Berryhill, president of the National Coalition of Pastors' Spouses, today issued the following statement urging women of all ages to be routinely tested for HIV: "As we observe National Women and Girls HIV/AIDS Awareness Day, it is my hope that we become better educated on how HIV/AIDS is affecting women across this country. More and ...
|
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; ...
|
Nearly 1000 to Convene for Tribute to Mother Teresa of Calcutta on 10th Anniversary of Her Death Oct. 5-7 (Popularity: )
http://www.stvincent.edu
Nearly 1000 persons from all over the world will converge on Saint Vincent College this weekend for the first-ever gathering of Mother Teresa of Calcutta's family and close friends and an international conference that celebrates her life's work. The highlight of the three-day Conference will be addresses by Sister M. Nirmala Joshi, M.C., successor to Mother Teresa and Superior General of the Missionaries of Charity, who traveled from Calcutta with ...
|
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 ...
|
New Children's Adventure Book Reveals Lessons About Armor of God (Popularity: )
http://authortree.com
Follow a brave little cricket named Kirby on his personal quest for truth in Jennifer Rhodes' new children's book, "Kirby - Big Warrior, Little Warrior: The Making of a King" (published by AuthorHouse), which teaches children the necessary skills of confession, accountability, courage to stand proud and faith in order to walk with God and earn redemption.Kirby's quest begins when the miserable toad king and his army invade the island ...
|
New DVD Illustrates Lutherans Working for Peace in the Middle East (Popularity: )
http://www.elca.org
"Peace Not Walls: Making a Difference in the Holy Land" is a new DVD that illustrates how the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) is working for "peace with justice" in the Middle East. The 28-minute video examines the ELCA's engagement with Christians, Jews and Muslims working for peace, accompaniment with Palestinian Lutherans, the Israeli separation barrier and settlements and more. "Peace Not Walls is an ELCA campaign dedicated to ...
|
New kids’ Christmas book featuring famous liberals as cartoon villains gains advocates, detractors. (Popularity: )
http://www.worldahead.com
Twenty years ago, no one would have believed that in 2006, Christmas carols, nativity scenes, and Santa Claus himself would be banned from the public square…in some cases, so as not to offend the tender sensibilities of people who have vowed to kill us and with whom we are at war. Yet it’s happening across the country. Like many Americans, author Katharine DeBrecht is dismayed with the world that liberal ...
|
|
|
|
