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Article VI Documentary Addresses Faith and Politics (Popularity:  )
http://www.articlevithemovie.com
Living Biography Media today announced the completion of the feature documentary Article VI: Faith.Politics.America. The film is an intense discussion of the role of faith in politics. Article VI will be released January 15, 2008 on DVD, online, and in select theatres across the country. Director Bryan Hall has been working on the project for over two years, interviewing religious leaders and scholars as well as many regular citizens not ...
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What a Difference a Shawl Makes (Popularity: )
http://www.hcdi.net
A new national study of more than 600 Americans revealed that a woman wearing a shawl or hijab, typically worn by Muslim women, is viewed significantly different than the same woman without the traditional headwear. The study was conducted by HCD Research, using its mediacurves.com web site during January 2-3, to determine whether Americans possess different views of a woman based on whether or not she wears traditional Muslim headwear. ...
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Statement From the American Islamic Congress Regarding the Assassination of Benazir Bhutto (Popularity: )
http://www.aicongress.org
The American Islamic Congress today condemned the assassination of former Pakistani Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto. Executive Director Zainab Al-Suwaij issued the following statement: "Benazir Bhutto was one of the most prominent Muslim women in the world. Her murder is a wake-up call to Muslims and all people of conscience. "Ms. Bhutto was a model of independence and courage for Muslim women around the world. After she was nearly killed upon ...
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Raelian Wins Struggle For 'God-Free' U.S. Citizenship Ceremony (Popularity: )
http://bn.rael.org
"I came to the United States seven years ago because of religious discrimination in Switzerland," said Raelian Guide Thomas Kaenzig, who heads the Raelian religion in Nevada. "Now I'm standing up for religious freedom here -- for my right to omit all religious references in becoming a U.S. citizen. After lots of red tape, I was granted a God-free citizenship oath-taking ceremony on December 7 here in Las Vegas." Kaenzig ...
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Prosecution of British Schoolteacher is Another Example of How Khartoum Violates the Comprehensive Peace Agreement (Popularity: )
http://www.ird-renew.org
Extremist Muslims are calling for the execution of British school teacher Gillian Gibbons in the Sudan. Rallies began after thousands left their mosques on Friday morning. Mrs. Gibbons was sentenced to fifteen days in prison after being found guilty of "insulting religion" when she allowed the six and seven-year-old children in her class to choose the name for a teddy bear this past September. Gibbons' prison sentence will be followed ...
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Council of Churches of Greater Washington Invites Presidential Candidates to a Prayer and Issues Service (Popularity: )
The Council of Churches of Greater Washington invites all major Presidential candidates of both major parties to a Prayer and Issues Service. Each will be able to speak uninterrupted for seven (7) or more minutes to the religious community of Metropolitan Washington, DC and the Nation in general. The Service, on December 17, 2007, will begin at 7:00 PM with 8:00 to 10:00 PM reserved for candidate deliberation. We also ...
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'Global Peace Festival' Lands in USA (Popularity: )
http://upf.org
Thousands of religious, civic and community leaders, their supporters and families are gathering in major U.S. cities for an interreligious and interracial celebration of "One Family Under God." The Global Peace Festival, an international initiative of the Universal Peace Federation (UPF), is visiting twelve cities, beginning November 11, Veterans Day in Los Angeles and culminating in New York and New Jersey on the eve of Thanksgiving, Nov. 21. The tour ...
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U.S. Muslims to Launch Major News Media Education Campaign (Popularity: )
http://www.cair.com
On Tuesday, November 13, the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) will hold a noon news conference in the nation's capital to announce the launch of a major initiative to help enhance understanding of Islam and Muslims in the news media. Similar news conferences will be held at CAIR offices in Princeton, N.J.; San Diego, Calif.; Cleveland and Cincinnati, Ohio; Tampa, Fla.; and Dallas, Texas. To contact a CAIR chapter, go ...
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True Torah Jews' Statement on Jerusalem (Popularity: )
http://www.jewsagainstzionism.com
The following statement is being issued by True Torah Jews. In anticipation of the American-sponsored peace conference next month between the State of Israel and the Palestinian Authority, certain Modern Orthodox Jewish groups, including the Orthodox Union, the National Conference of Young Israel and the Rabbinical Council of America, have joined forces to protest against any potential Israeli concessions on Jerusalem. They "respectfully remind the American sponsors that Jerusalem is ...
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Colorado's Cherry Creek Schools Unlawfully Urge Churchgoing (Popularity: )
http://www.ffrf.org
The Freedom From Religion Foundation, a state/church watchdog and the nation's largest association of atheists and agnostics, is suing the Cherry Creek School District in Denver, Colo., for urging that children spend an hour a week at a religious institution. Filed on behalf of three parents and their three children, the lawsuit challenges a program known as "40 Developmental Assets," promoted by defendant Supt. Monte C. Moses and the school ...
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