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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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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 ...
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Science, Religion, and Truth through Self-Discovery (Popularity: )
In Mukesh Eswaran’s novel, The Sublime Homecoming, a grief-stricken American scientist resists the solace offered by spirituality because of doubts thrown up by Darwin’s theory of evolution. The novel chronicles his struggles to make sense of the tragic choices that life entails and traces his arduous odyssey to self-discovery. Do you think that evolution and spirituality are at odds? Is it your understanding that if you believe in God, you ...
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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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'If It Bleeds, It Leads' Approach Skews Media Coverage of the Israel-Hezbollah Conflict, Say a Panel of Experts on KRLA's Newsroom Confidential (Popularity: )
http://www.newsroomconfidential.com
The media's appetite for blood and destruction is in part to blame for Israel's poor public image, say a group of media relation experts, journalists, authors and diplomats. In a roundtable discussion that explored the causes of global media bias against Israel, several panelists agreed that the media's approach of "if it bleeds it leads" fails to put the conflict into its proper broader context. The roundtable was broadcast live ...
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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: )
http://www.usccb.org
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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World Congress Controversy: Cardinal Schonborn Defuses Concern Over Orthodox Bishop's Remarks (Popularity: )
http://thedivinemercy.org
On Day 4 (Saturday, April 5) of the World Mercy Congress at St. John Lateran Basilica here, Congress President Cardinal Christoph Schonborn of Austria dealt with a controversy stemming from yesterday's plenary sessions, according to a story by Dan Valenti. The controversy deals with a presentation made on Friday (April 4) by Russian Orthodox Bishop Hilarion Alfeyed of Austria. Valenti, who broke the story, is covering the Congress here for ...
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Canadian Muslims Ask FIFA to Clarify Hijab Stance (Popularity: )
http://www.thestar.com
The Canadian Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-CAN) today called on the International Football Association Board (FIFA), soccer's top decision-making body, to clarify its position on the right of women players to wear a religiously- mandated headscarf, or hijab. Over the weekend, FIFA board members backed a Quebec referee's controversial decision to prevent an 11-year-old girl from taking part in a match while wearing hijab. Her team, and others in the ...
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Tsunami predicted for 1st April 2007 (Popularity: )
http://worldends.co.uk
The teachings of Jesus show us that we must sell our possessions, give the money to the poor, then follow him; a teaching seen as foolish even by most church-going Christians. In general, people do not follow this teaching. The result is that for every person in rich Western society, there is someone in the world living on less than the equivalent of $1 (50p) a day – about a ...
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Bukkyo University Sponsors Seminar to Foster Understanding Between Christians and Buddhists (Popularity: )
http://www.bukkyounivla.org
Bukkyo University is hosting a seminar, Buddhism and Christianity: American and Japanese Moralities, to bring greater clarity and understanding between the cultures of East and West. The seminar, will be held Saturday, March 14, 2009, 1:00PM-4:15PM at their campus in the Little Tokyo area. Specific seminar information can be found at http://www.bukkyounivla.org/The seminar will have a series of speakers from academia: Dr. Dyron Daughrity and Dr. Glenn T. Webb of ...
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