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Tensions Flare Between Religious Leaders and Lawmakers Over Abortion
New York :: NY :: USA | 7 days ago
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In an effort that has produced heated public feuds as well as significant changes in proposed health care legislation, religious leaders are zeroing in on followers of their faith in Congress to make sure that taxpayer money will not be used to fund abortions.
Tags: religious leaders, New York, Pregnancy, Abortion, Fertility, Gynecology, Politics, Religion Belief, Social Issues
Religions and a culture of peace
Priština :: Kosovo | 10 days ago
Credibility First person by Gunnar Stalsett “Peace of the heart and mind and peace of society are intrinsically linked. Peace and justice are inseparable as are truth and reconciliation. Peace is for the hungry to be fed, the poor to be sustained, the sick to experience...
Tags: religious leaders, Kosovo, Priština, Marc Gopin, European Council of Religious Leaders, Peace, Interfaith, Religion Belief
Heating up
Barcelona :: Spain | 28 days ago
Credibility The sun goes down behind Poolbeg generating station in Dublin Fresh off flights to Barcelona from their various capitals, a group of weary public servants yesterday lugged their bulging briefcases into yet another air-conditioned conference centre for...
Tags: climate change, Kyoto Protocol, climate talks, african nation, greenhouse gas, Copenhagen, U.N., Barcelona, religious leaders, change talks
Western Wall rabbi: Bring 'sanity' back to Old City of Jerusalem
Jerusalem :: Israel | about 1 month ago
Credibility Western Wall Rabbi Shmuel Rabinovitz on Tuesday called on religious leaders in Jerusalem's Old City to work towards restoring calm which has been shattered with clashes between police and Arab rioters in recent days. "I call on religious leaders in the...
Tags: Old City, Jerusalem, Shimon Peres, Michel Platini, religious leaders
Religious leaders told their input is valued
Pittsburgh :: PA :: USA | 2 months ago
Credibility He is a deputy national security adviser specializing in global economics. "I appreciate your prayers...This summit is about fixing financial systems ... but also about addressing the needs of the most vulnerable." He cautioned the 30 religious leaders...
Tags: religious leaders, Pittsburgh
Polygamy charges tossed out
Vancouver :: Canada | 2 months ago
Credibility Two religious leaders who wanted to challenge Canada's laws against polygamy, claiming the Charter of Rights and Freedoms protects religious rights, had charges against them quashed yesterday...Supreme Court judge threw out polygamy charges against Winston...
Tags: B.C, West Vancouver, Canada, Stephen Harper, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, Vancouver Canucks, polygamy charged, Mr. Harper, Alain Vigneault, religious leaders, Vancouver
Tough ‘battle’ awaits religious leaders
Manila :: Philippines | 3 months ago
Credibility Malacañang reminded men of the cloth seeking the presidency that they were entering an entirely different arena. Gary Olivar, deputy presidential spokesperson, took exception to Archbishop Oscar Cruz's criticism that President Macapagal-Arroyo's governance...
Tags: Gary Olivar, deputy presidential, Corazon Aquino, religious leaders, Sen. Aquino
Obama asks clergy's help in pushing reform
Washington :: DC :: USA | 3 months ago
Credibility President Barack Obama urged religious leaders Wednesday to support healthcare reform, saying America has a moral obligation to provide care to all citizens. "This debate over healthcare goes to the heart of who we are as a people," he told religious...
Tags: Barack Obama, EDT Obama, health insurance, America, religious leaders, conference calling
Manufacturing slump extends recession in South Africa
Cape Town :: South Africa | 3 months ago
Credibility Gross domestic product fell an annualised 3 per cent from the first quarter, when it dropped 6.4 per cent, Statistics South Africa said in a report released in Pretoria Tuesday. The median estimate of 22 economists surveyed by Bloomberg was for a 3.3...
Tags: Jacob Zuma, Statistics South Africa, president jacob, religious leaders
Religious leaders accuse Kenyan law review team of bias
Mombasa :: Kenya | 4 months ago
Credibility Religious leaders from Pentecostal churches on Monday accused members of Kenya's Committee of Experts on Constitutional Review of being biased. According to the leaders, who held a press conference in Nairobi, members of the committee had taken a firm...
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