Interfaith

Islamic Mov't to House Sudanese Refugees Released by IDF

June 16, 2007

Author: Mijal Grinberg

Source: Haaretz

http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/871524.html

The Islamic Movement announced Friday it provided assistance to 42 Sudanese refugees the Israel Defense Forces released in Be'er Sheva after they had been caught entering Israel illegally from Egypt.

A group of Bedouin found the refugees in Be'er Sheva's industrial district, and alerted volunteer aid workers and the media to their presence. The Bedouin then...

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World Peace, Prayer Day Held in Utah

June 16, 2007

Author: Susan Whitney

Source: Deseret Morning News

http://deseretnews.com/dn/view/0,1249,665193930,00.html

When she was growing up in South Dakota, LaShenna Afraid of Hawk lived not far from Chief Arvol Looking Horse and she respected him as the 19th generation keeper of the White Buffalo Calf Pipe. She knew of his efforts to spread peace and prayer ceremonies everywhere he went.

On Thursday, Afraid of Hawk will help to bring about Utah...

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11 Killed in Hindu-Christian Clashes in Manipur

June 15, 2007

Author: Staff Writer

Source: International Herald Tribune

http://www.thenews.com.pk/updates.asp?id=24085

MANIPPUR: Eleven people were killed in the clashes between Hindu and Christian tribes in an Indian state of Manipur.

According to a British tv channel, the series of clashes between the Hindu and the Christian tribes began in Morya, a city of Manipur. Due to tense situation, police imposed curfew in the entire city.

Manipur police...

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Sri Lankan Religious Leaders Condemn Recent Spate of Violence

June 15, 2007

Author: Staff Writer

Source: PR-inside.com

Wire Service: AP

http://www.pr-inside.com/sri-lankan-religious-leaders-condemn-recent-r154310.htm

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) - Leaders of Sri Lanka's four major religions came together Friday to call for the government to accept responsibility for a recent wave of human rights violations as violence between rebel and military forces has worsened. «The...

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"When Faiths Build One House," a Commentary by Bill Tammeus

June 15, 2007

Author: Bill Tammeus

Source: The Kansas City Star

http://www.kansascity.com/living/columnists/bill_tammeus/story/152039.html

When I stopped by the construction site of the Habitat for Humanity house at 3754 Flora one recent morning, work had come to a temporary halt.

Someone had noticed that something didn’t seem quite right in this multifaith project called “The House That Abraham Builds.” So Apollo...

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Tory Attempts to Secure Religious Minority Vote

June 15, 2007

Author: Tarek Fatah and Salma Siddiqui

Source: TheStar.com

http://www.thestar.com/comment/article/225577

In 2003, in an attempt to break into the Liberal-dominated, vote-rich urban ridings, the government of Ernie Eves started funding private religious schools with public funds. It did not work and he was voted out of office.

Now, Progressive Conservative Leader John Tory has embarked on the same venture. In an apparent attempt to lure religious...

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Built on Faith: Tony Hall leads Middle East Peace Initiative

June 14, 2007

Author: Michelle Tedford

Source: The Dayton Jewish Observer

http://www.jewishdayton.org/page.html?ArticleID=146969

The bombings, the incensed politicians and the grieving mothers make the headlines. What you don’t see on television is the quiet work being conducted in the Middle East using faith — the very thing that seems to divide — as a foundation for peace.

A new initiative by the non-partisan, nonprofit Center for...

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Justice Dept. Reshapes Its Civil Rights Mission

June 14, 2007

Author: Neil Lewis

Source: The New York Times

http://www.nytimes.com/2007/06/14/washington/14discrim.html

WASHINGTON, June 13 — In recent years, the Bush administration has recast the federal government’s role in civil rights by aggressively pursuing religion-oriented cases while significantly diminishing its involvement in the traditional area of race.

Paralleling concerns of many conservative groups, the Justice...

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Multi-Faith Support for Sikh Teen Victim

June 14, 2007

Author: Christina Santucci

Source: Queens Courier

http://www.queenscourier.com/articles/2007/06/14/news/news03.txt

At a recent multi-faith gathering, religious leaders offered support to Queens Sikhs, following an alleged hate crime at Newtown High School where a Sikh teen’s hair was chopped off.

Jewish, Christian, Buddhist, Muslim, and Hindu leaders, as well as Borough President Helen Marshall and City Councilmember...

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One Street, Five Faiths

June 14, 2007

Author: Pamela Miller

Source: Star Tribune

http://www.startribune.com/614/story/1234200.html

Drive down Central Avenue in northeast Minneapolis (carefully, please -- traffic lurches and flows according to secret rules known only to the locals) and you'll see them: storefront signs you might spot in Delhi, Karachi, Mexico City, Jerusalem, Lagos, Hanoi. Walk the busy sidewalks, and you'll hear languages from all over the world.

And if you look...

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Mikey Weinstein Tackles the Evangelical Coup in America's Military

June 13, 2007

Source: BuzzFlash.com

http://www.buzzflash.com/articles/interviews/065

"Whenever a virulent form of any religion has engaged the machinery of the state -– and by that, I’m talking about the armed forces, where the sticks and stones are that break our bones -- we end up with oceans and oceans of blood. And it’s happening again now."

-- Michael "Mikey" L. Weinstein, President, Military Religious Freedom Foundation

Michael "Mikey" Weinstein...

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Teacher Defends Use of Anti-Islam Speaker

June 13, 2007

Author: Yonat Shimron

Source: The Charlotte Observer

http://www.charlotte.com/local/story/157798.html

RALEIGH --The former Enloe High School history teacher who invited a Christian evangelist to speak to his students is not taking his reprimand quietly.

Robert Escamilla said the Wake County School System squelched free speech and academic freedom, and he is finding a growing group of supporters.

In the days since he was reassigned...

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