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	Judaism - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The entire congregation participates in the recital of such prayers by saying amen at their conclusion; it is with this act that the shatz's prayer becomes the prayer of the congregation.
		Jews trace their religious lineage to the biblical patriarch Abraham, who established a covenant with God and moved to Canaan with his followers around 1800 BCE according to the Bible, through Isaac and Jacob, and they consider Abraham to be the starter of Judaism.
		Religious (and secular) Jewish movements in the USA and Canada perceive this as a crisis situation, and have grave concern over rising rates of intermarriage and assimilation in the Jewish community.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Judaism (9207 words)

	Roman Catholic religious order - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		What distiguishes members of religious orders from the rest of the laity and the clergy is that they try to imitate Jesus of Nazareth by taking vows of poverty, chastity, and obedience.
		Camaldolese Hermits of the Congregation of Monte Corona - Er.Cam.
		Congregation of the Mother Coredemptrix - C.M.C. Congregation of the Sacred Hearts of Jesus and Mary - SS.CC.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Catholic_order (1579 words)

	CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: Religious Life
		The religious state then is defined, as the mode of life, irrevocable in its nature of men who profess to aim at the perfection of Christian charity in the bosom of the Church by the three perpetual vows of poverty, chastity, and obedience.
		The essential unity of the religious life is consistent with a great variety which is one of the glories of the Church, and permits a larger number of men to find a religious profession adapted to their needs and dispositions, and multiplies the services which religious render to Christian society and mankind in general.
		Religious orders are exempt from episcopal jurisdiction, and in spite of exceptions to this privilege, created by the Council of Trent and later, the exemption remains the rule and the exception must be proved.
	www.newadvent.org /cathen/12748b.htm (12741 words)

	RLUIPA - United States v. Village of Airmont, et al. (S.D.N.Y.)
		Congregation Mischknois Lavier Yakov ("the Congregation") is a religious congregation of Hasidic Jews.
		It is the Congregation's religious practice and belief that, when Hasidic boys reach the age of approximately 15 years, they are sent to live and study at religious boarding schools (called "yeshivas" or "campus yeshivas") to pursue their religious studies for an indefinite period of time.
		Defendants' zoning ban on religious boarding schools, and Defendants' application of that ban to the Congregation, constitutes the imposition or implementation of a land use regulation that discriminates, and continues to discriminate, against the Congregation on the basis of religion or religious denomination, in violation of Section 2(b)(2) of RLUIPA.
	www.usdoj.gov /crt/housing/documents/airmontcomp.htm (1738 words)

	Congregation - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		A congregation is an assembly of people for a given purpose.
		Congregation (catholic) - a religious institute in which only simple vows, not solemn vows, are taken
		Congregation (university) - an assembly of senior members of a university
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Congregation (129 words)

	Congregation Etz Chaim Religious School (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		Congregation Etz Chaim's religious school prepares students to be knowledgeable, active and competent members of the Jewish community.
		Congregation members are encouraged to participate as members of the Committee or as visitors to its monthly meetings.
		It is customary for the parents to have the honor of serving as hosts to the congregation at the Oneg Shabbat.
	www.congetzchaim.org /schoolinfo.htm (10436 words)

	Hinduism - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Since the Hindu scriptures are essentially silent on the issue of religious conversion, the issue of whether Hindus evangelize is open to interpretations.
		Pūjā or worship, frequently uses the aid of a mūrti (statue in which divine presence is invoked) in conjunction with the singing or chanting of meditational prayer in the form of mantras.
		Sanskrit is mostly used as a ceremonial language in Hindu religious rituals in the forms of hymns and mantras.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Hinduism (6850 words)

	Congregation of Universal Wisdom
		It is the belief of the members of the congregation that upheaval of the morals and inferiority of human values have been the results of a departure of mankind from the ideals expressed by Universal Wisdom.
		The laity of the Congregation of Universal Wisdom shall be composed of those seeking spiritual and physical health combined by unequivocal adherence to the principles of the Congregation and the laying on of hands on their vertebrae.
		The congregation in adherence to their spiritual belief and religion are bound by their moral obligation to make resistance and refusal to such judgements in keeping with their committed belief and practice.
	www.chirobase.org /14Misc/universal.html (1036 words)

	COGNITIVE COMPLEXITY AND THE LEARNING CONGREGATION Religious Education - Find Articles (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		Members and leaders of learning congregations know themselves to be co-creators of the congregation s culture and shapers of its decisions and life, engaging in and reflecting on the shared practice of ministry.
		Drawing on the literature and theory from psychology, organizational theory, and religious education, the purpose of this article is to examine the relationship of individual cognitive complexity to the cognitive complexity and functioning of what are known as learning congregations.
		These congregations have the ability to take charge of their own learning and to discern more clearly the common ministry to which they are called.
	www.findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_qa3783/is_200410/ai_n9470058 (333 words)

	Congregations : ENERGY STAR
		Congregations that commit to substantial energy savings can cut utility costs 25-30%, and make significant contributions to a cleaner environment.
		By saving money with energy efficiency, congregations could achieve the equivalent of removing about 1 million cars and their pollution from the road, or planting nearly 1.4 million acres of trees.
		The guidebook documents various energy efficiency options for saving energy in congregations, however, the EPA in no way recommends the use of energy efficiency products or practices that are contradictory to your personal beliefs.
	www.energystar.gov /index.cfm?c=small_business.sb_congregations (358 words)

	Student returns to congregation as part-time rabbi - The Boston Globe
		Hiring a rabbinical student as a part-time or temporary rabbi is a common arrangement for Jewish congregations.
		Shirat Hayam is a Reconstructionist synagogue, part of a movement that seeks to study the meaning of Jewish religious practices and then decide whether to adopt, drop, or ''reconstruct" them for modern worship.
		The congregation was looking for a rabbi who would be open to its unusual makeup, including the high number of interfaith families, said Lisa Lefkovitz, Shirat Hayam's president.
	www.boston.com /news/local/articles/2005/08/28/student_returns_to_congregation_as_part_time_rabbi (881 words)

	Chicago Sinai Congregation > Religious Education Philosophy
		The Rabbis, teachers and parents of the Sinai Religious School are committed to inspiring our children to develop an awareness of the spiritual dimensions of daily living, which, we hope, will mature into a life-long personal faith.
		Sinai’s Reform Jewish philosophy teaches that the foundation of religious living must be a strong grounding in ethical values, which are intended to enable our children to translate their Jewish knowledge into the motivating force of their daily lives.
		At Sinai Religious School, we combine a challenging religious curriculum with a sense of caring for the individual child.
	www.chicagosinai.org /religious_philosophy.html (432 words)

	Welcoming Congregation I Introduction
		In some congregations the workshop series (and later the entire program) is sponsored by a Welcoming Congregation Task Force/Committee created for just this purpose, while other congregations sponsor the workshop series through their Interweave chapters.
		Includes and address the needs of b/g/l/t persons at every level of congregational life—in worship, in programs, in social occasions, and in rites of passage—welcoming not only their presence, but the gifts and particularities of their lives as well.
		Our church by-laws state that we do “not discriminate on the basis of age, race, occupation, gender, past religious affiliation, or sexual orientation.” Our membership already includes bisexual, gay, lesbian, and transgender persons who are active members, willing to give of themselves and share their experiences with us.
	www.uua.org /obgltc/wcp/wc1expln.html (1018 words)

	SCHOOLS: RELIGIOUS SCHOOL
		Congregation Beth Israel's Religious School's goal is to inspire life-long commitment to Jewish values and the practice of mitzvot.
		The Religious School is dedicated to providing a thorough Jewish education in a warm environment to prepare the children to become committed, knowledgeable members of the Jewish community.
		They attended religious high school despite their demanding schedules, because of their personal relationships to friends and staff and their sense of belonging.
	www.cbisd.org /schools/religious_school.shtml (1205 words)

	Sabbatical Leave Handbook for Professional Religious Educators and Congregations
		The religious educator is a member of a profession utilizing an ever-growing body of knowledge and cluster of skills and should be granted an extended period of leave with salary every five to seven years for personal growth, enrichment and renewal (not to include scheduled vacation time).
		Benefits to the R.E. program, the congregation and the religious education professional can be presented at this time and discussed: renewal that follows detachment, reflection and new learning, and renewal that brings fresh enthusiasm, new ideas and a clearer focus.
		It allowed the congregation to express their love and appreciation for the religious educator and to feel like real participants in her work at church and in her becoming a minister.
	www.uua.org /lreda/content/sabbatical.html (7713 words)

	Unitarian Universalist Congregation in Andover MA
		Unitarian Universalist Congregation in Andover MA The Unitarian Universalist Congregation in Andover, Massachusetts
		In North America, Unitarianism and Universalism arose as alternatives to Puritanism in New England and the religious establishments in the middle and southern colonies.
		Within the UUA, we are a member of the Massachusetts Bay District, a group of 57 congregations in north eastern Massachusetts.
	www.uuandover.org (334 words)

	Education (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		Congregational school of Kol Ami and Kneseth Israel from kindergarten through bar/bat mitzvah.
		Largest Reform congregation in Anne Arundel County offers religious education for students in grades K through 10, in a beautiful setting with devoted, professional educators.
		Independent congregation religious school meets twice a month on Sundays for children ages 3 to bar/bat mitzvah.
	www.jewishtimes.com /SourceBook/Sub80Cat373.stm (512 words)

	American Civil Liberties Union : ACLU of Pennsylvania Supports Congregation's Fight for Religious Freedom
		The ACLU works to ensure that religious liberty is protected by keeping the government out of religion.
		PHILADELPHIA--Citing the "constitutional promise of religious freedom," the American Civil Liberties Union of Pennsylvania today announced its support for members of Congregation Kol Ami in their fight to use a former Catholic convent as a synagogue.
		At a news conference today in Abington, a town of 56,000 just outside Philadelphia, the ACLU joined other civic and religious organizations in calling on the Abington Township Board of Commissioners to end its two-year opposition to the Congregation's proposed use of the convent.
	www.aclu.org /ReligiousLiberty/ReligiousLiberty.cfm?ID=9298&c=141 (387 words)

	Congregation Betenu of Amherst New Hampshire USA
		The general attitude of the congregation is that of inclusiveness of varying Jewish experiences in addressing the needs of modern life.
		Betenu offers a weekend religious school, which prepares its students for the elements of successful reform Jewish life and tries to impart to its students an appreciation of the heritage and traditions that are always available to them.
		The congregation was one of the first to use Internet electronic mail to distribute its schedules and bulletins.
	www.betenu.org (1410 words)

	Congregation Brothers of Israel - Religious School (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		Our congregation was one of the initial stakeholders in the creation of this program.
		The madrichim focus discussions about the moral issues that the younger students are facing in their daily lives, and employ Jewish tradition and teaching to help them develop ethical responses.
		Those teens from our congregation whom I have had the pleasure to accompany to CAJE, Tara Borghard, Aleah Borghard, Danielle Trause, Rachel Orland and Amanda Geller, have said it was one of the most meaningful experiences of their lives.
	www.cboi.org /school.html (1139 words)

	Falmouth Jewish Congregation: Congregation Committees
		The Religious School Committee, working closely with the Education Director and the Rabbi, oversees curricular and policy decisions for the congregation's Religious and Hebrew School Programs.
		The Religious Living Committee concerns itself with all aspects of religious life in the congregation including the nature of our worship experiences, planning for holy day observances, and determining what will be the minhag--the religious customs--of the congregation.
		COSC aims to welcome and integrate a diversity of Jews and their families, interfaith and interracial couples, gay and lesbian individuals and families, single adults and blended families, sick and poor, young and old, and in-between.
	www.falmouthjewish.org /Committee.asp (552 words)

	Religious Orders [Catholic-Hierarchy] (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		Congregation of the Priests of the Sacred Heart
		Congregation of the Sacred Hearts of Jesus and Mary
		Swiss Congregation of Canons Regular of Saint Maurice of Agaune
	www.catholic-hierarchy.org /country/xrel.html (121 words)

	Ten Things You Can Do to Build Religion-Labor Partnerships (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		Partnerships between the religious community and labor community are growing at an unprecedented pace.
		Invite your congregation's religious leaders to join you in labor support actions throughout the year.
		Establish an Employment Ministry in your congregation that assists members of the congregation to find jobs and practice their faith and values in the workplace.
	www.aflcio.org /joinaunion/faith/10things.cfm?RenderForPrint=1 (662 words)

	Catholic Men Religious Orders
		Congregation of the Holy Ghost, Province of Nigeria
		Congregation of the Holy Ghost Fathers, Province of Trinidad and Tobago
		Congregation of the Oratory of Saint Philip Neri
	www.catholiclinks.org /men.htm (247 words)

	Beth Israel Congregation - Religious School
		Beth Israel Religious School's program is designed to prepare children to have the skills and knowledge to lead full Jewish lives.
		The goals for the religious school during the middle school years are to increase learning in both subject areas and skills, while engaging students in quality discussions and activities as they explore their own Jewish identities.
		Through teacher training sessions, Judaic seminars and practical work in various settings throughout the religious school and synagogue, 9th through 12th grade students learn to share their knowledge throughout the synagogue community.
	www.hvcn.org /info/bethisrael/school.php (1069 words)

	Congregation Or Shalom (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		Our services are egalitarian, and participatory (Congregation members chant Torah and Haftorah, as well as leading the services).
		Junior Congregation is conducted twice a month from 10:30 a.m.
		Gan, Mechina and Prozdor students are invited and encouraged to attend Junior Congregation.
	www.orshalom.com /ReligiousServices.htm (352 words)

	Catholic Pages Directory: » Religious Life » MEN'S ORDERS
		Scalabrini Missionaries A congregation founded in 1887, whose main charism is the care and welfare of migrants and emigrants.
		Society Of Saint Paul This religious congregation was founded in 1914.
		It is made up of religious brothers and priests who use the media to bring the Gospel to the world.
	www.catholic-pages.com /dir/orders_men.asp (501 words)

	Bar/Bat Mitzvah (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		It is the duty of every parent to train their children in the practice and precepts of Judaism.
		Students in our Religious School who attain the age of thirteen, who have completed all of the Religious and Hebrew School requirements, and who have completed the Mitzvah Program, are accorded the privilege and option of Bar or Bat Mitzvah.
		Our congregation’s requirements in Hebrew and Religious School studies must be implemented by positive, reinforcing attitudes obtained in home and family atmosphere.
	www.bethemeth.com /html/bar_bat_mitzvah.html (394 words)

	Beth Israel Congregation - Religious Services - General
		This week's parasha is "Pinchas" and you can learn more about it from the Jewish Theological Seminary's Parasha page.
		Religious services are at the heart of congregational life.
		In all our services, congregants are active participants.
	www.hvcn.org /info/bethisrael/services.php?page=main (316 words)

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