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  Religion   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
Religious belief usually relates to the existence, nature and worship of a deity or deities and divine involvement in the universe and human life.
Religious knowledge, according to religious practitioners, may be gained from religious leaders, sacred texts (scriptures), and/or personal revelation.
This in turn has given rise to increased religious pluralism, as well as to what are commonly known in the academic literature as new religious movements, which are gaining ground across the globe.
www.1bx.com /en/Religion.htm   (4625 words)

  
 Major Religious Leaders
This list of major prophets is Bear's attempt to describe the perspective of somebody living about 100 years in the future.
Lists prepared by writers with a different background, or written from a different perspective, would probably be different.
Philosophers, Religious Leaders, Moralists, Theologians, Missionaries, Philanthropists - From BeMoreCreative.com.
www.adherents.com /adh_leaders.html   (812 words)

  
 France
Religious organizations are not required to register, but may if they wish to apply for tax-exempt status or to gain official recognition.
Religious groups normally register under both of these categories; the Mormons, for example, run strictly religious activities through their association of worship and operate a school under their cultural association.
Religious instruction is not given in public schools, but religious facts are taught as part of the history curriculum.
www.state.gov /g/drl/rls/irf/2005/51552.htm   (5719 words)

  
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Hannibal: (247-183 BCE) Great military leader of the city-state of Carthage who in the Punic Wars with Rome, crossed an army (with elephants) over the Alps and invaded Rome from the north.
Cleopatra: (69-30 BCE) Queen of ancient Egypt, she was the last ruler in the dynasty founded by Ptolemy I. Jesus Christ: (1st century) Believed by Christians to be the divine Son of God.
Leader of the Al-Qaeda the terrorist organization responsible for the September 11, 2001 attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon.
www.list.org /~mdoyle/people.html   (1543 words)

  
 Spain
There was no change in the status of respect for religious freedom during the period covered by this report, and government policy continued to contribute to the generally free practice of religion.
To enjoy the benefits of this regime, religious organizations must be entered in the Register of Religious Entities maintained by the General Directorate of Religious Affairs of the Ministry of Justice.
Embassy officials met with religious leaders of a number of denominations during the period covered by this report.
www.state.gov /g/drl/rls/irf/2001/index.cfm?docid=5666   (1756 words)

  
 Major Religions Ranked by Size
The list was created by the same people who collected and organized this database, in consultation with university professors of comparative religions and scholars from different religions.
This list is based primarily on the degree of doctrinal/theological similarity among all the various sub-groups which belong to these classifications, and to a lesser extent based on diversity in practice, ritual and organization.
As is typical with a religious group made up primarily of converts, Baha'is who drift from active participation in the movement are less likely to retain nominal identification with the religion -- because it was not the religion of their parents or the majority religion of the surrounding culture.
www.adherents.com /Religions_By_Adherents.html   (11821 words)

  
 homepage\geopolitical issues
This religious movement, Gush Emunim (Bloc of the Faithful) believed that they were fulfilling a religious commandment and that the salvation of Israel was in the creation of Ertez Israel (Greater Israel).
In May of 1994 a number of areas in the Gaza Strip andJericho were transferred to Palestinian self-rule.
The ring leaders were hanged and tribal chiefs were allowed to register tribal lands as personal possession, and were welcomed into the Iranian ruling elite, in return for making sure their tribes obeyed the government.
www.list.org /~mdoyle/issues.html   (11085 words)

  
 Background on Religious Right
To the casual observer, the influence of the religious right appeared to wane after the collapse of the Moral Majority and the defeat of Pat Robertson's presidential candidacy in the 1988.
Leaders of the religious right have declared the United States "a Christian nation" and tout the need to elect officials who will take Biblical positions on public issues.
The Christian Coalition reports that their constituency of religious conservatives accounted for 33 percent of the national vote on November 8, with their voters contributing a net vote gain of roughly 6 percent for Republican candidates.
www2.hawaii.edu /~irohter/ReligiousRightNotesArticle.htm   (1656 words)

  
 Religious Movements Homepage: Gnosticism
It is a mixing of rites and myths from a variety of religious traditions, combining Occultism, Oriental Mysticism, astrology, magic, elements from Jewish tradition, Christian views of redemption, and even aspects of Plato's doctrine that man is not at home in the bodily realm (McManners: 26).
Since the Religious Movements Homepage seeks to promote religious tolerance and appreciation of the positive benefits of pluralism and religious diversity in human cultures, we encourage the use of alternative concepts that do not carry implicit negative stereotypes.
Mani, the leader of the Manicheaists, also did not believe in the drinking of wine, the blood of Christ, because he saw it as an invention of the devil.
religiousmovements.lib.virginia.edu /nrms/gnosticism.html   (2169 words)

  
 Archived: Guidelines for School Officials, Volunteers and Mentors Participating in Public School Community Partnerships
When members and leaders of faith communities volunteer in schools or volunteer to work with students and their families, they should and must act with the same understanding of the First Amendment as school officials have.
A religious leader who is asked by school officials to participate in crisis counseling should respond to the direct concerns of the students at a time of great sensitivity.
At the same time, a religious leader cannot use the occasion to proselytize on behalf of his or her own faith or encourage a student to attend the following week's service.
www.ed.gov /inits/religionandschools/v-guide.html   (1329 words)

  
 religious right watch: Why Religious Right Watch?
Religious Right Watch provides news and commentary about the Religious Right and related issues, including the Separation of Church and State, science education, the battle over judges, and relevant theological and cultural topics.
Religious Right Watch is an Internet-based project dedicated to educating people about one of the most important political movement in America in the last 30 years: the Religious Right, which is also known as the Christian Right because the vast majority of the Religious Right's leaders, members, and institutions are Christian.
The well-heeled leaders and their affiliated organizations are expected to come up with their own funds to pay for the plots hatched during the meetings.
www.religiousrightwatch.com /2005/07/why_religious_r.html   (5583 words)

  
 NEWS OF RELIGIOUS INTOLERANCE - 2000-FEB
We also have a list of religious tolerance news items for this month.
Authorities in central Russia are trying to shut down 13 religious communities in accord with the country's new law on religion, the Keston News Service reports.
See also our list of religious tolerance news items for a description of positive aspects to the Pope's visit.
www.religioustolerance.org /news_00feb.htm   (1481 words)

  
 What happened in the election?
But this was only the latest example of Democrats rolling over for Bush--all of which gave their "base" of Blacks, union members and working people little reason to vote.
The second assumption of Democratic leaders presumed that the party had something to say about the economy.
Second, Republicans will be under pressure from the hard core of religious conservatives to pack the courts with far-right judges who support outlawing abortion, among other reactionary policies.
socialistworker.org /2002-2/430/430_08_ElectionAnalysis.shtml   (1245 words)

  
 Texas Freedom Network: Religious Right Organizations
The CC is also a leader in the fight for mandated school prayer and actively promotes using public education tax dollars to fund private and religious schools through a voucher program.
Crediting himself for birthing the "religious right" movement in the United States with his Moral Majority group in 1979, Falwell said this year's election led him to renew his original passion to mobilize Christians in the United States to stand up for their faith and values in the public arena.
But it appears from their leaders’ rhetoric that this movement of men is also promising to put and keep women in submission to men.
www.tfn.org /religiousright/organizations/index.php   (3147 words)

  
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It is destroying the souls and lives of those who embrace it.' Eldredge's statement reflects a shift in priorities for many leaders of the religious right from activism on a broad agenda to making the elimination of gay rights their paramount objective.
To bolster their message, they are going to track scientific literature and seek to influence research towards a finding that homosexuality is not genetic....They also plan to buy ads in the media bolstering heterosexuality...They also developed a well-organized plan to pressure the media to cover the issues fhe way they want.
...the religious right groups plan to formulate the best case to take to the U.S. Supreme Court in their fight to deny civil rights for all gay men and lesbians.
www.qrd.org /qrd/religion/anti/religious.rights.secret.war   (435 words)

  
 Religious Institutions
The chief target was the liberal baby boomer generation of the Sixties whose religious leaders were accused of betraying successive generations.
So let us be blunt about it: we must use the doctrine of religious liberty to gain independence for Christian schools until we train up a generation of people who know that there is no religious neutrality, no neutral law, no neutral education, and no neutral civil government.
And when the litmus test for political office is a list of religious issues, that's a problem for a society organized around religious pluralism.
www.theocracywatch.org /relig_inst.htm   (5029 words)

  
 Leslie Veen's Sermons: A Question of the Heart
The leaders came because of stories that they had heard; stories which made them worry that Jesus was denigrating their religion and leading people away from strict observance of its laws.
In his answer to their accusations, Jesus showed that the religious leaders were really only concerned about human traditions.
Because of their focus on human traditions, the religious leaders were allowing vile human behaviors to go unchecked.
www.veen.com /leslie/sermons/a_question_of_the_heart.html   (2170 words)

  
 Politics1 - Guide to American Political Parties
The AFP's national leaders all resigned in mid-2003 after a radical group affiliated with ultra-right militia movement leader Bo Gritz purportedly grabbed control of key party elements for a short while.
Religious Right ideology (similar to the Constitution Party) -- into a national IAP organization was an effort started in 1998 by members of Utah IAP.
Founded by labor union leader, ex-Democratic elected official and pacifist Eugene V. Debs in 1900, the SP was once a mighty national third party.
www.politics1.com /parties.htm   (9359 words)

  
 The No-Fault No-Fly List: Washington's Most Irresponsible Agency Strikes Again   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
On the morning of September 12, 2001, airlines received a fax from the FAA with a list of 300 people classified as dangerous by federal agencies and who were henceforth prohibited from boarding any flight.
TSA spokeswoman Yolanda Clark claimed, “What is flawed in the identification system is the administration of this list.” But airlines do not have an incentive to persecute their would-be customers.
James Bovard is author of the forthcoming The Bush Betrayal as well as Lost Rights (1994) and Terrorism and Tyranny: Trampling Freedom, Justice and Peace to Rid the World of Evil (Palgrave-Macmillan, September 2003) and serves as a policy advisor for The Future of Freedom Foundation.
www.fff.org /comment/com0410d.asp   (823 words)

  
 Politics1 - Guide to the Inactive 2004 Democratic Presidential Prospects
The early response from labor union leaders, however, was warm praise mixed with pleas for him to remain in the Senate instead of running for President.
Gephardt's role as leader of the House Democrats for eight years created a natural, nationwide network of supporters and provided him with visible platform from which to be heard.
For the same reason, party leaders are excluding him from the debates -- even though he qualified for federal matching funds and raised over $5 million as of fall 2003 (which placed him ahead of Clark, Kucinich, Braun, and Sharpton in the money hunt).
www.politics1.com /dems04.htm   (13615 words)

  
 The Ultimate Religious leaders by year Dog Breeds Information Guide and Reference
The Ultimate Religious leaders by year Dog Breeds Information Guide and Reference
This is a list of the leaders of major religions in any given year.
2000 - 1999 - 1998 - 1997 - 1996 - 1995 - 1994 - 1993 - 1992 - 1991
www.dogluvers.com /dog_breeds/Religious_leaders_by_year   (641 words)

  
 SEXUALITY EDUCATION CURRICULA FOR FAITH COMMUNITIES
While a diversity of approaches and educational styles are used and the programs support the values of the particular faith community, each of the curricula listed below supports sexuality as a special gift to be nurtured through faith-filled practice, teaching, and dialogue.
We encourage readers to carefully review curricula to assure that they are appropriate for a specific faith community; however, readers may find useful lessons and approaches in curricula from denominations besides their own.
There is also a Leader's Resource Kit, which is a step-by-step guide to planning and implementing the curriculum.
www.religiousinstitute.org /curricula.html   (2409 words)

  
 China: Religious Persecution Persists
The history of religious activity in China, and that of ”western“ religions in particular, reinforces the official view that ”hostile elements from abroad,“ in conjunction with Chinese dissidents, intend to use religion to destabilize China, then overthrow its legitimate government.
From early 1994 through November 1995, repetitive instances of detentions, physical abuse, and exorbitant fines, followed by releases tended to occur in areas where foreigners actively proselytized and trained local lay leaders in doctrine and evangelical methodology.
Also victimized were cohesive religious communities which competed successfully against a party or government institution for the loyalty of the local populace.
www.hrw.org /summaries/s.china9512.html   (1190 words)

  
 People For the American Way - Individual Donors   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
Unlike some libertarian and neoconservative donors who either shy away from cultural and religious issues, or at the very least are not explicit in their support, Howard Ahmanson Jr.
While Hurtt bristles at suggestions that he represents the Religious Right and bills himself simply as a pro-business conservative, Religious Right leaders are not nearly so reticent.
Legatus aims to represent the Pope's religious activism and anti-communism in the workplace.
www.pfaw.org /pfaw/general/default.aspx?oid=2062   (1159 words)

  
 Religious Voices Worldwide
Beneath the public anti-choice assertions of some religious officials there lies a diversity of opinion and much tolerance regarding the practice of abortion.
Indeed, at the 1994 International Conference on Population and Development in Cairo and the 1995 Fourth World Conference on Women in Beijing, international coalitions of religious leaders joined to endorse recommendations that supported women's reproductive choice.
Rather, they have been chosen to illustrate the fact that, within diverse religious and philosophical traditions, religious leaders and thinkers have varying views on a woman's right to choose an abortion.
www.crlp.org /pub_fac_atkrel.html   (1906 words)

  
 Maxwell School of Syracuse University
An on-line list of Maxwell School experts, available for comment on the news and trends of the day.
Don Mitchell is professor of geography specializing in issues related to migratory labor and agricultural landscapes, urban public spaces (including their privatization), the homeless, hungry, and other marginal populations in U.S. cities, and cultural geography.
She is a regular panelist on the "Religion Matters" discussion program on WCNY-TV, serves as a consultant to ABC News on Catholicism and religious life, and has consulted on a number of documentaries.
www.maxwell.syr.edu /news/expertise/bios.asp   (8158 words)

  
 Creationist Fellowship: a Creation Science Organization
The victims of ungodly leaders and teachers who willfully reject God and creationism, are ceaselessly indoctrinated by evidence wrongly interpreted with the result that they know nothing of the biblical creationist model of origins.
The fellowship's leader Glenn Harris read the statements of purpose, and talked about the perspectives of creationism.
This list is that you may be aware that these exist, and does not necessarily imply endorsement of any organization by Creationist Fellowship.
www.creationist.com   (784 words)

  
 Medical/organ donors religious views
This is a list taken from the "Religious Issues in Donation and Transplantation" in the UNOS Organ Transplantation Medical School Curricullum.
Health-care professionals should work with local religious communities and clergy in order to create a better understanding of donation and transplantation and their relation to religious ideals.
Following is a summary of several major religious and ethnic traditions' basic beliefs associated with organ donation and transplantation:
tafkac.org /medical/organ_donors_religious_views.html   (657 words)

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