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	International Religious Freedom Report 2002: Ukraine
		The leader of the Muslims of Crimea is Mufti Emirali Ablayev.
		Some religious leaders allege that local government officials in the east and west favor the predominant confessions, although each of the major religions and many of the smaller ones maintain a presence in all parts of the country.
		The March 2002 parliamentary elections, in which some priests of various Orthodox communities were accused of endorsing particular political parties or candidates in their sermons, added to the already tense inter-Orthodox relations, while tensions persisted over the continued presence of crosses at several Jewish burial grounds.
	www.state.gov /g/drl/rls/irf/2002/13988.htm (5400 words)

	International Religious Freedom Report 2002: Rwanda
		Religious leaders reportedly cooperated with the Government in limiting nighttime religious meetings and did not view the restriction as an infringement on their religious freedom.
		In February 2002, government authorities forbade Pasteur Bizimungu, a former president of the country who organized a political party that was banned by the Government in 2001, from attending public church services; authorities charged that Bizimungu's presence would be "divisive." The Government's action reportedly was politically motivated.
		Some religious leaders were perpetrators of violence and discrimination, and several members of the clergy of various faiths have faced charges of genocide in Rwandan courts, in the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR) in Arusha, Tanzania, and in foreign courts, notably in Belgium.
	www.state.gov /g/drl/rls/irf/2002/13850.htm (1948 words)

	Christian Leaders to Bush: Reconsider Plans to Invade Iraq
		As American religious leaders, we have sought during this year to listen, to learn, and to grow in our faith and compassion both for persons in our congregations and also for those many outside of our churches.
		We, leaders of American churches and church-related organizations, are alarmed by recent statements by yourself and others in the Administration about pre-emptive military action against Iraq for the expressed purpose of toppling the regime of Saddam Hussein.
		As Christian religious leaders responsible for millions of U.S. citizens we expect our government to reflect the morals and values we hold dear – pursuing peace, not war; working with the community of nations, not overthrowing governments by force; respecting international law and treaties while holding in high regard all human life.
	www.ncccusa.org /news/02news83.html (876 words)

	Religious Leaders Oppose State Lottery (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Religious leaders from across the state gathered in Raleigh on Monday to speak in one, unified voice against a state-sponsored lottery.
		A list of religious leaders who oppose the lottery was also distributed to members of the legislature.
		These groups gathered to make it clear to legislators that a state lottery is bad public policy, exploits the poor, sends the wrong message to our citizens and is contrary to numerous fundamental religious tenants.
	www.ncfpc.org /stories/020628s1.html (99 words)

	U.S. Newswire : Releases : "Religious Leaders Support Sex Education That Includes Abstinence AND Contraception..." (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Religious leaders are advocating for sex education that includes abstinence and contraception.
		The Religious Declaration is a consensus statement created by theologians and ethicists from a broad range of religious traditions and currently endorsed by over 2,100 religious leaders across the United States.
		It builds the capacity of religious institutions and clergy to offer sexuality education within the context of their own faith traditions and to advocate for sexual rights; and educates the public and policy makers about this vision of sexual morality, justice, and healing.
	releases.usnewswire.com /GetRelease.asp?id=4246 (867 words)

	United States Commission on International Religious Freedom: Media Room: 2002 Press Releases: Letter to Secretary Powell (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		In February-April 2002 in the state of Gujarat, after 58 Hindus were killed on a train in Godhra, at least 1,000 Muslims were killed and more than 100,000 forced to flee their homes as a result of violence by Hindu mobs.
		Shi'a (including Ismaili) clerics and religious scholars continue to be detained and imprisoned for their religious views, which differ from those of the government.
		Members of unrecognized religious communities-including Baha'is, Baptists, Hare Krishnas, Jehovah's Witnesses, Muslims operating independently of the Sunni Muslim Board, Pentecostals, and Seventh-day Adventists-have reportedly been arrested, detained (with allegations of torture and other ill-treatment), imprisoned, deported, harassed, and fined, and have had their services disrupted, congregations dispersed, religious literature confiscated, and places of worship destroyed.
	uscirf.com /mediaroom/press/2002/september/09302002_powell.html (1778 words)

	FORWARD : Forward 50 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Leading the list are a brace of politicians, thinkers and activists who have helped frame America's response to the threats, driving the administration's war policy or leading opposition to it, rallying support for beleaguered Israel and building new and unfamiliar alliances.
		Because of the sharpness of the debates there are fewer consensus leaders on the list this year than in years past, and more ideologues of right and left.
		She is currently chairing the U.S. Commission on international religious freedom, a government body created in 1998 to monitor religious freedom in other countries and advise the president, secretary of state and Congress on how best to promote it.
	www.forward.com /issues/2002/02.11.15/forward50.html (8784 words)

	Religious Organization Resolutions
		Enlist the help of religious educators, youth group advisors, and committees that work on human rights issues that are already a part of the congregation.
		Consult with your religious leader(s) during the writing process to ensure that you are preserving the intentions and objectives of your organization as a whole.
		If your religious organization is not a Muslim group, establish relationships with the Arab and Muslim members of your community by contacting their local houses of worship and utilizing contacts that may already exist in your coalition of civil liberties supporters.
	www.bordc.org /involved/religious (1138 words)

	PDS Russia Religion News December 2002
		The subject of religious culture should be in the schools and the level of its teaching should be controlled by both the church and the state.
		Adopted 11 December 2002, unanimously, by 303 participants in the conference, citizens of the Russian federation, Ukraine, Federal Republic of Germany, Canada, and representatives of twelve dioceses of the Russian and Ukrainian Orthodox churches.
		In today's issue of Gazeta he was named as one of the leaders of the group that prepared a report devoted to religious extremism for an upcoming joint session of the State Council, Security Council, and Council for Relations with Religious Organizations of the presidential administration of the Russian federation.
	www.stetson.edu /~psteeves/relnews/0212c.html (5192 words)

	BasicFellowship.com : Prisoner List (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		A member of the South China Church she was arrested October 2002 and received a three year sentence.
		He was the leader of Eritreaâs Full Gospel Church, which is comprised of 120 to 150 house meeting groups.
		He was arrested September 25, 2004 when mosque leaders saw the cross he was wearing and questioned him as he visited the restroom during a break on a bus ride.
	www.persecution.com /basic/prisonerList.cfm?Country=ALL (1643 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)

	Spiritual or Religious: March 2002 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		The Religious person acknowledges only their own path; the Spiritual person sees that there are many paths to the Divine and theirs is but one.
		Religious people follow the letter of religion, but often not the Spirit of it.
		The Religious leaders put forth the letter of their own faith, but often repressed other faiths.
	www.echoedvoices.org /Mar2002/Spiritual_or_Religious.html (1050 words)

	Religion of History's 100 Most Influential People
		Other philosophers on this list made contributions which had an impact on religion but are not founders of a religion or branch of religion.
		Was it not the influence of a Christian mother on her son, the leader of the Soviet Union, and a Christian American President, working with Mikhail Gorbachev that brought an end to the cold war.
		My choice of Muhammad to lead the list of the world's most influential persons may surprise some readers and may be questioned by others, but he was the only man in history who was supremely successful on both the religious and secular levels...
	www.adherents.com /adh_influ.html (4283 words)

	The Nassau Guardian - Religious leaders receive Global Leadership Award
		In what could only be descried as a glamorous and prestigious occasion, local religious leaders and pastors representing a cross section of the nations churches and denominations were presented with the first ever Global Leadership Award.
		Some twenty-six leaders including heads of the Catholic, Baptist, Anglican, Methodist, Seventh Day Adventist and Prophecy Churches were each presented with a specially designed crystal eagle, representing the soaring, determined and focus attitude that every leader should possess.
		The awards were given to local and international religious, civic and national leaders for their contributions to nation building and the advancement of the Kingdom of God.
	www.thenassauguardian.com /religion/279909249165216.php (219 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.
		Polls repeatedly showed in 2002 that the nomination appeared to be Gore's for the asking -- but he announced in December 2002 that he would not run in 2004.
	www.politics1.com /dems04.htm (13615 words)

	RELIGIOUS INTOLERANCE IN THE NEWS
		We also have a list of news items related to religious tolerance and peace.
		If this list were available in the past, it would have dealt with the great ethical question(s) of the day.
		Not included in either list are reports of the actions of millions of devout believers of all faiths, who, day after day, help the hungry, homeless, broken and hurting throughout the world.
	www.religioustolerance.org /intol_news.htm (761 words)

	[R-G] FW: 100+ religious leaders arrested in NYC anti-war action
		Following an interfaith vigil in Dag Hammarskjold Plaza, more than 100 ministers, imams, rabbis, nuns, lay leaders, seminarians, and faith-based community organizers blocked the sidewalk and were arrested in front of the U.S. Mission to the United Nations.
		He was giving voice to a call that more and more people of conscience, both within and outside religious institutions, hear in their hearts.
		It is a call from a creative force in the universe, of many names or no name at all, to block this war machine with both their spirits and their bodies.
	lists.econ.utah.edu /pipermail/rad-green/2002-December/005744.html (965 words)

	Leaders Assess Impact of New French Religion Law
		A controversial new law on religion in France may not be the threat to religious liberty some critics had feared, Baptist and evangelical church leaders here say.
		Concern and opposition to the law were aroused in France and abroad by both the law and a list of 172 religious groups the French government said could be dangerous.
		That list included several groups Southern Baptists generally regard as cults, including the Church of Scientology, Mormons and Jehovah's Witnesses.
	www.rickross.com /reference/general/general426.html (1193 words)

	Informed Comment
		It is a complete listing of the parties, coalitions and individuals that are contesting the January 30 elections.
		Where the list consists of a single individual, the voter would have to really want that person in parliament, and he or she would need on the order of 44,000 votes.
		So Iraqis are expected to vote for a list based on the head of the list, who is known, and its general orientation.
	www.juancole.com /2005/01/electoral-lists-kind-person-in-baghdad.html (1327 words)

	United States Commission on International Religious Freedom: Media Room: 2002 Press Releases: Commission Urges ...
		WASHINGTON – The U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom, an independent federal agency advising the Administration and Congress, wrote to President Bush January 31 to urge him to raise religious-freedom issues with Pakistani President Musharraf during the latter’s upcoming visit to Washington.
		The U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom, pursuant to its advisory responsibilities under the International Religious Freedom Act of 1998 (IRFA), respectfully urges you to raise religious-freedom concerns with Pakistan’s President Pervez Musharraf during his upcoming visit to Washington.
		The Commission found that the government of Pakistan was not doing enough to protect the religious freedom of its citizens and that certain aspects of Pakistani law not only violate international standards of religious freedom but contribute to an atmosphere antagonistic to the full exercise of religious freedom by many of Pakistan’s citizens.
	uscirf.com /mediaroom/press/2002/february/02042002_commission.html (773 words)

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	Religious Resources for Scout Leaders on the Internet (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Here are a some great links to prayers, graces, inspirations and other religious resources for Boy Scout and Girl Scout Leaders on the internet.
		A list of dates and religious observances that must be adhered to by the individual.
		The chaplain and chaplain aide have an opportunity to be a friend to the Scouts and leaders and to contribute to their spiritual welfare and growth.
	www.naums.org /ministry/resorces.htm (390 words)

	Human Rights Watch World Report 2003: Europe & Central Asia: Russian Federation
		Chechen rebel forces assassinated dozens of local civil servants and religious leaders for their cooperation with the Russian government, and in numerous sweep operations Russian troops committed serious human rights violations.
		In September 2002, Danilov was released from custody due to a serious heart condition, but the charges against him remained.
		As of October 2002, the fate and whereabouts of both aid workers were unknown.
	www.hrw.org /wr2k3/europe11.html (4312 words)

	Winds of Change.NET: How To Support The Troops
		FYI, A reader has a message for many of the organizations listed here: If your organization is a registered U.S. nonprofit (usually 501c3), please head over to http://www.guidestar.com and input your organization's EIN and information.
		Note that OMP do not appear to be a registered charity, but they are listed on the U.S. Department of Defense America Supports You site and I receive their e-newsletter.
		On one of my email lists, there was a 'magazine drive' - apparently a number of the SOG folks were going back to 1911's, and there was a shortage of good quality magazines for them.
	www.windsofchange.net /archives/003234.php (8800 words)

	Journalists in prison, 2004
		This list represents a snapshot of all journalists incarcerated at midnight on December 31, 2004.
		In December 2002, Mao was transferred to a convalescence hospital after his health had sharply declined as a result of being confined to his cell.
		During a July 2002 fact-finding mission to the capital, Asmara, CPJ delegates confirmed that on or about February 15, Eritrean authorities arrested Said, a journalist for the state-run Eritrean State Television (ETV); Ahmed, a journalist with the Arabic-language service of ETV; and Aljezeeri, a journalist for Eritrean State Radio.
	www.cpj.org /Briefings/2005/imprisoned_04/imprisoned_04.html (16532 words)

	wcr:11/18/2002 -- Church leaders on list of Kyoto supporters
		Several religious leaders are on a list of about 150 "prominent Canadians" including authors, entertainers, scientists and athletes, who signed a declaration calling for the immediate ratification of the Kyoto Protocol.
		Peter Schonenbach, general secretary of the CCCB; Sister Gloria Drouillard, provincial superior of the Sisters of the Holy Names; Father Jim Profit, ecology project of the Jesuit Centre for Faith and Justice; and Father Jean-Marc LaPorte, provincial of the Jesuits of Upper Canada are Catholic leaders whose names are on the growing list.
		The list of prominent Canadians also includes leaders of the Anglican, United and Lutheran churches, a leading rabbi and the general secretary of the Canadian Council of Churches.
	www.wcr.ab.ca /news/2002/1118/kyoto111802.shtml (460 words)

	Bush Lies...
		I don't believe it." What follows, then, is an informal listing of just some of the lies he typically tells, starting from 2/01.
		Now, of course, we all know that Gore lies, Lott lies, Cheney lies, etc. But the difference between those liars and Bush is the Resident tells us that he is telling the truth when he is lying.
		But this month, Bush appointed to a top post in his Agriculture Department a confessed corner-cutter: a businessman who has admitted to pushing the limits of the law to boost his farm subsidies.
	www.bushwatch.com /bushlies.htm (7102 words)

	Rulers
		This site contains lists of heads of state and heads of government (and, in certain cases, de facto leaders not occupying either of those formal positions) of all countries and territories, going back to about 1700 in most cases.
		Recent foreign ministers of all countries are listed separately.
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	rulers.org (629 words)

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