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  Islamic Precepts and Family Planning: The Perceptions Of Jordanian Religious Leaders and Their Constituents
Religious leaders were found to be less favorably disposed toward family planning than other elite groups (such as teachers and community leaders), but the authors did not compare religious leaders' responses with those of the general population.
Religious leaders also were asked about their public pronouncements regarding family planning, to which 36% replied that they had preached about family planning in the year preceding the survey.
Religious leaders were significantly more likely than their counterparts in the general public to report that they had obtained family planning information from the mass media.
www.agi-usa.org /pubs/journals/2611000.html   (8639 words)

  
 Encyclopedia: Religious leaders by year
This is a list of the leaders of major religions in any given year.
Leaders by year State leaders Religious leaders Intl organization leaders Colonial governors Canadian incumbents British incumbents German rulers US state governors Canadian incumbents in any given year.
1740 religious leaders - Events of 1741 - 1742 religious leaders - Religious leaders by year See also: List of state leaders in 1741 Buddhism Tibetan Buddhism - Kelzang Gyatso, Dalai Lama (1708-1757) Christianity Anglican Church - King George II of Great Britain, Supreme Governor of the Church of England and Defender of the...
www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Religious-leaders-by-year   (4028 words)

  
 Encyclopedia: 2003
January 30 - Iraq disarmament crisis: The leaders of Britain, Spain, Italy, Portugal, Hungary, Poland, Denmark, and the Czech Republic release a statement, the letter of the eight, demonstrating support for the United States' plans for an invasion of Iraq.
February 1 - In Northern Ireland, The Protestant UDA Belfast leader John Gregg is killed by a loyalist faction.
Jiāng Zémín (born August 17, 1926) was the core of the third generation of Communist Party of China leaders, serving as General Secretary of the Communist Party of China from 1989 to 2002, as President of the Peoples Republic of China from 1993 to 2003, and...
www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/2003   (10362 words)

  
 BBC NEWS | World | Middle East | Analysis: What now for Iran?
The result was that the reformists had little to show for their four years in parliament and seven in the presidency, and the public largely turned away from them.
That much was evident in last year's local elections, which saw the right-wing gain control of the local councils by default as their hard-core loyalists turned out while erstwhile reformist sympathisers stayed at home.
With his supporters in parliament reduced to a feeble rump and only one year left in office, most analysts now regard President Khatami as a lame duck who may be able to exercise moral authority and keep the voice of reform alive in office, but will be unable to achieve anything more tangible.
news.bbc.co.uk /1/hi/world/middle_east/3514551.stm   (1037 words)

  
 Boston.com / News / Local / Mass. / Religious leaders plead for peace in Boston's streets   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
Archbishop Sean P. O'Malley and other religious leaders pleaded for peace over the weekend after a spate of violence that has led the city enlist the help of federal and state law enforcement agencies.
Twenty-six people under the age of 24 have been killed in Boston this year, nearly double the number at this time last year, according to city and MBTA police.
Particularly troubling to civic and city leaders is the violence against young people, including one brazen daylight murder of a coach at a youth basketball game in July.
www.boston.com /news/local/massachusetts/articles/2004/08/07/religious_leaders_plead_for_peace_in_bostons_streets   (542 words)

  
 Suffering in Silence
It appears as if religious leaders have not learnt from the history of the world, where religion has remained as the number one reason for war, even to this very day.
Religious leaders and teachers should mingle with the ordinary citizen and appreciate what life is like for the ordinary citizen.
In the middle of the night, all citizens of whatever religious persuasion suffer the agony of a sleepless night.
www.addistribune.com /Archives/2004/02-01-04/Suffering.htm   (837 words)

  
 Religious Leaders Ahead in Iraq Poll (washingtonpost.com)
Leaders of Iraq's religious parties have emerged as the country's most popular politicians and would win the largest share of votes if an election were held today, while the U.S.-backed government of interim Prime Minister Ayad Allawi is losing serious ground, according to a U.S.-financed poll by the International Republican Institute.
More than 45 percent of Iraqis also believe that their country is heading in the wrong direction, and 41 percent say it is moving in the right direction.
The new poll, based on 2,000 face-to-face interviews conducted among all ethnic and religious groups nationwide between Sept. 24 and Oct. 4, shows that Iraqi support for the government has plummeted to about 43 percent who believe it is effective, down from 62 percent in a late-summer poll.
www.washingtonpost.com /wp-dyn/articles/A52674-2004Oct21.html   (756 words)

  
 Rebuild with Iraq religious assets | csmonitor.com
Political and religious leaders on all sides bear responsibility for describing the war in Iraq in religious terms.
Religious collaboration is the best way to realize each religion's constructive capacities for change without falling into the trap of remaking the state in the image of any one of them.
A multireligious committee should be formed, supported by respected religious leaders from the world's major faith traditions, to forge an Iraqi consensus on the widely shared values essential to good governance in Iraq.
www.csmonitor.com /2003/0519/p09s02-coop.html   (890 words)

  
 Crosswalk.com - Religious Leaders, Conservatives Revive Pro-Life Agenda in Australia
Abortion has been off the main Australian political agenda for many years, and the large political parties generally refrain from taking a party line on the matter, instead allowing their members a conscience vote as with other ethical-moral issues.
He also raised the question of whether a free ultrasound scan, enabling a mother to see the baby in her womb, should be included in counseling of women seeking to have an abortion.
In the one state that does, South Australia, more than 97 percent of abortions in a typical recent year were approved for reasons of the mother's mental well-being.
www.crosswalk.com /news/1310387.html   (722 words)

  
 Urantia Book, Paper 92: Section 5 -- The Great Religious Leaders   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
Most great religious epochs have been inaugurated by the life and teachings of some outstanding personality; leadership has originated a majority of the worth-while moral movements of history.
Many races have conceived of their leaders as being born of virgins; their careers are liberally sprinkled with miraculous episodes, and their return is always expected by their respective groups.
This period witnessed two religious movements: the disruption of the unity of Christianity in the Occident and the synthesis of a new religion in the Orient.
www.urantiabook.org /newbook/ppr092_5.html   (1041 words)

  
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The year 2000's rapid approach has made many more conscious of time's passage, and the most vivid symbol of that passage is the calendar.
Religious leaders used their influence to include celebrations such as Easter and other church holidays into the calendar system.
In the case of a particular year, it may be the collector's birth year or their mother's or father's birth year or some other year that has personal significance to them.
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 Bush aims to lower corporate hurdles for funds - Boston.com - Washington - News   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
President Bush plans a meeting of corporate and religious leaders next year to increase business contributions to social programs sponsored by religious organizations, the White House said on Monday.
Bush discussed the idea during a 40-minute meeting with 20 African-American leaders as part of his push to encourage contributions to faith-based groups that provide social service programs to their communities.
At next year's meeting, planned for March, the White House would emphasize ways that contributions can be made to social service programs sponsored by churches or other faith-based groups, without funding religious activity.
www.boston.com /news/nation/washington/articles/2005/07/25/bush_aims_to_lower_corporate_hurdles_for_funds   (340 words)

  
 Doing God's Work
Those links were weakened in the 1960s and 1970s, creating an entire generation of religious leaders who have little contact with the union movement.
But as the union leaders seek more community allies, they are finding that some religious groups are natural partners in the struggle for social justice.
Cornwell is seeking to mobilize students, faculty and religious leaders during the summer so janitors will have a base of support when classes resume in the fall.
www.aflcio.org /aboutus/thisistheaflcio/publications/magazine/godswork.cfm   (1260 words)

  
 DFS Network Forums - Denver says no to a religious float.   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
Some religious leaders suggest this year's earlier battles emboldened Christians to be more vocal in their desire to keep religion in the public square.
Said Maier: "It's a year when a lot of people woke up to a sense their religious identity is being challenged anywhere they look: in the movies, in how they acted politically, and now the expression of one of the most sacred days on the religious calendar.
Still other religious leaders say the community would be better served committing such zeal to other issues that deserve a religious voice.
www.bunkerforums.com /showthread.php?t=6191   (1158 words)

  
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SANA, 26 Sep 2005 (IRIN/PLUSNEWS) - Religious leaders from Djibouti, Somalia, Sudan and Yemen have agreed to create a network to combat HIV/AIDS in their countries and produce plans that aim to, among other things, train hundreds of their colleagues to get involved in fighting the pandemic.
The workshop supported discussions on the role of religious authorities in promoting awareness about HIV/AIDS, in reforming social behaviour as a preventative measure and in ensuring that people living with HIV/AIDS are not subjected to discrimination or deprivation of their inalienable human and religious rights.
While other sessions focused on enhancing the skills of religious leaders to communicate with the public, and more specifically, with vulnerable populations.
www.irinnews.org /report.asp?ReportID=49230&SelectRegion=Middle_East&SelectCountry=YEMEN   (761 words)

  
 God Takes No Side In War
Leaders of most major religions in this country had spoken out against the planned war.
One year ago I spoke out against the perverted interpretation of sacred scriptures to justify violence and death.
One year later, thousands of Iraqi men, women and children are dead.
mywebpages.comcast.net /brdonigan/cands/April_2004.htm   (826 words)

  
 Faithful will take a few moments for new year's prayer - 12/29/99   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
WARREN -- Spiritual leaders are hoping that people in Metro Detroit and around the world will add a minute of silent prayer to their millennium celebrations.
The wave was conceived by James Redfield, author of The Celestine Prophecy, and Marianne Williamson, a best-selling author and spiritual leader of the Church of Today in Warren.
The spiritual celebration of the new year is a growing trend among local churches.
www.detnews.com /2000/religion/0001/01/12290078.htm   (392 words)

  
 Religious leaders to be featured at lunchtime events - MIT News Office   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
Religious leaders to be featured at lunchtime events
The MIT Board of Chaplains is sponsoring a series of monthly lunchtime conversations with religious leaders from various traditions this year as part of an extended response to Sept. 11 and its aftermath.
Religious leaders featured - The MIT Board of Chaplains is sponsoring a series of monthly lunchtime conversations with religious leaders this year as part of an extended response to Sept. 11 and its aftermath.
web.mit.edu /newsoffice/2002/911-chaplainbox.html   (196 words)

  
 Bill Would Require Religious Leaders Report Child Abuse   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
Religious leaders would have to report suspected child abuse under a bill that was reintroduced Wednesday.
The legislation passed the Senate last year but died in a House committee after fundamentalist religious groups argued that it established a church and state relationship.
The bill, which is essentially unchanged from last year, would not apply to the "sacred trust" of a confession or to something said confidentially to a minister.
www.wcpo.com /news/2005/local/01/26/ohbill_childabuse.html   (204 words)

  
 Guardian Unlimited | Special reports | Business leaders lament year to forget
The annual shindig of business leaders and politicians in the Swiss alps is usually an opportunity for much backslapping about the inevitable triumph of market economies and the successes of the last year.
But for business leaders arriving in the ski resort this week for the meeting of the World Economic Forum, 2002 is the year they would rather forget.
This year soldiers on skis are patrolling the slopes, and the Swiss government has threatened to shoot down overflying aircraft.
www.guardian.co.uk /recession/story/0,7369,882051,00.html   (436 words)

  
 People For the American Way - October: Mayday for Marriage
On October 15, the National Mall stage was filled with Religious Right leaders, "ex-gays" and pastors, a former state legislator and former presidential candidates, all preaching politics with the fervor of a revival meeting.
Dobson is among Religious Right speakers who claim that supporters of marriage equality want to infringe on churches’ freedom to condemn gays.
Mayday for Marriage was sponsored by a wide variety of right-wing religious and political organizations, including the Alliance Defense Fund, Star Parker’s Coalition for Urban Renewal and Education, the Christian Coalition, and Promise Keepers.
www.pfaw.org /pfaw/general/default.aspx?oid=17324   (2158 words)

  
 Pro-Choice Clergy Raising Moral, Religious Voice
Pro-choice religious leaders are seeking to enter in the abortion debate with views different from the Catholic hierarchy and fundamentalist leaders.
In the past year, however, religious leaders have begun to speak out more clearly in response to the successes of the Bush administration.
After more than 30 years, she is still a strong supporter of a woman's right to choose.
www.womensenews.org /article.cfm/dyn/aid/1753   (922 words)

  
 JS Online: Groups aim to get more people to talk about death, dying   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
Nearly 1,000 letters have been sent to religious leaders and parish nurses throughout the greater Milwaukee area, inviting them to take a closer look at a topic people are uncomfortable talking about - death and dying.
Education to improve the skills of religious leaders and others in dealing with death and grieving is part of it.
Last year, more than a dozen congregations in Menomonee Falls and nearby portions of Waukesha, Milwaukee and Washington counties participated in the first local observance.
www.jsonline.com /lifestyle/religion/oct01/sab27102601a.asp?format=print   (443 words)

  
 Religious leaders to boost HIV/AIDS awareness   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
The info-kit entitled, "Role of Religious leaders in HIV/AIDS prevention", sets out the basic facts about HIV/AIDS, including modes of transmission and means of prevention.
Through the info-kit, religious leaders have been asked to raise awareness on HIV/AIDS in their daily sermons after prayers and other administrative gatherings by discussing preventive ways and also to avoid discrimination against HIV-positive people.
For this purpose, national and provincial consultations and training were held in September and October this year, involving some 200 religious leaders from all major sects.
www.irinnews.org /print.asp?ReportID=44604   (513 words)

  
 BBC NEWS | UK | UK religious leaders in G8 plea
Leaders from the Christian, Jewish and Muslim faiths have urged Tony Blair to play "the fullest part" in helping the world's poorest countries.
The letter is from by the Archbishops of Canterbury and Westminster, the Chief Rabbi, the Council of Mosques and Imams chair and the Free Churches head.
All the leaders at the summit must use their "huge power" to meet the international community's goals of halving extreme poverty and hunger in the next decade and reducing infant mortality by two-thirds.
news.bbc.co.uk /1/low/uk/4628453.stm   (554 words)

  
 Former Exile Is Selected As Interim Iraqi Leader (washingtonpost.com)
But that tie, along with Allawi's links to the CIA and his three-decade absence from the country, could prove controversial among ordinary Iraqis, who remain deeply suspicious of politicians who lived abroad and were backed by Western governments.
But council members insisted that the prime minister be a leader of a large Shiite political party, council sources said, adding that some members even hinted that they would withhold support for the interim government if Brahimi did not pick a Shiite politician.
Because the Supreme Council and Dawa are religious parties with almost no non-Shiite members, the official said, Abdel-Mehdi and Jafari were less attractive to Brahimi, Bremer and presidential envoy Robert D. Blackwill, the trio charged with forming the interim government.
www.washingtonpost.com /wp-dyn/articles/A62691-2004May28.html   (800 words)

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