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Converting from Judaism requires faith - smh.com.au The Ministry of Religious Affairs is entitled, according to Israeli law, to look and see if the certificate is correct and to be sure that you are the same person whose name is on the certificate. ACRI said the Interior Ministry had ordered the woman to convert formally and the religious ministry was so far failing to let her. Asked why the Israeli Government concerns itself directly with the religious beliefs of its citizens, she said the law on religious registration was introduced by the British authorities after World War I, when the League of Nations mandated Britain to run the former Turkish province of Palestine. www.smh.com.au /articles/2002/12/27/1040511177301.html   (1261 words)

Religious ministry (Christian) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Ministry, in Christianity, is the activity carried out by members of the church in fulfilment of the church's mission. In some ministries, the children are also placed separate from the rest of the congregation, such as during Sunday school and youth programs. An alternative to age-specific ministry gaining ground is the concept of inter-generational ministry, which seeks to include all age and peer groups in primary church functions. en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Religious_ministry_(Christian)   (683 words)

BBC News | MIDDLE EAST | Barak abolishes religious ministry The move is expected to anger religious parties, particularly the ultra-Orthodox Shas party, which has already withdrawn from Mr Barak's government in protest over his peace negotiations with the Palestinians. She says that Shas and other ultra-orthodox religious parties believe that religious laws are more important than governmental or judicial edicts, but that secular Israelis fear that these views threaten Israel's democracy. The Israeli cabinet approved the decision to abolish the Religious Affairs Ministry but it has yet to be approved by the Knesset, which is currently in recess. news.bbc.co.uk /1/hi/world/middle_east/909400.stm   (579 words)

Religious Activies   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-28) Religious ministry to the incarcerated is as old as incarceration itself. Religious representation in ADC is accomplished through the services of 44 correctional chaplains and nearly 600 volunteers. For this reason, some practices or religious supplies utilized by practitioners of a given faith on the street may not be authorized in the prison setting. www.adc.state.az.us /Religious.htm   (340 words)

Pope John Paul II   15 February 1995   General Audience To this end, institutes offer formation so that religious may be firmly guided from their youth in a life of holiness and acquire solid convictions and habits of life that are evangelically austere. Thus an increasingly visible witness of evangelical poverty is to be hoped for and expected from religious priests, which, in addition to sustaining them on their way to the perfection of love, can encourage diocesan priests to seek practical ways of living a life of greater poverty, especially by pooling some of their resources. From religious priests, therefore, not only is formal obedience to the Church's hierarchy expected and hoped for, but also a spirit of loyal, friendly and generous co-operation with it. www.ewtn.com /library/PAPALDOC/JP2F295.HTM   (991 words)

UUA Programs & Services: Ministry & Professional Leadership   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-28) The Ministry and Professional Leadership's goal is to encourage excellence in ministry, religious education, and other forms of professional religious leadership. It serves ministers, congregations and religious professionals by providing counsel, leadership, and resources; and supports education, credentialing, and settlement for ministers and religious educators. Community Ministry: to educate and empower community ministers to successfully bridge the gap between the granting of preliminary and final fellowship. www.uua.org /ministry/index.html   (446 words)

Ministry of Religious Affairs A religious council has the same number of members as the local-authority council, with representatives of all segments of the population who are interested in the provision of religious needs. Religious council candidates are nominated 45% by the Minister of Religious Affairs, 45% by the local authority, and 10% by the local rabbinate. Religious court verdicts are implemented and enforced - as for the civil court system - by the police, bailiff's office, and other agencies. www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org /jsource/Politics/relig.html   (1216 words)

religious ministry Religious communities have always been known for undertaking special ministries in the Church. Some religious communities, such as the Jesuits and the Sisters of St. Joseph, have undertaken the precious ministry of Catholic education. However, through the years, these ministries have been found to support the founders’ charisms and desires and have been most beneficial for the Church’s growth. www.catholicherald.com /aucoin/aucoin01/aucoin1129.htm   (628 words)

Barak Axes Religious Affairs Ministry   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-28) Beilin said that over the years, the ministry has been allocating resources based on "partisan or ideological" interests and that transferring its services will ensure that decisions will be made on the basis of professional criteria. The annual budget for the ministry and local religious councils is meager, say critics, so talk of substantial savings is not credible. The declaration to close the Ministry does not require a Knesset majority, but the transfer of the authorities to other government offices does require such a majority, which Barak does not have at this time. www.worthynews.com /news-features/barak-axes-religious-affairs-ministry.html   (332 words)

CONFERENCE ON THE FUTURE OF RELIGIOUS COLLEGES For a college to be directly influenced by a particular religion and to want a future as a religious college communicates to the secular academic world that the institution possesses: (1) a sense of its own distinctiveness and difference within the academy; and, (2) a conviction that it makes a purposeful contribution to higher learning. If there is a future for the religious college it is or will be because the religious college makes a distinctive contribution to the transmission of and the creation of knowledge that is at the heart of the academic endeavor. Once the distinctive identity of the religious college is established, the future of the institution depends upon the way in which that identity influences or impacts the academic enterprise and life beyond it. publicaffairs.cua.edu /news/01religiouscolleges.htm   (2925 words)

DOC Transitional Services Division Religious Services The religious activities at Lieber were made possible through the services of two full-time prison chaplains, four inmate clerks to the chaplains, several inmate religious leaders, and approximately 232 volunteers from the community. Religiously involved inmates, however, were slightly younger, more educated, were more likely to have suffered physical/sexual abuse and have a current sexual conviction, and they had more prior convictions. In South Carolina we studied 82 ministry volunteers and found they were moved to work in the prison system by two major motivations: 1) to act on their faith; and 2) to make a difference. www.oregon.gov /DOC/TRANS/religious_services/rs_article2.shtml   (2925 words)

Kuwait Government, MINISTRY OF RELIGIOUS ENDOWMENTS AND ISLAMIC AFFAIRS Dr Abdullah Maatouq Al-Maatouq The Ministry of Religious Endowments and Islamic Affairs (Awqaf) was established in 1945 and has about 2,400 employees. The Ministry of Awqaf represents the religious forum of Kuwait and has worked hard to fulfil many of its objectives at both local and international levels. In addition, the Ministry organises lectures and symposia in coordination with other government agencies such as the Ministry of Defence, Ministry of Interior, the Amiri Guard, Ministry of Social Affairs and Labour and the Ministry of Education. www.kuwait-info.com /sidepages/state_ministries_awqafislamic.asp   (311 words)

CUA School of Theology and Religious Studies Education for ordained ministry at The Catholic University of America derives from a 1927 mandate of the university's Board of Trustees to provide a seminary course for the education of candidates for the priesthood. The judgments about a candidate's qualifications and readiness for ordination belong to the candidate and to the seminary or house of studies in which he is enrolled with the final judgment made by his ecclesiastical superior. The doctor of ministry is a professional doctorate that focuses upon pastoral ministry in Adult Spiritual Formation, Liturgical Studies, and Pastoral Care and Counseling. religiousstudies.cua.edu /associations/seminarians.cfm   (2108 words)

International Religious Freedom Report 2002: Haiti 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. The Ministry of Religious Affairs administers the relevant laws and is responsible for registering churches, clergy, and missionaries. Registered religious groups are required to submit an annual report of their activities to the Ministry. www.state.gov /g/drl/rls/irf/2002/14048.htm   (1649 words)

Algeria The Government continued to require religious organizations to register; non-Islamic proselytizing is a deportable offense for foreigners, and the importation of religious texts still faces lengthy delays for government approval. According to the Ministry of Religious Affairs, the Ministry of the Interior is responsible for determining the punishment against a nonrecognized association. Private religious primary and secondary schools operate in the country; however, the Government did not extend recognition to these institutions during the reporting year, and, therefore, private school students must register as independent students within the public school system to take national baccalaureate examinations. www.state.gov /g/drl/rls/irf/2005/51596.htm   (3170 words)

Religious Ministries - Directory of Catholic Vocations and Religious Communities When one attempts to justify the rationale and the validity of a religious career in today's society, there is a strong tendency to remain engrossed merely in its circumferential elements such as service to people in need, improvement of the qualitative aspects of human interaction, and the like. Some are wont to falsify, more or less seriously, the essence of religious careers and their total ecclesiastical dimension, each time they view an external, visible element as the living core or a religious career. The religious is, therefore, challenged to tailor the message to the audience, to communicate on terms which the target group can relate to. www.religiousministries.com /index.asp?section=editorial   (2976 words)

Pilot Stories - 5/7/2004 - Music ministry helps religious education program reach youth The music ministry, described as a contemporary Christian band by its founder Peter Allen, is part of the religious education-youth ministry programs at St. Theresa Parish. Ministries such as PS 95 and other religious education programs are supported by the Office of Religious Education of the Archdiocese of Boston, which is funded by donations made to the Annual Catholic Appeal. As an addition to the religious education curriculums used at St. Theresa Parish (“Christ Jesus the Way” for grades one through six and “Living Our Faith” for grades seven and eight), PS 95 seeks to support catechists in their quest to extend the parents’ role in passing on the faith to their children. www.rcab.org /Pilot/2004/ps040507/Music_ministry.html   (717 words)

UUCR Religious Education Ministry Committee To assist both the DRE and the Congregation in maintaining the professional character of religious education and helping to make sure the needs of both are met. In areas identified as requiring clarification, the committee will facilitate understanding of religious education through newsletter articles, small group discussions or workshops or other means of communication judged appropriate for the occasion. Reviewing and assisting the DRE with the planning of his or her continuing education program, or other professional development needs, and to advocate such plans to the church board and congregation, including the identification of appropriate funding requirements. www.uuroanoke.org /remc.htm   (1341 words)

Logo Design - The Daily Logo (Quest Kids Children's Church Group & Religious Ministry) Oct 6, 2003 Quest Kids is the children's division of the Alliance Ministry and Church Group that shares the Bible message through religious teachings and 'kid friendly' activities. When dealing with religious or spiritual logos and designs, a designer must use a level of taste, sensitivity and understanding of the religious icons involved. Quest Kids is the children's ministry of Alliance that shares the Bible message through the use of video, music, powerpoint, multimedia. www.thelogofactory.com /logo_design/logos_061003.html   (347 words)

RELIGIOUS EDUCATION MINISTRY WITH YOUTH This multifaceted volume provides the religious educator of youth with solid empirical data on the psychological and religious development of youth, together with that fruitful theoretical foundation so necessary developing effective and long-lasting practices. The spirit of this book revolves around a profound respect for youth and the impact which their deep-down religiousness can have on themselves, on society in general, and on the churches. This volume sees the thoroughgoing religiousness of youth as being applied not only to their own personal lives, but also to helping them religiously re-energize society and the church. bham.net /releduc/expandedview/religious_education_ministry_with.htm   (535 words)

Ministry - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Ministry (collective executive) (often the Ministry), the complete body of government ministers (whether or not they are in cabinet) under the leadership of a prime minister The Ministry, also known as the Aireacht, the cabinet of the government established by the revolutionary Irish Republic of 1919-1922. Ministry of Darkness, a professional wrestling faction led by the Undertaker in the WWF during 1999. en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Ministry   (168 words)

UUA Programs & Services Religious Education Credentialing Office The goal of the new program is to strengthen Unitarian Universalist religious education through the continued development and professionalization of lay religious educators, and by providing a clear and effective system for standards and recognition of these achievements. Educational standards for Ministers of Religious Education are established and evaluated by the Ministerial Fellowship Committee. Ministers of Religious Education are required to: have a Master of Divinity or equivalent, graduate work in areas of Religious Education, A Clinical Pastoral Program, and a supervised ministerial internship. www.uua.org /programs/ministry/reco   (390 words)

Emergency Religious Support on the Empty Battlefield To maintain seamless religious support, the unit ministry team must be able to communicate with the soldier — from the installation sustaining base to the deployed unit — in order to provide for the free exercise of religion without impediment. Religious support resources decrease in the area of operations — RC unit ministry teams will deactivate and shift to redeployment missions — while casualty support becomes the focus of the commander’s religious support requirements. In applying the principle of objective to religious support, the senior force chaplain ensures that each planned religious support task that is allocated unit ministry team assets has a purpose and the purpose must support the commander’s intent and the religious support plan. www.usachcs.army.mil /TACarchive/ACCOMO/hobsonm.htm   (8614 words)

Religious Ministries - Directory of Catholic Vocations and Religious Communities The Religious Ministries Online Directory allows you to request more information from anyone listed in our database. This feature will allow you to get all of the information you need to make the decision that is right for you. From there, you will be able to view detail listings as well as contact some of the organizations that you wish to receive more information from. www.religiousministries.com   (150 words)

oznik.com words: Converted to Islam? The Government Will Send You To A Psychiatrist, Joseph Algazy, Haaretz 12 Dec. 2002 A visited the Ministry of Religious Affairs six times, to meet different individuals - people who presented themselves as a rabbi, a lawyer, a social worker, and a psychiatrist - each, in turn, interrogated her and tried talking her into reneging her conversion. K refused to present a conversion certificate from the Ministry of Religious Affairs, because she considers this requirement illegal and irrelevant for the registry of her marriage. In his experience, he said, until about three years ago, a Jew that converted to Islam was given a hearing at the Ministry of Religious Affairs, or at a rabbinical court, to ascertain the decision was made out of their own free will, and in an attempt to dissuade them. oznik.com /words/021212.html   (1748 words)

USA Religious News County officials say the Bible study and religious ministry classes at the church were not included as part of its use permit, which was issued in 1999. When that permit was approved, the legal organization asserts, as far as the County was concerned there was no issue that religious education, which had already taken place at the church since the 1980s, was a central element of the church's mission. Although McLean Bible Church entered into an agreement with Capitol Bible Seminary to administer some aspects of its Bible study and religious ministry classes, ACLJ maintains that this has not changed the church's educational programs or purpose, nor has it affected the scope, nature and relative size of the classes offered. www.usareligiousnews.com /newsArticle.php?ID=584   (662 words)

MINISTRY OF RELIGIOUS AFFAIRS AND ENDOWMENTS   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-28) The vision of the AWQAF is to enable the people of Iraq to realize the benefits of tolerant, moderate, ecumenical religious practices by supporting respected religious and political leaders in the establishment of religious institutions and processes that reinforce these practices. Directly engage respected, tolerant, moderate religious leaders as advisors to the OCPA in the administration of the AWQAF until such a time as OCPA can effectively transition ministry administration to an Iraqi Authority. However, as complex religious, social and political dimensions become more important, it is critical that OCPA leadership be assigned to a respected and knowledgeable Iraqi and that the advisory team be more effectively engaged. www.cpa-iraq.org /factsheets/070703_Religious_Affairs.html   (274 words)

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