Sentences with phrase «faith leaders»

A large delegation of Catholic clergy and faith leaders from around the city were there to join the service, processing in.

On that note, he is not the only faith leader who's got climate on the mind.

Every other faith leader of good conscience has backed out.

As faith leaders, we are called to love our neighbors, to welcome the stranger and to stand with the vulnerable.

By contrast, similar messages delivered by faith leaders provided reassurance and hope.

It will also cover how faith leaders can engage schools.

Such cases are few and far between, but many faith leaders aren't eager to play the odds.

Several different faith leaders said that the young people of their congregation inspired them to take action.

Nearly 100 faith leaders came together to demand that city - subsidized companies pay their workers more.

But with their moral voice and moral sway, their role has special importance, and wise faith leaders work hard to combat such tendencies.

Why are faith leaders considered the voice of morality?

This proves yet again, that when people listen to there faith leaders, they make dumb choices.

I'm a Christian and I could care less what faith our leaders have as long as they lead the country towards a direction of global prosperity and and peace.

That's wonderful in principle — I'd support it through thick and thin — but it's virtually impossible to find other representative faith leaders.

Today faith leaders from every corner of the world are connecting the dots between our heads and our hearts, between the scientific facts about climate change and our human response.

Other faith leaders, teachers, coaches anyone really.

The emerging understanding of how widespread sexual violence is, especially in conflict situations, also points to transmission routes; the potential for moral and pragmatic leadership by faith leaders is enormous.

They now also recognise the role of faith leaders in the fight against knife crime: asking them to join weapon sweeps of areas where gang members stash knives.

President Donald Trump marks the National Day of Prayer with faith leaders in the White House Rose Garden amid a firestorm over payments to a porn actress.

Baltimore, M.D. — Today, Pastor Michael Phillips, coalition member for Faith Leaders for Excellent Schools released the following statement in response to Gov. Hogan's veto of the Protect Our Schools Act of 2017.

Reverend Kip Banks, representing faith leaders across D.C. who are ready to put a price on carbon in the District, called for a carbon price as a moral solution to climate change.

The Archbishop of Canterbury has added his signature to a letter by faith leaders calling for the Assisted... More

The Social Liberal Forum, which backed the motion on Food Poverty passed unanimously at Liberal Democrat Spring Conference earlier this year, applauds and welcomes further pressure by End Hunger Fast and faith leaders on this issue which so gravely concerns all of us.

Mr. Williams joins several heavyweights — Assemblyman Keith Wright, State Senator Bill Perkins, and former Assemblyman Adam Clayton Powell IV — and a couple of political newcomers — faith leader Suzan Johnson Cook and stay - at - home dad Mike Gallagher — in the race.

The Prince of Wales has met faith leaders in Croatia and Serbia, as part of a six - day visit with the... More

Washington (CNN)-- Vice President Joe Biden and officials on his gun violence committee held an unannounced meeting Wednesday evening with a group of 12 national faith leaders.

7 arrested as faith leaders protest Kinder Morgan pipeline in Burnaby «We have a spiritual obligation to care for the land and uphold the truth and reconciliation calls to action.»

The White House said it will appoint an adviser to lead the initiative and the office will be supported by various faith leaders from outside the federal government.

Earlier Tuesday, a broad coalition of faith leaders gathered in Washington, where they met with Attorney General Eric Holder to discuss their concerns.

Around 40 ministers, rabbis and other faith leaders held a protest prayer vigil before the hearing began.

The ceremony included invocations by local faith leaders Rev. Alpher Sylvester, Rabbi Chezzie Denebeim and Imam Mujahid Cumberbatch, as well as performances by MC DeScribe and DJ Nesher, the New York Writers Coalition, the Brooklyn Music School and the Brooklyn Ballet.

And I think that's one of the factors,» Cuomo told reporters following a roundtable with faith leaders at the Museum of Jewish Heritage in Lower Manhattan.

More than 130 faith leaders sign on to a letter encouraging Governor Cuomo, Assembly Speaker Heastie and Senate Majority Leader Flanagan to sign the memorandum of understanding to release funds for the first 6,000 units of supportive housing.

Both Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump have met with faith leaders throughout the course of their candidacies.

«It was encouraging to see a religiously and racially diverse audience of faith leaders standing with the president, calling for comprehensive immigration reform,» said Sojourners president Jim Wallis.

Another St. Louis faith leader stood and confessed: «It never even occurred to me that I would be led by the people of Ferguson.

UK faith leaders have called on Christians and Muslims to give generously to the Disasters Emergency... More

She leads social media for ministry intensives around the country, helping faith leaders explore authentic ways to enrich, engage and expand progressive communities in the 21st century, and is the proud proprietor of The Holy Heretic, a thinking person's tavern found in Second Life.

James Parrott delivered this presentation at the Community Church of New York for the Real Living Wage NYC Educational Forum, a gathering of New York City faith leaders committed to a «faith - based movement for racial and economic justice.

«The government will continue to support you in your efforts, because we all have a responsibility to ensure that young people understand the consequences of using guns and knives,» Mr Reid told faith leaders.

Following the tragedy in Charleston, South Carolina, Public Advocate Tisch James is inviting faith leaders from across New York City to join her in a discussion about safety in local houses of worship.

Malcolm Trobe, ASCL deputy general secretary, said: «ASCL is meeting with Muslim faith leaders to discuss this year's Ramadan and plans to issue guidance for schools and colleges ahead of the summer exams season.

In a recent Huffington Post article, Kelly Ladd Bishop calls attention to prominent faith leaders who have made derogatory statements about women.

In these positions, she organized faith leaders, community members, and low wage workers, and supported the implementation of policy initiatives that were designed to help improve health outcomes in Black and Latino communities.

In addition to multiple prayers from many different faith leaders, this vigil included short reflections from those touched by these tragedies, including April and Philip Schentrup, parents of Stoneman Douglas student Carmen, who was killed in the shooting.

The statement from Graham came in response to a letter from faith leaders associated with the NAACP that said Graham's statements «have enormous negative effects for America and are especially harmful to the Christian witness.»

Des Moines, Iowa (CNN)-- Prominent Iowa faith leader Bob Vander Plaats asked Michele Bachmann to dramatically alter her White House plans, according to the Bachmann campaign, including the possibility of dropping her presidential bid altogether.