Sentences with phrase «local religious leader»

Thus are the wheels set in motion for the first major Civil Rights demonstration of the 1950s, with Rosa rising to heroic status in the eyes of her people, an event that also profoundly alters the life of local religious leader Martin Luther King Jr. (played by the Reverend's son, Dexter Scott King).

Local religious leader, Jerry Datim told WWM: «Political leaders in the state have failed to protect the people from the Fulani attackers because they fear that President Muhammadu Buhari may move against any politician that goes against the Fulani, who are Buhari's kinsmen.»

So far NU is especially active in Afghanistan, where 6,000 local religious leaders serve in 22 offices throughout the country.

Local religious leaders have been invited to join local MPs and councillors at the Assembly, which is being held in partnership with Citizens UK.

JTA: Hollande Meets With Chief Rabbi on Gay Marriage President Francois Hollande met with local religious leaders, including the country's chief rabbi, Gilles Bernheim, to hear their views on same - sex marriages.

Authorities are «asking local religious leaders to stay calm and find diplomatic ways to solve the problem,» he said.

He approached local religious leaders to join him in reading common Hebrew, Christian and Muslim scriptures at their Sabbath services.

What are the distinctive opportunities and responsibilities of local religious leaders?

Pittenger also discriminates among the various kinds of response to Jesus: rejection «by the authorities of Church and State,» «puzzlement on the part of local religious leaders,» «the acceptance of the common people who heard him gladly,» and «the utter loyalty and devotion found in the circle of his disciples» (CR 76f).

Now, there might be some meat in your statistic, but I would need a quick dive into the politics of Nigeria, majority / minority impact of Islam in the state, local religious leaders and odds of personal connections to understand the context.

In the meantime, DREAM Act advocates are also planning to exert some pressure on a some of Republican lawmakers — especially on Long Island — whose districts have sizable Latino populations, staging rallies in their districts and engaging local religious leaders to help spread their message.

Frances Seymour, a senior fellow with World Resources Institute, agreed: «Papal attention can inspire, encourage and empower local religious leaders and faith communities to redouble their efforts to stave off forest destruction and violations of human rights.»

Not exact matches

Meeting with LCs, women's groups, other NGOs, religious and local leaders to get referrals for CHP candidates.

Now these are world leaders and religious leaders here in revelation, not some one weeping in the local cemetery.

He became somewhat popular among the crowds as a result, and certain religious leaders became nervous about some of the things he was saying, so they got the local government to arrest Josh.

So we enter with a depth of relationship with locals, religious leaders, tribal leaders, local organizations.

They looked around them and saw their tiny movement opposed by the greatest empire the world had known, opposed by local political and religious leaders, and riven by internal schism and heresy.

CAFOD's local partner, Bishop Barani Eduardo Hiiboro Kussala of the Catholic diocese of Tombura - Yambio, recently conducted a meeting of religious leaders and governors from nine counties of South Sudan to seek ways of «promoting greater peace and prosperity to the present and future generation».

Kirsten Bouthier, «Religious Leaders Weigh in on Responsibility toward Environment,» The Associated Press State & Local Wire, June 18, 2005.

The local church, its members and particularly its leaders, may view religious television as in conflict with, and damaging to, their traditional functions.

Curran's team to recommend candidates for top county posts consists of 35 people, including Republican and Democratic elected officials, developers, philanthropists, union presidents, and leaders of local universities, hospitals, religious institutions and nonprofits.

A large crowd joined several local elected officials and religious leaders in calling for an end against recent hate attacks against both the Jewish and Muslim communities.

UNITED IN THE BRONX AGAINST HATE A large crowd joined several local elected officials and religious leaders in calling for an end against recent hate attacks against both the Jewish and Muslim communities.

UNITED AGAINST HATE: LOCAL ELECTED OFFICIALS AND RIVERDALE JEWISH COMMUNITY LEADERS RALLY AGAINST RECENT WAVE OF ANTI-SEMITISM Senator Klein highlights the IDC's Religious Freedom Package aimed at combatting hate crimes Bronx, NY — As anti-Semitic hate crimes sweep the nation -LSB-...]

«We call on the government, media and civil society representatives, and local and religious leaders, to reject and condemn hate speech and incitement to violence unequivocally and in the strongest possible terms.»

State and local elected officials and religious leaders officially broke ground Friday, December 14, 2012 for 49 - new townhomes at the corner of Maple and Virginia Streets in Buffalo.

History was made on Friday 8th September 2017, when the General Officer Commanding (GOC) 82 Division Nigerian Army, Major General Adamu Baba Abubakar, in line with the direcrive of the Chief of Army Staff Lieutenant General Tukur Yusufu Buratai held a stakeholders peace meeting of traditional, religious, political and youth leaders of the conflicting communities of Azuofia Edda, Okpuitumo, Ofomana in Osofon of Abakaliki Local Government Area, Ebonyi State and their counterparts in Ogorunde and Ofumuna communities in Obubra Local Government Area of Cross River State.

That's what our campaign has been about: local constituents,» said the Rev. Jason McGuire, a leader of the Coalition to Save Marriage in New York, an umbrella group that opposes same - sex marriage on social and religious grounds.

• Give communities a central role in identifying cases, contact tracing and risk education by engaging local, religious and traditional leaders and healers

I'm not religious, but if I were, I'd be lobbying my faith leader to set up a local chapter of GIWA, urgently.

When Christianity arrived in Rome, religious leaders decided to incorporate these popular local traditions into the new faith, an easier task than abolishing them altogether.

A bridging leader is one who is skillful in forging a collaborative development process among conflicted stakeholders in a local area beset by social, political and religious divides.

Teachers, health workers, police, local communities, religious leaders and civil society organisations to work together — at the local and national level — to implement programmes that effectively combat SRGBV.

Local communities have been doing great work in assisting them and a growing number of religious leaders are using their influence to marshal support, making the case that we should welcome them rather than turn them away.

The vitriol got so bad that African American religious leaders and local NAACP officials intervened at school board meetings on the superintendent's behalf — and it has helped.

This component must include all stakeholder groups, such as parents or guardians, business leaders, religious organizations, local governmental agencies, local libraries, civic clubs, etc., to collectively establish and support strategies that create and ignite enthusiasm for reading.

Ogden: Then - Superintendent (and now chief state school officer) Brad Smith and his team partnered with the United Way of Northern Utah to analyze data and share the implications with an array of community stakeholders, ranging from local service providers to religious leaders.

If you already have a public following, perhaps you write a column for your local newspaper, or you are a public speaker, a popular chef at a well - known restaurant, a teacher, host a radio talk program, or are a religious or community leader, you will likely be able to sell more books on your own because of what you do and who you are.

Sumerti Jero, a religious leader from nearby Karangasem, said the mountain's rumblings were a sign it was angry with tourists flouting local customs.

Understand that mental health disorders are treatable: Arm yourself with information about the most common mental health disorders among adolescents; speak with your child's pediatrician, your local health department, your religious leader, and your child's school representatives about what sorts of information are available from them.