Sentences with phrase «of faith leaders»

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

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.

CNN: Faith leaders sound off on role of church in public education Dozens of faith leaders from across the country recently gathered to attend The Stand Up Education Policy Summit in Atlanta, Georgia, to talk education reform.

Dozens of faith leaders from across the country recently gathered to attend The Stand Up Education Policy Summit in Atlanta, Georgia, to talk education reform.

Research into the role of faith leaders in the Ebola crisis in Liberia and Sierra Leone found that government messages scared people.

Washington (CNN)-- President Barack Obama emphasized the need to get immigration reform accomplished this year in a meeting with a diverse group of faith leaders at the White House on Friday.

Michael Phillips, Senior Pastor for the Kingdom Life Church, member of Faith Leaders for Excellent Schools and board member of MarylandCAN, said the following:

Michael Phillips is the Senior Pastor for the Kingdom Life Church and a member of Faith Leaders for Excellent Schools.

He is the co-founder and director of Ohio Prophetic Voices, a movement of faith leaders and clergy engaged in a biblically rooted struggle for economic and racial justice.

«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.

Editor's note: Bishop - elect O.C. Allen III is senior pastor of The Vision Church of Atlanta, and founder of The United Progressive Pentecostal Church Fellowship, an alliance of faith leaders and churches.

Toby writes, speaks, and facilitates the formation of faith leaders around civic engagement over ever - present matters of injustice and inequality in our society.

Wallis, who has spearheaded a group of evangelical leaders on immigration reform, said that Obama particularly mentioned the importance of faith leaders in the immigration debate.

Bishop Marcelo Sánchez Sorondo, chancellor of the Pontifical Academy of Sciences, recently said that Pope Francis wants to convene a summit of faith leaders to discuss ecological issues after the encyclical comes out.

Former Ambassador - at - Large for International Religious Freedom Suzan Johnson Cook got the backing of the African Women's Alliance of America Lucia McBath, national spokesperson for Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America, actress and social activist Angela Bassett and a number of faith leaders in the district.

Speaking with an assemblage of faith leaders seated behind him, de Blasio sought to reassure the hundreds of people in attendance Trump's proposal to require Muslims to file their personal information with the federal government won't go through without a stiff court fight.

Statewide pleas to raise New York's adult conviction age have begun to ruminate in Westchester County, attracting the voices of faith leaders, government officials and advocacy groups alike.

The organization of faith leaders supporting gay marriage takes issue with the argument over the bill language though, suggesting that opponents are «using religion a smokescreen to hide their intolerance.»

Adding to the endorsements from Lucia McBath, national spokesperson for Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America, actress and social activist, Angela Bassett and a slew of faith leaders throughout the congressional district.

Mr. Paterson, New York's first and only black governor, spoke at a Borough Park, Brooklyn forum about his decision to endorse same - sex marriage, telling an audience of more socially conservative Orthodox Jews that he needed to take into account the views of faith leaders who believed marriage should only be between a man and a woman.

That's why the Jain, Sikh, Muslim and Hindu (plus many more) religious leaders were taking part in a panel discussion focused India chapter of the Global Interfaith WASH Alliance (GIWA), a unique association of faith leaders working together to improve the dire state of WASH..

We also thank the contributions of the faith leaders: Rev Leith Anderson, President of the National Association for Evangelicals, USA; Rev Alastair Redfern, Bishop of Derby, UK; Rev Mitch Hescox, CEO of Evangelical Environmental Network, USA.

Building on the long history of faith leaders taking an active role in reproductive health care, the Clergy Advocacy Board has been working with Planned Parenthood at the national and state levels to further the goal of full reproductive rights and freedom for all women and men for more than two decades.

NYC Mayor Michael Bloomberg's advancing secularism is facing challenge and vigorous resistance by a citywide coalition of faith leaders.

The rally, scheduled for Thursday, is being organized by the Ecumenical Interfaith Coalition, a group of faith leaders from across Puerto Rico that has been working to highlight the island's ongoing financial struggles, which are partly due to disparities in Medicare and Medicaid reimbursements.

At 1 p.m., Assemblyman Andrew Hevesi, a coalition of faith leaders, elected officials and advocates for the homeless will deliver 25,000 letters from people across New York demanding Cuomo keep his promise to fund thousands of units of supportive housing for the homeless, 3rd floor, stat Capitol, Albany.

On National Homeless Persons» Memorial Day, a coalition of faith leaders, advocates and housing providers gathered at the State Capitol in Albany to demand the Governor keep his promise to fund thousands of units of supportive housing for the homeless in communities across New York State.

«Those are things that I'm gonna be taking into account and the feedback that I receive from some of the faith leaders and the opinion leaders and the business leaders in the city,» he said.

I organized a coalition of faith leaders, students, nurses, doctors, and every day citizens to clean up Maryland's air and protect her shores from sea level rise and global warming.