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FFS, she could have joined any other religious organization at that.

A California Court of Appeals upheld a community college's temporary lease of surplus land to a religious organization at fair market value under California's second Blaine Amendment (Article XVI, Section 5).

Not exact matches

This may be somewhat surprising (or not, depending on how you look at it), but religious organizations tend to have the best rate of success after the fifth year.

David Silverman, chairman of the event committee and president of the American Atheists, said the rally is aimed at uniting atheist organizations and letting the religious know that there are nonbelievers among them.

Messages of fidelity, monogamy, and delay of first sexual experience can be transmitted in a secular manner» for example, through life - skills programs at schools» and / or these messages can come through religious leaders and organizations.

I'm guessing these objections are primarily aimed at gay rights rather than potential atheists running religious organizations.

But, if he is indeed just in charge of their email systems or something and is able to prevent his religious views from affecting his work at a heavily anti-religious organization, then I agree, it would be wrong to fire him.

The organization, at its heart I think, is about gaining equal recognition for our views, and also attempting to stop the spread of biblically inspired laws being proposed and supported by the religious majority.

New research from Gallup shows that, with only 44 percent of Americans having «a great deal» or «quite a lot» of confidence in religious institutions, Americans» trust in church is at its lowest point since the national research organization started asking the question in 1973.

Austin, while the list of recognized civil rights varies, activities and actions, including religious practice and organization of the family unit (number of children, marriage) have been a core element since at least the original UN declarations.

I know a huge number of them and as individuals they are usually good people, people are people after all, but they are as a religious organization to be watched and carefully kept at arms distance.

Of course I was never a teacher at a religious school, but its interesting though not surprising to me that his organizations could not support his experiment.

The government should not be permitted to create incentives for religious practice or belief (like giving favored status to religious organizations, as compared to other nonprofits), to facilitate the religious practices of some at the expense of others (like offering vocal prayers in public schools), or to accommodate one religion but not others with similar needs or problems (like limiting draft exemptions to members of traditional «peace churches») Within these guidelines, religious accommodations are fully in keeping with the First Amendment — albeit in conflict with strict separation.

The mandates give women at nonprofit, religious - based organizations, like certain hospitals and universities, the ability to receive contraception through separate health policies at no charge.

WHEREAS, hundreds of Muslim scholars and intellectuals from over 120 countries, along with representatives of Islamic and international organizations, as well as leaders from diverse religious groups and nationalities, gathered in Marrakesh on this date to reaffirm the principles of the Charter of Medina at a major conference;

But no matter how I look at it, I see a damning of the institutions within religious organizations that objectify and demean women, not of the women themselves.

But he writes to American Christians, and to those who identify with the American religious right — most of whom, at best, think of the Church as a «voluntary organization» or, at worst, hardly think of her at all.

While the conclave was not designed to embrace a specifically religious perspective, it was noteworthy that even many of the representatives of secular organizations attributed their interest in aging at least partially to their own churches» influence and traditional support for the elderly.

A paper presented at an inter-faith Consultation on Religion, State and Communalism» held at Madras from Sept. 21 - 24 under the auspices of the CCA and several religious and secular organizations in India, at a session chaired by Swami Agnivesh.

The ADL has the right to be inconsistent in its support of religious freedom at various places around the country — but they have allied their organization with the wrong folks in the NYC discussions.

Religious institutions may be caught in the middle of such changes: pro-Western religious orientations may suddenly become unpopular because of changes in trading alliances, peasants may turn to millenarian or folk religions to revitalize economically threatened communities, communist or nationalist movements among oppressed urban workers may strike out at traditional religious organizations, anReligious institutions may be caught in the middle of such changes: pro-Western religious orientations may suddenly become unpopular because of changes in trading alliances, peasants may turn to millenarian or folk religions to revitalize economically threatened communities, communist or nationalist movements among oppressed urban workers may strike out at traditional religious organizations, anreligious orientations may suddenly become unpopular because of changes in trading alliances, peasants may turn to millenarian or folk religions to revitalize economically threatened communities, communist or nationalist movements among oppressed urban workers may strike out at traditional religious organizations, anreligious organizations, and so on.7

At more proximate levels, one can also focus on domestic societal dynamics and on the shifts internal to religious organizations themselves.

Religious organizations, therefore, are likely to have influence over at least some agencies of the state, and vice versa.

But their main direction and directive, at least under their current president, is to block the attempts by religious organizations to set precedence in law regarding religion or religious symbology or religious laws.

I shall suggest below that a more useful strategy than either of these extremes lies in focusing on religious changes over a period of several decades and involving at least several levels of spatial organization.

In Indonesia, many Muslim citizens and organizations are committed to citizen equality and religious freedom, and Christian leaders are reaching out to them, according to Robert Hefner, director of the Institute on Culture, Religion, and World Affairs at Boston University.

What it more of concern is entire religious organizations that have murdered and disenfranchised people at various times throughout history, because that seems to recur within and between these dangerous organizations.

On the other hand, the concern among religious organizations for a responsible society often is articulated ineffectively owing to limited resources and to the diffuse results of piecemeal efforts at «social - action» projects.

With stunning consistency, virtually every indicator of civic engagement currently available shows the same pattern of increase followed by stagnation and decline — newspaper reading; TV news watching; attending political meetings; petition signing; running for public office; attending public meetings; serving as an officer or committee member in any local clubs or organizations; writing letters to the editor; participating in local meetings of national organizations; attending religious services; socializing informally with friends, relatives or neighbors; attending club meetings; joining unions; entertaining friends at home; participating in picnics; eating the evening meal with the whole family; going out to bars, nightclubs, discos or taverns; playing cards; sending greeting cards; attending parties; playing sports; donating money as a percentage of income; working on community projects; giving blood.

I volunteer at various organizations and the religious «volunteers» that show up sadden me.

On the one hand, language at the beginning of the Charitable Choice provision makes it clear that the rules are intended to protect the religious character and autonomy of the organizations receiving government funds.

That is, if a Jewish FBO runs an hour long, publicly funded computer skills training class that includes a one - minute prayer by the instructor at the beginning of class, that FBO is not engaging in «sectarian instruction»; it is simply being true to its character as a religious organization.

A voucher for specific social services, provided directly to clients by the state, could be redeemed by clients at an organization of their choice — and that organization could be as secular or as religious as it wanted to be without raising any constitutional difficulties.

Next on the itinerary was a Jewish religious school for girls, where the mostly evangelical organization funds educational programs aimed at helping Ethiopian immigrants integrate into Israeli society.

«Removing even a nod toward «religious liberty» from the platform puts Democrats at fundamental odds with the many religious organizations whose mission is nonviolence and protection of the most vulnerable,» wrote executive director Kristen Day and Fordham University professor Charles Camosy.

The FFRF had alleged that the IRS failed to have a policy in place for investigating political activity at tax - exempt churches and religious organizations, nor did the agency enforce its 501 (c)(3) codes against electioneering.

I don't know how you can be at the top of a business - based religious organization and not be an atheist; I'm quite certain most of them are.

Livid at religious organizations and politicians claiming to be Christians that they follow Christ but then they use Christ for political gain.

And doesn't that mean we need to look closer at what is going on in religious organizations?

Carl H. Esbeck, an emeritus law professor at the University of Missouri who gathered the National Association of Evangelicals, the Assemblies of God, the Lutheran Church — Missouri Synod, and other groups for an amici brief, believes that «specific religious - liberty protections» will be needed for churches, religious believers, and religious organizations.

The religious organizations similar to Jim Jones are really scary: They make sense at first, then you have to limit or prohibit new members because the original message has changed so much that an outsider could see through it without much thought.

(CNN)-- First Lady Michelle Obama made a stop at the Northland Church in Florida Saturday, bringing her healthy - eating campaign to a crowd that included religious organizations affiliated with a broad swath of faiths and congregations.

At the level of religious organization there is also much to support Bellah's contention that religious expression has become increasingly differentiated from traditional religious institutions.

CNN: After contraception controversy, Catholic Church announces religious freedom campaign The Roman Catholic Church announced a major campaign Thursday aimed at bringing attention to what it said were growing threats to religious liberty in the United States, including the pending White House rule requiring health insurance companies to provide free contraceptive coverage to employees of Catholic organizations.

At least part of the success of the new Right and the Religious Right, who often refer to themselves as «Movement Conservatives» and «Social Conservatives,» stems from their skillful use of technology and organization.

At the same time interfaith organizations, often initially viewed with suspicion by religious leaders, have encouraged people of different religions to meet and get to know each other, in the hope that they can work together for peace and to uphold moral values.

This fact in itself has been one of the criticisms levelled at the paid - time broadcast organizations: that the development of religious television in recent years has been the result of opportunism and cut - throat free enterprise rather than soundly based theological strategy.

The CBN's research agency, in a study of partners and their giving, reported that as a result of their support of CBN and other religious organizations, partners found that «the volume of Christian mail coming into their homes is at times overwhelming... including what is described as a «redundant theme of financial crisis.»»

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Although no longer a member of a religious organization, I do however occasionally visit services held at conventional institutions.