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Latest blogosphere posts tagged “faith based”

• FBIs continued popularity: 11-24-09

  
  Kansas City Star: Kansas State University — Authority: 838
  When former President George W. Bush elected to create what he called his faith-based initiative (or FBI, as I call it), I had mixed feelings. Im all for groups rooted in religion being part of the solution to our many...
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• Celebrating National Adoption Day

  
  White House.gov Blog Feed: WhiteHouse.gov Blog — Authority: 789
  This past Friday, Health and Human Services Kathleen Sebelius and key leaders on adoption issues marked the tenth anniversary of National Adoption Day. The White House Office of Faith-based and Neighborhood Partnerships was proud to work with the Department of Health and Human Services to organize this exciting ...
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• Call Your President Today -- Dial 202-456-1111

  
  FORpeace - the blog of the Fellowship of Reconciliation — Authority: 119
  Some FOR members have asked if FOR and other faith-based organizations have access to the President Obamas assessment process concerning his Afghanistan and Pakistan strategy. The answer is yes on a number of levels. The digital world provides a field of communication which makes it much easier to test and ...
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• brett stone, mmjnews: links to ammending motions to LA city medical cannabis ordinance (2068)

  
  aids-write.org — Authority: 130
  Amending motions to LA medical marijuana ordinance posted online by brett stone mmjnews november 19, 2009 All of the amending motions to the 5th draft ordinance regulating medical marijuana collectives in Los Angeles that were presented in city council on Wednesday are posted online at - ...
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• Faith-based reviewers take a look at “2012″

  
  Jesus Lives! — Authority: 149
  From News Week Washington Post Theologians began predicting the end of the world long before Hollywood did, so it’s not surprising that “2012,” the latest disaster blockbuster, contains more than a few religious images and references. But does Roland Emmerich’s box-office hit also qualify as a theological ...
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• 25 years later, the Karen refugee crisis continues unabated

  
  Particular Baptist Kev's Random Thoughts — Authority: 136
  In 1984, the first wave of Myanmarese refugees fleeing from conflict began flooding across the border into Thailand, reports MNN.25 years later, the crisis continues. Patrick Klein with Vision Beyond Borders says, "There are currently over 150,000 refugees that have come into Thailand from Burma. There are still more ...
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• Build, Don’t Destroy in Afghanistan: An Open Letter to President Obama

  
  God's Politics Blog — Authority: 660
  Your voice is being heard. Already, thousands of you have signed a letter and contacted the White House urging a new way forward in Afghanistan. Today, Sojourners staff will be meeting with White House officials to hand-deliver the following letter. I…
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• D.C. Board of Elections Refuses to Put Human Rights to Vote: Statement of Faith Leader Rev. Cedric Harmon

  
  Bilgrimage — Authority: 427
  I just blogged about a major news story that is being skewed by some media outlets with a vested interest in suppressing information that they do not intend to disseminate—to be specific, information that undercuts homophobia. I’d like to turn now to another major news story of the past week that further ...
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• Al Gore might as well be walking on the sun*.

  
  Moe Lane — Authority: 669
  Another entry in the Democratic party’s War on Science: Mr. Gore apparently thinks that we live on the surface of Sol; as Ed Morrissey notes , this temperature range is more accurate for stellar cores than for terrestrial ones.  Ed also notes that this is unlikely to destroy Gore’s credibility, which is a ...
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• H1N1 Flu Guide Helping Community and Faith-based Organizations across the Country

  
  White House.gov Blog Feed: WhiteHouse.gov Blog — Authority: 789
  To help keep communities healthy during the flu season, the Health and Human Services (HHS) Center for Faith-based and Neighborhood Partnerships (Partnerships Center) led by Alexia Kelley and with support from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, released an H1N1 Flu guide specifically targeted to help ...
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• Wednesday Morning News Roundup

  
  Mercury Rising ?? — Authority: 535
  – Obama’s plans for Afghanistan include an “end game” . In other words, it sounds like he’s not buying the arguments of McChrystal or McChrystal’s Australian guru, Dr. David Kilcullen , that we need to stay in Afghanistan for fifty or a hundred years. – Frank Schaeffer discusses with Rachel Maddow ...
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• Fix The ‘Faith-Based’ Initiative: Americans Oppose Hiring Bias In Publicly Funded Programs

  
  The Wall of Separation — Authority: 575
  It’s only a week away from Thanksgiving; the trees have all turned from green to vibrant shades of reds, yellows and browns and a crisp chill in the air puts me on pins and needles as I wait for the season’s first snow. As we reach mid November, the end of the calendar year always [...]
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• Permanent Supportive Housing 101 (Part 2)

  
  Everyday Citizen — Authority: 513
  National research and on-the-ground experience indicates that providing homeless persons with a permanent place in which to live with optional, supportive services available on location is by far the most effective intervention available. Go figure. The solution to homelessness? Ladies and gentlemen, we have it!A ...
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• john hoeffel, LAtimes: da cooley vows to prosecute medical cannabis dispensaries regardless of law (2067)

  
  aids-write.org — Authority: 130
  D.A. chides L.A. council, says he’ll target pot dispensaries Steve Cooley insists sites that sell marijuana are violating state law and will be prosecuted. Of the City Council’s effort to pass an ordinance, he says: ‘Quite frankly we’re ignoring them.’ By John Hoeffel November 18, 2009 With ...
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• john hoeffel, LA now: da cooley says he will prosecute medical cannabis dispensaries over cash reimbursements despite city’s ordinance (2066)

  
  aids-write.org — Authority: 130
  D.A. will prosecute medical marijuana dispensaries — even if L.A. does not ban sales [Updated] “It makes no sense to play political football with people’s lives.” says councilmember Reyes in update below [after jump], by John Hoeffel November 17, 2009 Dist. Atty. Steve Cooley said today he will ...
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• john hoeffel, LAtimes: 2 council committees reject trutanich’s 5th medical cannabis draft ordinance & support cash reimbursements (2065)

  
  aids-write.org — Authority: 130
  In rebuff to city attorney, council committees support pot dispensaries Rejecting advice that Los Angeles must ban sales, lawmakers endorse patients’ cash contributions to outlets, which cannot make a profit. By John Hoeffel November 16, 2009 Two Los Angeles City Council committees rejected the advice ...
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• john hoeffel, LAtimes: weho’s medical cannabis regs working just fine (2064)

  
  aids-write.org — Authority: 130
  West Hollywood’s medical marijuana success story The small city enforces a strict ordinance and eliminates the drama that plagues L.A. By John Hoeffel November 16, 2009 A few miles from Los Angeles City Hall, a small experiment in marijuana regulation has been underway for years. While the state’s ...
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• barbara boxer, courage campaign: please sign petition opposing stupak anti-choice abortion amendment (2063)

  
  aids-write.org — Authority: 130
  boxer We are honored to have Senator Barbara Boxer share with Courage Campaign members her commitment to strip the horrific Stupak Amendment from any healthcare reform bill and pass true health care reform. Her message is powerful. We need to show her — and the nation — that thousands and thousands of us ...
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• Pew poll: Democrats more supportive of faith-based funding than Republicans

  
  JW Political Insider — Authority: 467
  A new Pew Research Center poll has some interesting findings for advocates of expanding access to government funds for religious groups that provide health and social service programs, including the major Orthodox groups (Jewish “defense” organizations like the ADL generally oppose such programs).According to the ...
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• john hoeffel, LA now: city council joint committee scraps trutanich’s medical cannabis “cultivation only” ordinance draft (2062)

  
  aids-write.org — Authority: 130
  L.A. City Council panels reject ban on medical marijuana sales John Hoeffel at City Hall November 16, 2009 Rejecting the advice of the city attorney, two Los Angeles City Council committees voted today to scrap a proposed provision that would have banned the sale of medical marijuana. The controversial ...
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