faith based

Welcome to the 'faith-based' tag page at Technorati. This page features content from the farthest reaches of the Blogosphere that authors have "tagged" with 'faith-based'.

Latest blogosphere posts tagged “faith based”

• Why are the Promise Keepers reaching out to women and Messianic Jews?

  
  — Authority:
  In the 1990s, the evangelical mens ministry the Promise Keepers packed 50,000-seat football stadiums and even stuffed the Mall in Washington, D.C., with close to 600,000 sweaty, Jesus-loving males. Marshaled by Bill McCartney, a former University of Colorado football coach, the group took the evangelical world by ...
  3 days ago

• Remarks by the President at the National Christmas Tree Lighting ceremony

  
  — Authority:
  5:25 P.M. EST THE PRESIDENT:  Thank you.  (Applause.)  Merry Christmas, Happy Holidays, Washington, D.C.  (Applause.) I want to, first of all, thank Secretary Salazar for not only the kind introduction, but the extraordinary work he is doing in preserving the incredible bounty and natural resources of this ...
  4 days ago

• kearns to LA city council: poem for world AIDS day 2009 (2073)

  
  — Authority:
  [december 1, 2009, world AIDS day] richard kearns, poet advocate. here is my poem for world AIDS day, 2009. (i have given the clerk copies) jeff was dying, i was not a hundred karposi lesions covered his body & made him look like nijinsky in afternoon with a faun, only skinny he was my captain of bright ...
  1 week ago

• More impressive acts of faith

  
  — Authority:
  Hey, do you remember when they told us that if we voted for McCain it would mean a continuation of religion of agenda-driven moral certitude holding sway over facts, reason and science? Well, they were right. The high-priestess in the Obama administration’s faith-based global warming cabal, Carol Browner, cant ...
  1 week ago

• kearns to LA city council: observations on the medical cannabis dialog in my absence (2072)

  
  — Authority:
  [november 24, 2009] good morning president pro tem perry, distinguished council members. i have given the clerk copies of my prepared remarks. my name is richard kearns. i am a 58-year- old gay man living with AIDS in los angeles for more than 20 years — a long-term survivor & AIDS activist, a medical ...
  1 week ago

• don duncan at about medical marijuana: LA city atty misrepresents CA atty general’s position on cannabis “sales” (2071)

  
  — Authority:
  LA City Attorney wrong about AG by Don Duncan November 25, 2009 The Los Angeles City Attorney’s office misrepresented the position of California Attorney General Jerry Brown today, implying that the state’s top law enforcement official said that all sales of cannabis are illegal. That never happened. On ...
  1 week ago

• nora proops, the AIDS beacon: global fund to fight HIV/AIDS, TB & malaria approves $2.4 billion in grants worldwide (2070)

  
  — Authority:
  Global Fund Approves $2.4 Billion For Global HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria Programs By Nora Proops Nov 21, 2009 On November 12, the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria approved grants worth $2.4 billion to support treatment of these diseases worldwide. Although it is the second ...
  1 week ago

• plosone post: statistical overview of HIV/AIDS in US prisons (2069)

  
  — Authority:
  HIV/AIDS among Inmates of and Releasees from US Correctional Facilities, 2006: Declining Share of Epidemic but Persistent Public Health Opportunity Anne C. Spaulding1*, Ryan M. Seals1, Matthew J. Page1, Amanda K. Brzozowski1, William Rhodes2, Theodore M. Hammett3 [1 Rollins School of Public Health of ...
  1 week ago

• A Faith-Based Recovery

  
  — Authority:
  Today we have something extraordinary for you to ponder. We call it, in the prescribed, politico-doublespeak of the times, a “recovery.” Allow us to elaborate for just a moment… A “recovery,” as defined by the same economic talent that led us into mass speculative temptation in the first place, is a magical ...
  1 week ago

• Looking to Build a Stronger Relationship?

  
  — Authority:
  Unlike many family law blogs which just share divorce information, we take a much broader view of “family law” and try to provide positive helpful information to readers about ways to help keep marriages together.  Clearly, marriage is an important public and social good, associated with a broad array of positive ...
  1 week ago

• The political inconvenience of consistent Christian leaders…

  
  — Authority:
  “A photograph published in the Washington Post shortly before George W. Bush took office featured the president in conversation with a group of American religious leaders.  The Post intended the photograph to illustrate President Bush’s appeal to a new generation of black religious leaders, and the faces were a ...
  1 week ago

• Weekly Address: President Obama Delivers Thanksgiving Greeting

  
  — Authority:
  WASHINGTON – In the midst of these challenging times for our nation, President Barack Obama used his weekly address to express gratitude to America’s military men and women and their families, and give thanks for our nation’s many blessings.  He also discussed the steps his administration is taking to repair ...
  1 week ago

• Sarah Palin, meet Jean Poutine!

  
  — Authority:
  UPDATE: Found a mostly-usable form of the video from 22 Minutes, not on their site but at YouTube .  I dunno, but did anyone hear what Palin actually said the same way I did?  In fairness, I didn’t hear “dismantle,” only that the government should share the market with the private sector, IOW a single ...
  1 week ago

• Hajj and Eid Mubarak

  
  — Authority:
  Pilgrims from over 160 countries, including nearly 20,000 Americans, have gathered in Saudi Arabia for the annual performance of the Hajj.  They have assembled in Mina and will travel to Arafat, Muzdalifah, and Mecca to offer the rites of pilgrimage. On Friday, Muslims around the world will celebrate Eid-ul-Adha.  ...
  1 week ago

• Statement by the President on Hajj and Eid-ul-Adha

  
  — Authority:
  Michelle and I would like to send our best wishes to all those performing Hajj this year, and to Muslims in America and around the world who are celebrating Eid-ul-Adha.  The rituals of Hajj and Eid-ul-Adha both serve as reminders of the shared Abrahamic roots of three of the world’s major religions. During Hajj, ...
  1 week ago

• POLL: Fewer People Believe Global Warming is Happening

  
  — Authority:
  The above headline is what you see first . But after you click on the above headline, you see this: POLL: Fewer Republicans and Conservatives Believe Global Warming Is Happening The headline writing CZAR at abc News “coulda” fooled me. The first headline made it appear that the poll was taken via random ...
  1 week ago

• FBIs continued popularity: 11-24-09

  
  — Authority:
  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...
  1 week ago

• Celebrating National Adoption Day

  
  — Authority:
  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 ...
  2 weeks ago

• Call Your President Today -- Dial 202-456-1111

  
  — Authority:
  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 ...
  2 weeks ago

• brett stone, mmjnews: links to ammending motions to LA city medical cannabis ordinance (2068)

  
  — Authority:
  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 - ...
  2 weeks ago

Comments about faith based