Posts Tagged ‘congress’
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President Obama’s National Day of Prayer proclamation
Americans have long turned to prayer both in times of joy and times of sorrow. On their voyage to the New World, the earliest settlers prayed that they would “rejoice together, mourn together, labor, and suffer together, ...
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At makeshift National Mall graveyard, clergy demand gun control
Symbolic grave markers are placed April 11, 2013 on the National Mall in Washington, DC as part of a 24 hour vigil held by religious leaders who will call upon Congress to vote on legislation to prevent gun violence. Photo by C...
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Pop culture moments by Mo: Congress avoids fiscal cliff
President Barack Obama has signed into law a bill to avert the fiscal cliff, a day after the House and Senate approved the much-debated legislation. Obama, who returned to his family vacation in Hawaii after Tuesday̵...
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U.S. House chaplain, talks about conflict and his unusual congregation
After almost a year as chaplain of the U.S. House of Representatives, which The New York Times called "one of the most reviled congregations in the country," the Rev. Patrick Conroy was back in Portland, Ore., for a few days to...
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Hate crimes law used to prosecute Amish beard attacks
CLEVELAND (RNS) A pair of scissors transported across state lines has emerged as a controversial element in Ohio’s first case under a landmark 2009 federal law that expanded government powers to prosecute hate crimes. The...
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Obama says faith mandates him to care for the poor
President Obama connected his faith with his policies toward the poor at the National Prayer Breakfast today, a subtle but sharp contrast to remarks made by presidential hopeful Mitt Romney the day before. “Living by the ...
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Religious Leaders from the Faithful Budget Campaign Take Center Stage at Capitol Hill Jobs Rally
Thousands of unemployed workers, faith, labor and community activists prayed for jobs and government support outside of the U.S. Capitol today. The vigil was part of a week-long series of events planned by Faith Advocates for ...
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Victims try to sue railway over Holocaust deportations
A group of Holocaust survivors went to Capitol Hill on Wednesday (Nov. 16) to push Congress for the right to sue European insurance companies in U.S. courts for denying claims stemming from World War II. A bill sponsored by Rep...
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Evangelical leaders agree to collaborate in bringing faith, hope to Europe
Christian evangelical leaders of hundreds of organizations agreed recently in a conference in Hungary to strengthen cooperation among them to better address the economic and moral decline of Europe. Some 500 participants in the...
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Egypt is included in U.S. commission’s top 14-nation list of worst religion violators
For the first time, a government agency in the U.S. has added Egypt to its list of top 14 worst violators of religious freedom in the world. The United States Commission on International Religious Freedom placed Egypt on its to...
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