Interfaith
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Tuesday November 4, 2008
Catholic Church • Interfaith • Islam:
Muslim and Vatican officials are holding historic talks in Rome to establish a better inter-faith dialogue and defuse any future tensions.
Catholic-Muslim ties soured after Pope Benedict XVI’s speech in 2006, in which he linked Muslims with past violence.
The speech provoked Muslim outrage and triggered violent protests.
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Thursday July 17, 2008
Christianity • Interfaith • Islam • Rowan Williams:
As if he did not already have his hands full with the (pending) schisms within the denomination he supposedly leads, the ‘Archbishop of Canterbury’ keeps finding opportunities to court controversy.
Dr Williams also said violence is incompatible with the beliefs of either faith and that, once that principle is accepted, both can work together against poverty and prejudice and to help the environment.
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Saturday March 8, 2008
Interfaith:
Not content with trying to bring peace to the Middle East – as well as advising an insurance company on the risks of climate change, a bank on crisis management and Rwanda on good governance – Tony Blair is to add another job to his portfolio: teaching God and politics at one of America’s most prestigious universities.
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Sunday February 24, 2008
Hinduism • Interfaith • Islam:
A tale of forbidden love that ended in a man’s violent death has sparked rioting in Calcutta and led to the removal of the city’s police chief.
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Saturday February 23, 2008
Interfaith:
A diocese of the Church of England is giving an unprecedented £250,000 towards a multi-faith building in which the largest amount of worship space will be reserved for Muslims.
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Saturday October 27, 2007
Interfaith • Mormonism/Mormon Church:
As Mitt Romney tells people that his religion won’t dictate his political policy decisions and an occasional Christian pastor warns publicly that Romney’s religion is a “cult,” some are looking to bridge the cultural gap that divides evangelical Christians and Latter-day Saints.
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Friday October 12, 2007
Christianity • Interfaith • Islam:
Scores of Muslim clerics, theologians and academics issued an open letter yesterday to all Christian leaders saying the two religions need to work more closely together, given that they share the basic principles of worshiping one God and loving thy neighbor.
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Thursday August 9, 2007
Interfaith • Scientology:
The ‘Rev.’ Charles Kennedy of the Glorious Church of God in Christ commits spiritual adultery: he supports and promotes programs develped by charlatan and Scientology founder L. Ron Hubbard.
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Tuesday July 24, 2007
Christianity • Interfaith • Islam:
They sat facing each other, 14 evangelical preachers on one side, 12 U.S-based Arab diplomats on the other. Nabil Fahmy, the Egyptian ambassador to the U.S., listened as introductions began, and he found himself amazed.
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Sunday May 6, 2007
Christianity • Interfaith • Mormonism/Mormon Church:
Both consider themselves faithful Christians who believe in Jesus Christ and the promise of eternal life. Both want the other to convert.
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Saturday March 17, 2007
Interfaith • Mormonism/Mormon Church:
The Mormon church, which misrepresents itself by claiming to be Christian in nature, is making overtures to other faiths.
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Monday March 12, 2007
Interfaith:
Evangelical Christians, Jews, Catholics, Muslims, Unitarians: All are committing time and effort to transforming their buildings and their congregants’ mindsets on Global Warming. Some were slow to jump on this bandwagon because they are wary of government studies and environmental activists. But with several recent studies emphasizing the urgent need to slow climate change, they say they are getting the message out to their followers through Web sites, e-mails, films and Sunday sermons.
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Thursday March 1, 2007
Catholic Church • Interfaith:
A longtime donor to the College of William and Mary is withholding a $12 million pledge because of the decision to remove of a cross from a campus chapel, the school said.
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Monday February 5, 2007
Catholic Church • Interfaith:
Nichol ordered the cross removed in October to make the chapel more welcoming to students of all faiths.
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Friday December 1, 2006
Christianity • Interfaith:
Lipscomb University theologian Lee Camp clarifies interfaith comments.
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Wednesday November 29, 2006
Christianity • Interfaith:
To live peacefully with Muslims and Jews, Christians must put aside the notion that their faith requires the creation of a Christian kingdom on Earth, a Lipscomb University theologian told an interfaith gathering at the university.
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Thursday September 21, 2006
Catholic Church • Interfaith • Islam:
The enraged response to the pope’s speech last week, in which he quoted a 14th century Byzantine emperor who regarded teachings of Muhammad as “evil and inhuman,” has dealt a stinging blow to decades of efforts by the Roman Catholic Church and others to ease tensions and open lines of communication between Muslims and Christians. It has dealt a blow to interfaith dialogue.
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Tuesday July 4, 2006
Interfaith:
More than 100 religious leaders from about 40 countries will meet Monday in Moscow to draft a statement on religion, the state and society in advance of the G8 summit.
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Monday March 27, 2006
Interfaith:
SEVILLE, Spain Scores of rabbis and imams gathered here to discuss what they called a deepening crisis in relations between Muslims and Jews, saying religious leaders must confront religious extremism and the failure to make meaningful progress on the conflict in the Middle East.
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Monday March 20, 2006
Interfaith:
The Chief Rabbi of Israel, Yona Metzger, has called for the creation of a world body with representatives from the major religious groups.
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Thursday March 2, 2006
Interfaith:
Pastors John Hagee and Jerry Falwell have both denied a report in The Jerusalem Post earlier this week that they embrace the "dual covenant" theology, which holds that Jews are saved through a special relationship with God and so need not become Christians to get to heaven.
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Wednesday March 1, 2006
Interfaith:
An evangelical pastor and an Orthodox rabbi, both from Texas, have apparently persuaded leading Baptist preacher Jerry Falwell that Jews can get to heaven without being converted to Christianity.
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Saturday February 18, 2006
Interfaith:
The man billed as the world's leading Jewish authority on evangelical Christians will be the keynote speaker for The Gathering IV - the fourth annual local Jewish-Christian rally in support of Israel, set for Monday, Feb. 27, at Raytown Baptist Church.
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Tuesday January 31, 2006
Interfaith:
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colorado -- A rabbi told members of Colorado's largest church that both Israel and the post-September 11 United States are threatened in today's world, and that Jews and Christians need to "reverse history" and support one another.
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Tuesday January 24, 2006
Interfaith:
A forum promoting better understanding between Christians and Muslims is due to be launched by the Archbishop of Canterbury, Dr Rowan Williams.
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