A lot of Jewish charities had investments with him," an investor who did not want to be identified told the newspaper. "So did a lot of Jews. The scammers also use religious language, sometimes suggesting that God -- not the markets -- will reward the investor. These so-called "gifting ministries" tell investors that a "gift" now will result in a much larger "blessing" later. Verses like Luke 6:38 are cited: "Give, and it will be given unto you." "We raise the awareness that affinity fraud exists and that church groups are seen as soft targets by fraudsters," says squad member Rev. John Haycock. "We try to empower people to recognize how these fraudsters work and tell them that trust is OK, but also warn there are people who will abuse that trust."
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Egyptian officials told their Israeli counterpart that they even detected an undeclared change in [George W. Bush]'s "vision" of democratization in the Greater Middle East. American officials privately admit that their pressure for elections in the West Bank and the Gaza Strip resulted in the rise of Hamas. They have also stopped talking publicly about Egypt's democracy. In recent weeks, the U.S. has shown more readiness to accept Gamal [Hosni Mubarak] as a potential successor to his father's presidency. During a recent visit to Washington, Gamal Mubarak met with Vice-president Dick Cheney and Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice. During Mubarak's meeting in the White House with National Security Adviser Stephen Haddley, Bush "popped in" for an informal "chat" with the Egyptian president...
... leaders suspected that there are certain groups in Israel that believe chaos and armed strife amon... -- the divisions among the three main religious groups in Lebanon -- the Christians, the Sunni Mus...
... Parliament itself to maintain Britain's religious heritage, particularly the group Prayer for Parlia... significant among traditional religious groups. Between 1996 and 2001, Buddhism saw a 79% increas...
I read with interest Francine Lee's letter declaring same-sex marriage not to be a right or matter of equality. It is unfortunate the Catholic Civil Rights League, of which you are the regional director, was not informed that same-sex marriage is a "right" in Canada and was decided by the courts several years ago. Many of the courts in the United States have also come to this conclusion, but unfortunately for gays and lesbians, their political system works differently and allows religious groups, such as yours, to wield much influence in withholding basic human rights to people they don't deem worthy. On behalf of the Centre for Ukrainian Canadian Studies, University of Manitoba, I would like to congratulate and commend the Winnipeg Free Press for its articles over the past week and an ...
Not only that, but they now plan to expand the policy to allow even more religious groups to distribute their holy texts to Brandon's young people, using the city's public schools as a delivery mechanism.
We have a really antiquated system," [Eugene Dahl] says of the pipes in the steam heating system. "Many of the traps are so old, to replace the fittings we'd have to get them custom made. "We didn't just do it for the energy, there's a kind of stewardship of our natural resources," explains Tom Kramer, a licensed electrician and trades teacher who installed the energy-efficient fluorescent lights. "With climate change, you're looking at the possible extinction of the human race or at least significant suffering," says [Arthur Walker-Jones], who also heads up a local volunteer environmental organization called Faith and the Common Good. "If religious groups can't address that, there's a serious problem. They should be our voice on morals."
It could be argued that these groups were just finding what they were looking for. But George Gallup, head of the George H. Gallup International Institute, notes that there is "a mountain of survey data" showing that people who fit the category of "highly spiritually committed" are far less likely to engage in antisocial and irresponsible behaviour than those who are less committed, with lower rates of crime, drinking and using drugs among that group. People who don't associate with religious groups are "not being exposed to those interpersonal values, and they're simply not holding them as strongly," [Reginald Bibby] says. Of course, there are exceptions. Simply going to a place of worship doesn't guarantee a life free of crime. As [Michael C. Chettleburgh] says: "If a child is faced w...
They seem like well-adjusted, normal people," [Paul Fromm] said. "I think if children are being sexually molested or starved (by their parents), that's wrong and the state has a right to look at that. But because the parents have unusual or non-mainstream beliefs, shouldn't put them at risk... you're turning their world upside-down. Fromm, who identifies himself as an advocate for "white nationalists," said he met the parents in Winnipeg last December at a three-hour group meeting focusing on Fromm's involvement in Canadian court cases defending hate speech against minority and religious groups. A search warrant has been executed by police on the family's home in south Winnipeg, where a computer and several items were seized. A police spokesman said the father of the children had rece...
Here in Canada, we don't go in for that kind of show. Canadian politicians don't feel the need to put their beliefs on display. But that doesn't meant they don't have any religious affiliations. Stephen Harper, for example, goes to a Christian and Missionary Alliance church; NDP Leader Jack Layton is a member of the United Church of Canada; Liberal Leader Stephane Dion is Roman Catholic; and Green Party Leader Elizabeth May is Anglican (and studying theology part-time). The only party leader who doesn't seem to have any active religious affiliation is Bloc Quebecois Leader Gilles Duceppe. That's what some religious groups are doing to help members prepare for the election; are the major parties doing anything to court religious voters? Not as far as I can tell. The only overtly religiou...
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