Word: faithful
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...that public trust in the economic system could erode more quickly, some business leaders are beginning to sound the alarm. In an interview in Monday's edition of the tabloid Bild, Josef Ackermann, the CEO of Deutsche Bank, joined the chorus of voices warning against a loss of public faith in the country's economic institutions. "All of us in business must now make a renewed effort to live up to the responsibilities of our leadership roles and win back lost confidence," he was quoted as saying...
...Secondly it avoids the main issue. The main issue is the restoration of the constitution, and of the recognition that the arbitrary will of an individual has to be subservient to a document that is sacred to the people as a whole. Now people have to be given the faith that their lives and futures do not depend upon the whims of one man before they go to the ballot. The timing is very important. Otherwise the ballot itself will be meaningless and will not empower the people. These elections, if they are held under a dispensation in which...
...understandable: while most Muslims are not terrorists, most terrorists are Muslims. If moderate Muslims would condemn and speak out against terrorism, mistrust would vanish. Same for discrimination: Muslim women wearing head scarves are signaling, Look how different I am! Neither Protestants nor Catholics make such a show of their faith. If Muslim women chose to follow a less extremist interpretation of Koranic rules, they would no longer suffer from discrimination. Nicolas Gessner, PARIS...
...heavily Catholic counties in Ohio. Democratic volunteers in those areas had been barraged with questions from voters who had been following the Wafer Watch, and they were desperate for materials that could provide a fuller picture of Kerry's Catholicism. McFadden wanted to deliver flyers that highlighted Kerry's faith and the drop in abortion rates during the 1990s. He approached one of the campaign's Ohio field directors for permission, explaining that he wanted to help organizers appeal to Catholic voters. Her response left him speechless: "We don't do white churches...
...When Kerry did finally deliver a thoughtful speech about his faith and values, it took place little more than a week before the election. And because of staff concerns about abortion protesters, the Senator gave his faith talk not at a Catholic university in Ohio, as originally scheduled, but at a Jewish senior center in Florida, with little fanfare. Nine days later, Kerry lost the Catholic vote in Ohio by 44% to 55%. It was a six-point drop from Al Gore's showing among Catholics in that state four years earlier. Kerry lost Ohio by a margin of slightly...