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...organization. Future leaders train as "cadets" at Salvation Army colleges. The charity's right to require that its employees and leaders adhere to Christian principles, even though it is partially government-funded, has been affirmed in the courts. The legal victory was a boon for President Bush's "faith-based" programs, which President-Elect Obama has said he will continue.) The charity espouses most evangelical Christian beliefs, with some exceptions; it is pro-birth control, but anti-surrogate motherhood; it accepts homosexuality, but says gay people must remain celibate; it is pro-life, but takes no official position...
...supposed to hate - democracy, dogs, women with uncovered hair - we can now add yoga. A council of muftis in Malaysia issued a fatwa over the weekend banning yoga for Muslims, claiming that the sweaty 'Oms' and other Hindu elements of a standard 60-minute yoga class could "destroy the faith of a Muslim...
...Take chances and have faith...
...much he and others should be paid. "The [local] government has told us that this issue will be resolved by the end of this month, so I should find something out soon from the court [about the severance]." But he acknowledges that he doesn't have much faith that the authorities will come through with any assistance, and in the meantime, his money is running out. "I've posted my résumé online for a month now, but it's very hard to find a job around here these days. I've had no responses," he says...
...simple faith in neighborliness was insufficient even for the Church of England, whose insurers Ecclesiastical have now issued SmartWater kits to 16,500 churches. Last year churches were stripped of $18 million-worth of lead roofing, lightning rods and even bells. "If thieves know about it - and they do already - they will think twice about targeting churches," says Ecclesiastical spokesman Chris Pitt. That's the kind of thinking SmartWater is convinced more secular enterprises will embrace...