Word: lutheranism
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Most of the larger PBH committees do extensive fundraising on their own, however. Some, such as the University Lutheran Shelter Program and the Cambridge Youth Enrichment Program, receive government grants as well...
...friend Heidi, a practicing Lutheran, glared at them. I stared in utter disbelief--incredulous that such people existed--and tried hard to stifle my laughter. My friend Christy sat meekly, not speaking. The couple, sensing prey, focused their efforts...
...church activity was focused onfundamentalists, however, as the minister of onelarge Des Moines Lutheran church urged moderatesto turn out and avoid being swamped by moreconservative Christians...
...believe if we mainline reasonable Christiansdon't take part in current politics, there will bethose highly organized and much more ferevent whowill," said the Rev. Jerry Schmalenberger, of St.John's Lutheran Church. "I'm bold enough to saythat fundamentalists frighten...
...Mengistu's critics, all such defenses are simply evidence that those who want to provide aid become prisoners of the system: anyone who faults the dictator risks being expelled, like France's Doctors Without Borders. "We have to be discreet," concedes Frank Conlon, Africa program director for Lutheran World Relief. "In relief situations, you often don't have a lot of time for dialogue." Says Laura Kullenberg, director of the Horn of Africa program run by Oxfam America: "This is a life-and-death situation, and our choices are limited. Our mission is to make sure food gets to people...