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Jogging With Jesus: Exercise Gets a Boost From the Man Upstairs

By Katie DrummondOct 7th 2010 – 1:44PM

(Oct. 7) -- Loving the lord can help some of America's least active citizens get their sweat on, according to a promising new study on the link between prayer and physical activity. A UCLA study of African-American women over the age of 60, who get the least activity of any race-sex demographic, concluded that adding...

Opinion: Faith-Based Program Falls Short

By Red Room AuthorMar 11th 2010 – 6:00AM
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(March 11) -- Why does President Barack Obama support a policy that lets a Baptist homeless shelter take tax dollars and then refuse to hire Jews, Hindus or nonbelievers to change the sheets or ladle out the morning oatmeal? Particularly when it violates a clear campaign promise. In 2008, candidate Obama told an audience...

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Nomi Teutsch: New York Faith Community and Sikhs of Kenya: A Partnership is Born

By Nomi Teutsch May 31st 2012 - 07:54PM

On June 6, 2012, New Yorkers of all faiths will come together to support the Kenyan Sikh community's efforts to fight the famine that has devastated their region since last summer.

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LGBT Rights Group Responds To Kirk Cameron

By Simon McCormack Mar 05th 2012 - 05:21PM

The Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation (GLAAD) added its voice to the chorus of criticism that erupted after former "Growing Pains" actor Kirk Cameron called homosexuality "unnatural."

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Faithful America Petitions MSNBC To Take Tony Perkins Off The Air (VIDEO)

By Rebecca Shapiro Feb 16th 2012 - 01:21PM

Faith-based activist group, Faithful America , and Episcopal Bishop of New Hampshire Rt. Rev. V. Gene Robinson, delivered a petition filled with 20,000 signatures to MSNBC on Thursday.

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Semper Fi: Always Faithful

By Rachel Libert Apr 15th 2011 - 01:18PM

Nearly four years ago, my Co-Director Tony Hardmon and I were researching a documentary film about an innovative public health program when we met the sister of a man named Jerry Ensminger.

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