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    War Concerns Grow, But Support Remains Steadfast

    Summary of Findings Public support for the war in Iraq remains steadfast in the face of increasing worries about the current military situation and America’s role in rebuilding Iraq after the war. A growing number of Americans are expressing concern that U.S. forces might suffer major casualties or face attack with Iraqi chemical or biological […]

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    Different Faiths, Different Messages

    Introduction and Summary Americans Hearing about Iraq from the Pulpit, but Religious Faith Not Defining Opinions Most American churchgoers are hearing about the issue of war with Iraq at their places of worship. But most say their ministers are not taking a position for or against the war, and relatively few people say their own […]

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    Ministering to Those in Need: The Rights and Wrongs of Missions and Humanitarian Assistance in Iraq

    10 a.m. – Noon Washington, D.C. Speakers Dr. Michael Lawrence, Associate Pastor, Capitol Hill Baptist Church Kate Moynihan, Deputy Regional Director for Middle East and North Africa, Catholic Relief Services Dr. Abdulaziz Sachedina, Professor of Religious Studies, University of Virginia; Chairman, Board of Directors, Center for the Study of Islam and Democracy Bruce Wilkinson, Senior […]

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    The Faith-Based Initiative Two Years Later: Examining its Potential, Progress and Problems

    “Conceptions of the proper relationship between church and state, between religious organizations and government, have been in flux in the United States for many decades,” Stanley Carlson-Thies of the Center for Public Justice argued at a recent public discussion of the faith-based initiative. “There was no long-settled consensus which the Bush administration arbitrarily started to […]

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    God and the Inner City: A One-Hour Documentary

    6:00 p.m., Reception 6:30 p.m., Screening followed by discussion National Press Club Washington, D.C. Comments by: Michael Pack, Producer and Director of God and the Inner City Featured Speakers: Rev. Dr. Wilson Goode, Sr., Senior Advisor, Faith-Based Initiatives at Public/Private Ventures and former Mayor of Philadelphia Richard Nathan, Director, The Roundtable on Religion and Social […]

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    The Faith-Based Initiative Two Years Later: Examining its Potential, Progress and Problems

    10 a.m.-Noon Rescheduled from February 18 Washington, D.C. Featured Speakers: Stanley Carlson-Thies, Fellow, Center for Public Justice; former White House Associate Director for Cabinet Affairs Barry Lynn, Executive Director, Americans United for Separation of Church and State Respondents: Anne Farris, Washington Correspondent, the Roundtable on Religion and Social Welfare Policy Fredrica D. Kramer, Senior Consultant […]

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    Bush Confronts State of Economic Unease

    Summary of Findings As President Bush prepares for his Jan. 28 State of the Union address, the public’s mood is more subdued that it was a year ago, especially regarding the nation’s struggling economy. Just three-in-ten say they expect economic conditions to improve over the next 12 months, a significant decline from last January when […]

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