Ramadan and Ramadan fasting amid U S air strikes
A New York report explains how Ramadan shapes Muslim life during U S strikes in Iraq. leaders like Sayyid Muhammad Syeed and Imam Talal Eid discuss fasting, charity, and education of Islam, noting Ramadan's meaning and communal breaking of fast despite conflict and suspense.
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Chicago
Chicago Convention Center
Watch Night Services Planned at Local Churches
First United Methodist Church Pocahontas Va hosts a watch night service on December 31 at an event in Pocahontas. Central Light Baptist Church North Tazewell Va also holds a watch night service December 31 at 10 p.m with special singing and preaching. Parkview Baptist Church postpones January 10 Sunday evening service resuming a four night winter Bible study led by Charles Addington titled Joshua Courage for the Future. For more information call 325-1886.
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Pocahontas
Parkview Bible Study
Parkview Baptist Church
Joshua Courage
Charles Addington
Central Light Baptist
Central Light Baptist Church
Tazewell Avenue
North Tazewell
Gospel Sing Events At Churches In Virginia And North Carolina
Gospel sing events listed for Friday January 1 at Church of God Union featuring the New Hinsons. Saturday January 4 at Carroll County High School Hillsville Virginia with admission ten dollars. Coal Creek Community Church sponsors with proceeds to the church building fund. Contact numbers provided for information.
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Hillsville
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Cookbook sale by Bluewell United Methodist Women fundraiser
Bluewell United Methodist Women offer a hard back fundraiser cookbook for 12 dollars with loose leaf binder. For details call 589 3793 and pick up at Nails Beauty Shop Lighthouse Book Store or Carnet Home. Also Valley View Adventist School Green Valley accepts Florida Citrus Fruit Season orders to support the school’s annual fundraiser. Fruit arrives November through April with monthly deliveries and January deadline at 5 p.m. Call Maryetta Debbie Vickie or Lonnie to order and note Friday sundown to Saturday sundown restrictions.
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Green Valley
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Religion briefs Expected House speaker rates with religious right
The presumed next Speaker Dennis Hastert of Illinois has a 100 percent Christian Coalition rating. Other GOP leaders Armey DeLay and outgoing Gingrich also earned top ratings. the coalition targets issues from abortion to church funding. Christian leaders condemn Iraq bombing as moral failure amid calls for peaceful disarmament. Kathryn Bannister, Rush County Kan., pastor, was elected one of eight World Council of Churches regional presidents, serving seven years.
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Zimbabwe
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Rush County
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Kenya
Jaabez Bryce
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