Faith And The City e.Newsletter
January 11, 2008
Volume 7, Issue 1
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Faith And The City News
FATC TV forum host Steen “The Newslady” Miles pens childhood memoir
Press Release
Orman Press
December 31, 2003
Veteran journalist and former state Senator Steen “The Newslady” Miles has written a childhood memoir entitled Teenie: “Newslady in Training.” Described by reviewer and relationship expert Dr. Joyce Morley-Ball as a “must read” Teenie chronicles the childhood of Miles growing up in the 50s and 60s in the small northern Indiana college town of South Bend.
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Faith and Politics
What is it about Mormonism?
By Noah Feldman
New York Times Magazine
Jan. 6, 2008
From a constitutional standpoint, the religion of a candidate is supposed to make no difference. Even before the founding fathers dreamed up the First Amendment, they inserted a provision in the Constitution expressly prohibiting any religious test for office.
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Believer bitter over 'prosperity' preachings
Cable News Network
Dec. 27, 2007
All six ministries under investigation preach the prosperity gospel to varying degrees. Proponents call it a biblically sound message of hope. Others say it is a distortion that makes evangelists rich and preys on the vulnerable.
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Physical Environment
Felling water's best friend: Forested land under the ax from tax policy
By Steve McWilliams
Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Jan. 8, 2008
If we do not soon bring a measure of sanity to the rapidly escalating property taxes on forestland, Georgia's water management policy will continue to resemble someone using a sieve to bail water from a sinking ship.
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Social Environment
The meaning of the Martin Luther King Jr. Holiday
By Coretta Scott King
King Center Website
Jan. 11, 2008 (posted by FATC)
The Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday celebrates the life and legacy of a man who brought hope and healing to America.
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List of metro Atlanta events for January
Cherokee Nation in Georgia: Experts identify rightful, most legit tribe
By Bill Torpy
Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Jan. 7, 2008
A long-standing feud among four groups claiming to be the true descendants of Georgia's exiled Cherokee Nation may be heading for resolution.
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Lakota Tribes: Stop this country, we want to get off!
By Joshua Holland
AlterNet
Dec. 21, 2007
Well, well, well. This is certainly interesting …
The Lakota Indians, who gave the world legendary warriors Sitting Bull and Crazy Horse, have withdrawn from treaties with the United States.
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English only? Give immigrants a break
By Victor Landa
San Antonio Express-News
Dec. 19, 2007 (published in Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
Most linguists agree that for newcomers language is fully acquired (or native language lost) in two generations. Our proud history of the immigrant experience bears the fact.
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Millions in the slammer: We must reverse America's zeal to incarcerate
By Nomi Prins
The Women's International Perspective
Dec. 30, 2007 (posted on AlterNet)
The United States has more inmates and a higher incarceration rate than any other nation: more than Russia, South Africa, Mexico, Iran, India, Australia, Brazil and Canada combined. Nearly 1 in every 136 US residents is in jail or prison.
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At 60% of total, Texas is bucking execution trend
By Adam Liptak
The New York Times
Dec. 26, 2007
For the first time in the modern history of the death penalty, more than 60 percent of all American executions took place in Texas.
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Steroid use investigation is a carnival show
By Bob Barr
For the Journal-Constitution
Dec. 19, 2007
Even federal law enforcement agencies can't seem to resist the urge to dip their investigative toes into the shallow water of major league sports scandals.
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The American Dream, or a nightmare for black America?
By Joshua Holland
AlterNet
Dec. 17, 2007
Thirty years after the civil rights era, middle-class African-American families face a grim reality: their kids are far more likely to experience downward mobility in today's economy than they are to move up.
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Global Issues
Why I believe Bush must go: Nixon was bad. These guys are worse.
By George McGovern
Washington Post
Jan. 6, 2008
As we enter the eighth year of the Bush-Cheney administration, I have belatedly and painfully concluded that the only honorable course for me is to urge the impeachment of the president and the vice president.
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A child's view of the $100 laptop
BBC News
Dec. 12, 2007
What will a child in the UK make of a laptop designed to help children in the developing world? Rory Cellan-Jones brought an XO home to find out.
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Border crossings: A global trek to poor nations, from poorer ones
By Jason DeParle
New York Times
Dec. 27, 2007
There are 74 million “south to south” migrants, according to the World Bank, which uses the term to describe anyone moving from one developing country to another, regardless of geography.
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U.S. well-served by Saudis: Rulers are key to Mideast peace, keep oil spigots open
By Wyche Fowler Jr. and Mark Weston
Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Jan. 7, 2008
America's 60-year friendship with the Saudi government needs to be nurtured, not censured. Without Saudi Arabia as an ally, the world's oil supplies would be less secure, and peace between Israel and Palestine is improbable.
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What’s your consumption factor?
By Jared Diamond
New York Times
Jan. 2, 2008
The average rates at which people consume resources like oil and metals, and produce wastes like plastics and greenhouse gases, are about 32 times higher in North America, Western Europe, Japan and Australia than they are in the developing world.
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Health
Finding Alzheimer’s before a mind fails
By Denise Grady
New York Times
Dec. 26, 2007
Five million people in the United States have Alzheimer’s, most of them over 65. By 2050, according to the Alzheimer’s Association, 11 million to 16 million Americans will have the disease.
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Events
Guidelines for Posting Events
Faith And The City posts brief event notices that must include a website address for additional information. Events should be concerned with faith, interfaith and public issues.
Jan. 12-30: "King Holiday Events in Metro Atlanta." See RCCA's comprehensive list of events through end of month.
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Jan. 16-27: “8th Annual Atlanta Jewish Film Festival.” Various venues.
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Jan. 17: “Pastors Breakfast.” Regional Council of Churches of Atlanta monthly event. Topic is work and wages. Hosted by Hillside Chapel & Truth Center, 2450 Cascade Rd. Atlanta 30311. 7:30 am. RSVP 404.523.5554 ext 231 or ecarter@rccatl.org.
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Feb. 13: “Faith Alliance of Metro Atlanta Membership Luncheon.” Legislative issues and business meeting. Hosted by Central Presbyterian Church, 201 Washington St., Atlanta 30303. More information or RSVP, call 404.622.3399.
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April 2: “Faith Alliance of Metro Atlanta Membership Luncheon.” Topic and location TBD. More information or RSVP, call 404.622.3399.
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Additional Events: Visit the website of the Regional Council of Churches of Atlanta at http://www.rccatl.org/tiki-read_article.php?articleId=108
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