The Seven Demands of Leadership By Dr. John C. Maxwell

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An earnest young man once approached me during a Q & A session, and
asked, “What is the ONE THING I need to know to be a great leader?” as if he was
searching for the hidden key to unlock the universe. Amused by the simplicity of
his question, my answer was equally simple: “To be a great leader, there’s more
than ONE THING you need to know about leadership.”

	Iraq: Negative Pentagon Report, Anti-War Demonstrations Evangelicals Condemn Torture UNESCO Calls for Halt to Temple Mount Dig Here is an  example of Baptists being obstructionists on a "no-brainer" in their response to the declaration on torture: TENNESSEE– Torture declaration irrational, prof says.

Cover Story: Huntsville: Death
Capital

Capital punishment is a hotly debated issue for many groups
and prominent individuals living in the U.S. who either support or oppose it on
moral, religious, and emotional grounds. One state that has become a focal point
for that debate is Texas, where 385 executions have taken place over the past
three decades.

In this May 2003 report, Lucky Severson traveled to
Huntsville, where the state prison has carried out more executions than any
other in the country, to talk to people of faith about their views on capital
punishment. (Rebroadcast from May 16, 2003)

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Profile: William Sloane
Coffin

Reverend William Sloane Coffin, a former Yale University
chaplain known for his peace activism during the Vietnam War and his continuing
work for social justice, died last April at the age of 81. The well-known
Presbyterian preacher, who had retired to the small town of Stafford, Vermont,
had already suffered two strokes and was receiving hospice care for congestive
heart failure. In an August 2004 interview with Bob Abernethy, the late activist
spoke about his views on faith, civil rights, U.S. policies in Iraq and his
lifelong commitment to world peace. (Rebroadcast from August 27, 2004)

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Feature: Buddhist Mandala

In the
aftermath of the September 11th terrorist attacks, 20 Tibetan Buddhist monks
visited the U.S. hoping to help Americans heal after the terrorist attacks by
building a seven-foot-wide mandala at the Smithsonian Institution in Washington,
D.C. Religion & Ethics NewsWeekly cameras provide a behind-the-scenes look
at the construction of this symbolic work of art. (Rebroadcast from January 18,
2002)

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Land Gets It Right This Time:
Posted on Mar 15, 2007 | by Tom Strode WASHINGTON
(BP)–Christians, Jews and Muslims should be able to live together
peacefully while remaining faithful to their different beliefs,
Southern Baptist religious liberty specialist Richard Land said
recently in a panel discussion on Islam and the western world.  Read More.
 

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