Christian missionaries quashed their faith and language with Spanish and Catholicism.
Echoing the two Senate leaders, Secretary Chertoff spoke about DHS efforts to help engage and defeat what he called the "ideology of violent extremism" which "perverts that language of Islam" and seeks to remake the faith in a brutal, totalitarian mode.
To a large extent the violent Islamist backlash underscores the fact that Ms. Hasina successfully rallied her country's moderate majority behind a secular vision of Bangladeshis united by language, culture and history, instead of divided by faith.
Rarely do the journalists and campaign staffers that travel with McCain hear him freely use such religious language, and if the senator is obliged to chat about faith, he usually appears genuinely eager to move on to something else, which made his self-assured performance at Saddleback all the more striking.
Movements whose core value is that faith is a barrier of division or a bomb of destruction have proven exceptional at growing because of their ability to advance core narratives using the language of religion, embed their programs in faith-based institutions and nurture other high-impact leaders who carry out their vision.
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Each time I see the smiles on the faces of children who have just stepped into their first library, one filled with colorful stories in their own language, I am reminded of why I took that leap of faith years ago and ventured away from the corporate world.
And he increasingly expresses his personal professions of faith in the generalised sort of language that is calculated to please everybody.
Mr Kerry had the tougher task, of evoking the language of faith (including reminding listeners he is a Catholic) while promising to defend abortion rights and opposing Mr Bush's proposed constitutional ban on gay marriage.
The forum unites flaxroots community representatives, volunteers, central and local government officials, media, academics, health professionals, language advocates, sports people, librarians, teachers, artists, museum staff, faith groups, employers, worker and young people to talk about practical ways cultural diversity can be fostered and all New Zealanders can enjoy equal opportunities and live in harmony.
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