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• n  a strong belief in a supernatural power or powers that control human destiny
  he lost his faith but not his morality
• n  complete confidence in a person or plan etc
  he cherished the faith of a good woman
• n  an institution to express belief in a divine power
  a member of his own faith contradicted him
• n  loyalty or allegiance to a cause or a person
  keep the faith
  they broke faith with their investors

• President Barack Obama's announcement of an advisory council for faith-based initiatives is an ambitious task, but stands before a path studded with political mines.
• Obama gave a speech today outlining an expansion of government funding for "faith-based" charities, a move that some say "out-Bushes Bush" and seems to have caused some chin .
• John McCain and Barack Obama write about their personal journeys of faith.

• religion
• religious belief
• trust
• organized religion

News & Articles

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• 'Faith-healing' parents to hear evidence against them for child's death
  PHILADELPHIA -- A Philadelphia couple who believe in faith healing over medicine is set to hear evidence against them on Wednesday in the death of a second child.
  June 13, 2013 - Erie Times-News
• Faith approves $590K budget, discusses rising water bills
  FAITH - The town of Faith unanimously approved its budget for 2013-14 at Tuesday's board meeting.
  June 12, 2013 - The Salisbury Post
• Philadelphia faith-healing couple accused of murder must stand trial: judge
  By Dave Warner PHILADELPHIA (Reuters) - Arguments that a Philadelphia faith-healing couple did not know their baby was sick enough to die failed to convince a judge to dismiss murder charges arising from the death of their infant son in April. Herbert Schaible, 45, and his wife, Catherine Schaible, 43, are accused of murder and involuntary manslaughter in the death of 7-month old Brandon ...
  June 12, 2013 - Reuters via Yahoo! News

Quotes

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• Mitch McConnell in Salon
  We will remember him for his fighter's spirit, his abiding faith, and for the many times he recalled the Senate to its purposes,McConnell said.
• Jaclyn Smith in FOXNews
  Farrah had courage, she had strength, and she had faith. And now she has peace as she rests with the real angels,Jaclyn Smith said.
• Hashim Thaci in 940 News
  From today onwards, Kosovo is proud, independent and free,said Thaci, a former leader of the Kosovo Liberation Army, which battled Serbian troops in a 1998-99 separatist war that claimed 10,000 lives. "We never lost faith in the dream that...