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faith-based

English translation: activists motivated by a specific religion

14:00 Oct 21, 2010
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English term or phrase: faith-based
Around the world,students began protesting at Shell stations.Filmmakers interviewed Ken and visited Ogoniland,ensuring that even more people would see the atrocities Ken described.Faith-based and corporate-accountability activists raised questions and eventually introduced resolutions at Shell's annual meetings.
Shirley Fan
Local time: 23:15
Selected answer:activists motivated by a specific religion
Explanation:
or a specific set of beliefs
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Colin Rowe
Germany
Local time: 17:15
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SUMMARY OF ALL EXPLANATIONS PROVIDED
4 +4activists motivated by a specific religion
Colin Rowe
5 +1religious
Stephanie Ezrol
5see explanation below
Kimberlee Thorne
5based on religious beliefs
airmailrpl
5driven by their faith
Alexandra Taggart
3they acted because they believed that this was true
Thayenga


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2 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +4
faith-based activists
activists motivated by a specific religion


Explanation:
or a specific set of beliefs

Colin Rowe
Germany
Local time: 17:15
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 12
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Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Suzan Hamer: More specifically: "The term 'faith-based' is a neologism (coined in the 1970s), mostly current in US English, to describe any organization or government idea or plan based on religious beliefs, specifically Christian beliefs." (wikipedia) // Of course.
3 mins
  -> Thanks! Could presumably also apply to muslims, for example.
agree  Travelin Ann
4 mins
  -> Thanks!
agree  Jack Doughty
32 mins
  -> Thanks!
agree  Sheila Wilson: A propos of Suzan's comment, can something coined in the 1970s be a neologism nowadays? That was 40 years ago, after all. I don't see why it should just refer to the Christian religion.
4 hrs
  -> With you all the way! Thanks!
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they acted because they believed that this was true


Explanation:
faith-based = believing in the truthfulness of someone or something, e. g. the reported atrocities.

Thayenga
Germany
Local time: 17:15
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman
PRO pts in category: 8

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  Sheila Wilson: I don't dieagree, but I think it's important to stress that this is religious belief not just something you believe to be true.
4 hrs
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see explanation below


Explanation:
These are groups of people who are backed by a religion or belief system. They usually cite references from the Bible or another religious book or source, to justify their actions or statements.

Kimberlee Thorne
United States
Local time: 09:15
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 4
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19 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +1
religious


Explanation:
faith-based is a technical term introduced in the last several years as another way of saying religious, or religion based. The term is used for things like:

faith-based charities
faith-based schools

The term became very well know in the United States during the presidency of the second George Bush because he allowed government funding to certain faith-based social service organizations.

HERE ARE SOME EXAMPLES:

"Mark Chaves, Duke University professor and director of the National Congregations Study, recently commented that the National Congregations Survey shows that the Bush faith-based initiative "accomplished so little." Comparing data from 2006–07 with the results from 1998 shows no increase in the percentage of congregations that offer social services, the proportion that devotes at least a quarter of an employee's time to such services, or the proportion that receives government funding to provide services."
http://www.christianitytoday.com/ct/2010/januaryweb-only/14-...

During the Republican Party's 2000 national convention, the Rev. Herbert H. Lusk II, heartily endorsed Bush for president in a satellite television uplink from his church. Since that time, Lusk has repeatedly advocated for Bush's "faith-based" initiative that seeks to fund church-run social service programs.

As the president was preparing to speak at Lusk's Greater Exodus Baptist Church on combating AIDS at home and abroad, the Associated Press reported that the church's charitable operation, People For People, has been awarded a nearly $1-million "faith-based" grant.
http://usgovinfo.about.com/od/rightsandfreedoms/a/bushchurch...

When President Barack Obama launches his version of the faith-based initiative Thursday, he will expand the mission to include abortion reduction and outreach to the Muslim world. He will also try to avoid the thorniest constitutional issues that beset the program for years under his predecessor.
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB123379504018650159.html

Why should any faith-based organization — Muslim, Jewish, Hindu, Buddhist or Christian — be forced to change its organizational identity and culture in order to receive public funds so long as those funds are used as they are intended: to deliver effective social services and not promote any religious beliefs?
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2008771642_w...





Stephanie Ezrol
United States
Local time: 11:15
Works in field
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 150

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Bernhard Sulzer: or: based on religious belief(s)
15 hrs
  -> Thanks Bernhard !
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
based on religious beliefs


Explanation:
faith-based => based on religious beliefs

airmailrpl
Brazil
Local time: 12:15
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in category: 88
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4 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
driven by their faith


Explanation:
Nothing else, but their faith brought them there, the reason to come was based on their faith.

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Note added at 1 day2 hrs (2010-10-22 16:55:50 GMT)
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To dear Bernhard: Certainly.

Alexandra Taggart
Russian Federation
Local time: 18:15
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in RussianRussian
PRO pts in category: 4

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  Bernhard Sulzer: driven by their religious belief (religious faith) / :)
11 hrs
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