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Buddhism Is Fastest-Growing Religion In English Jails Over Past Decade

August 5, 2009

Author: Martin Beckford

Source: The Buddhist Channel/The Telegraph

http://www.buddhistchannel.tv/index.php?id=3,8425,0,0,1,0

Although adherents to the Eastern faith believe in peace and the sanctity of life, almost all of the Buddhists behind bars in this country are serving lengthy sentences for serious crimes such as violence and sex offences....

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RUAH Spirituality Institute

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Phone: 617-277-0036
Email: ruahspirit@gmail.com
Website: http://coopmet.org/ruah/
Description RUAH Spirituality Institute, located at All Saints Parish in Brookline, MA, is an interfaith, non-profit corporation dedicated to spiritual development. The group sponsors a variety of workshops devoted to interfaith understanding and a common pursuit of a deeper spiritual life, drawing from a variety of traditions in its... Read more about RUAH Spirituality Institute

Faith Into Action Together

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Phone: 781-595-7570
Email: info@mahomeless.org
Website: http://www.mahomeless.org
History Faith Into Action Together (F.I.A.T.) was formed in 1996 as a program of the Massachusetts Coalition for the Homeless, a statewide non-profit agency that addresses the broad economic and social factors that lead to homelessness. F.I.A.T. believes that homelessness is a moral issue and seeks to educate and mobilize faith communities... Read more about Faith Into Action Together

Worcester Interreligious Forum

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Address: c/o Charles E. McManus
49 Elm Street, Worcester, MA 01609

Father Bill's & MainSpring

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Phone: 508-427-6448
Email: info@helpfbms.org
Website: http://helpfbms.org/
Mission and Community Father Bill’s Place (FBP), formerly Quincy Interfaith Sheltering Coalition, is a 24-hour, full service, interfaith program for homeless men and women. FPB seeks to serve homeless people of the South Shore area of Massachusetts and surrounding Boston localities by providing shelter and assistance to each person to achieve his/... Read more about Father Bill's & MainSpring

Westwood Interfaith Council

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Phone: 781-461-1730
Email: office@fbcwestwood.org
Mission and Activities The primary goal of the Council is to foster relationships between religious communities through education and mutual support. The Council identifies the religious community's response to the 1981 destruction of a Jewish synagogue by arson as the primary source of their commitment. At that time, various Christian congregations banded together to provide space... Read more about Westwood Interfaith Council

Greater Lowell Interfaith Leadership Alliance

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Phone: 978-635-0415
Email: rutherichards@gmail.com
Website: http://hatehasnohome.com/index.php/about/
Mission and Membership Greater Lowell Interfaith Leadership Alliance (GLILA) is comprised of leaders from diverse faith groups within Greater Lowell. The Alliance, composed of clergy and senior lay people, meets monthly to discuss a variety of community issues, and to offer mutual support. The group's unity is based on... Read more about Greater Lowell Interfaith Leadership Alliance

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