Author: Jennifer Upshaw

Source: Marin Independent Journal

http://www.marinij.com/marin/ci_4945724

Plans are under way to build a multifaith campus chapel to honor Dominican University's Catholic heritage.

The board of trustees has approved a resolution to develop a place of worship that welcomes students and community members of all faiths. The new chapel program replaces plans for a larger, more elaborate project.

"It will be a chapel that...

Author: Rob Faulkner

Source: The Hamilton Spectator

Author: Asha Popatlal

Source: Channel News Asia

http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/singaporelocalnews/view/250295/1/.html

SINGAPORE: Inter-faith dialogue is an important way to root out prejudices in a multi-religious society, especially so now, when extremist groups are taking every opportunity to build hatred between different communities.

Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong made these points at an inter-faith...

Author: Michael Paulson

Source: The Boston Globe

http://www.boston.com/news/local/articles/2006/12/30/schools_try_to_patch_rift_in_mosque_project/

The presidents of two prominent local religious institutions are calling on a Jewish advocacy organization and the backers of a Roxbury mosque project to drop their lawsuits in their contentious dispute over the mosque's construction.

Nick Carter ,...

Author: HUBERT G. LOCKE

Source: Seattle Post-Intelligencer

http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/opinion/297610_hubert29.html

The eve of a new year prods us all to think about the possibilities for fresh starts and new resolves. Given the seismic political change in the other Washington that occurred six weeks ago, one of the initiatives we might hope for in the coming year is a substantial improvement in our national vocabulary.

The...

Source: Village Voice

http://www.villagevoice.com.au/article/20061228/NWS02/612280304/-1/nws/NSW+to+start+religious+tolerance+scheme

The federal government has chosen schools in western Sydney to trial a program aimed at promoting religious tolerance.

The $1 million three-year pilot program will try to address the compatibility of Australian and Muslim values and the wearing of religious garb, including...

Author: Andrea Neal

Source: Northwest Indiana News

http://nwitimes.com/articles/2006/12/27/opinion/times_editorial_columnists/6648a9b7ee5c59a58625724d002209cc.txt

An Indiana artist is working across the globe to spread a message of good will and peace.

"If we believe in God, then I think we have to believe in each other and it doesn't matter what faith and culture we come from,"...

Author: Richard Whittle

Source: The Christian Science Monitor

http://www.csmonitor.com/2006/1227/p03s01-usmi.html

WASHINGTON -- As US troops battle Islamic extremists abroad, the Pentagon and the armed forces are reaching out to Muslims at home.

An underlying goal is to interest more Muslims in the military, which needs officers and troops who can speak Arabic and other relevant languages and understand the culture of places like Iraq and...

Source: The World/ Public Radio International

http://www.theworld.org/?q=node/6830

Religion is used to bring people together. And the narratives of many religious writings often speak of and aim to teach mankind's love for one another. But the reality is that we live in a world in which religion is and has been used as the main driving force that divides people. We discuss religion and its role in global affairs with Prof. Diana Eck.

Author: Diana Eck

Source: The Boston Globe

http://www.boston.com/news/globe/ideas/articles/2006/12/24/good_neighbors/

IN "THE MIGHTY AND THE ALMIGHTY," Madeleine Albright writes how she often scribbled on her briefing papers, "Learn more about Islam."

I agree, and that's not just Islam in the abstract, but Islam as practiced by countless and diverse Muslims all over the world, including here in Boston. In a world and...

Author: Lorna Martin

Source: The Observer

http://observer.guardian.co.uk/uk_news/story/0,,1978539,00.html

A Sikh schoolboy, who prompted an inter-faith vigil to promote peace, respect and tolerance after claiming his hair was chopped off by racist thugs, invented the story.

The 15-year-old, in tears, gave a graphic description of a vicious verbal and physical attack by four white males who struck as he walked near his home in...

Author: Bobby Ross, Jr.

Source: The Christian Chronicle

Source: Baha'i World News Service

http://news.bahai.org/story/496

Although it was negotiated at the height of the Cold War, a 25-year-old international agreement on freedom of religion or belief remains as relevant today -- and perhaps even more so -- said speakers at a major United Nations-sanctioned observance here in late November.

Some 350 participants representing more than 60 governments, UN agencies, and various international non-governmental organizations -- including the Baha'...

Author: Qaiser Felix

Source: Asia News

http://www.asianews.it/index.php?l=en&art=7827&geo=2&size=A#

Peshawar – The All Pakistan Minorities Alliance (APMA) has protested about the approval of a law in North West Frontier Province (NWFP), which is inspired by Islam and allegedly harks back to Taleban decrees. The law just passed in the Pakistani province bordering Afghanistan has been described as a "cause for concern for all other faiths...