Interfaith

Conflict Besets Andover High

January 8, 2007

Author: Tracy Jan

Source: The Boston Globe

http://www.boston.com/news/local/articles/2007/01/08/conflict_besets_andover_high/

ANDOVER -- The social studies teachers say they merely wanted to provide their students different perspectives about conflict in the Middle East when they invited a group with a history of condemning Israel's treatment of Palestinians to speak at Andover High School.

The teachers never...

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Students Trade Lessons on Faith

January 8, 2007

Author: Marc Benjamin

Source: The Fresno Bee

http://www.fresnobee.com/263/story/22976.html

Valley high school students are banding together to gain a stronger understanding of one another's religious faiths and traditions.

The Interfaith Youth Alliance held its initial meeting Sunday at the Islamic Cultural Center in northeast Fresno. The event brought about 20 students together from about a half-dozen local high schools.

The group...

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Hindu Devotee to Talk about Book on Forms of the Goddess

January 6, 2007

Author: Anna Kaplan

Source: Recordnet

http://www.recordnet.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070106/A_LIFE/701060303

When Rick Nafzinger was 14, some Hare Krishnas in the Denver airport handed him a copy of the Bhagavad Gita, an essential book of the Hindu faith. During the next two weeks of family vacation, he read the book over and over.

That was the start of a lifelong spiritual quest for the 51-year-old Stockton...

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U.S. Deports Imam for Supporting Terrorist Group

January 5, 2007

Source: Beliefnet

Wire Service: AP

http://www.beliefnet.com/story/209/story_20905_1.html

DETROIT, Jan. 5 - A Muslim religious leader convicted of lying about his ties to a group labeled as a terrorist organization by the U.S. government has been deported, immigration authorities said Friday.

Fawaz Damra, who served as imam at Ohio's largest mosque, the Islamic Center of Cleveland in Parma, was convicted in June 2004 of concealing...

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The Spirituality of Congress

January 4, 2007

Author: James L. Evans

Source: Dallas News

http://marty-center.uchicago.edu/

We may enjoy some level of separation of church and state in this country, but there hardly exists anywhere a separation of faith from public office. There is spiritual vitality in virtually every branch of government; from President Bush's Methodism all the way to the disciplined Catholicism of Justices Alito, Scalia, Kennedy, Thomas, and Roberts, faith and government are linked arm in arm....

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Six Religions Exchange Views on Care for the Dying

January 4, 2007

Source: Indian Catholic

http://www.theindiancatholic.com/newsread.asp?nid=5418

HONG KONG (UCAN) -- Leaders of various religions in Hong Kong have become more aware of the importance of caring for the dying among their followers.

While the younger generation becomes increasingly materialistic, "Hong Kong is facing an aging society," Father Edward Chau King-fun told UCA News. A lack of concern for others, he explained, has resulted in young people not knowing how...

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Dominican University Plans Chapel for All Faiths

January 3, 2007

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...

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Inter-Faith Dialogue Important Way to Root Out Prejudices

January 2, 2007

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...

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Schools Try to Patch Rift in Mosque Project

December 30, 2006

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 ,...

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"Strike Some Words from National Lexicon," a Commentary by Hubert G. Locke

December 29, 2006

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...

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NSW to Start Religious Tolerance Scheme

December 28, 2006

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...

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Uncle Sam Wants US Muslims to Serve

December 27, 2006

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...

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K.P. Singh Spreading Interfaith Message Globally

December 27, 2006

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,"...

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