Interfaith

Thanksgiving for Local Atlanta Residents Is About Helping Others

November 25, 2000

Source: The Atlanta Journal and Constitution

On November 25, 2000, The Atlanta Journal and Constitution reported that "Miguel and Lydia Ayala are co-pastors of a small church in Canton called Iglesia Pentecostal El Faro (the Lighthouse) whose members are mostly Latinos. 'For many, this is the first time they hear of it (Thanksgiving),' said Lydia Ayala. 'It is something we have to do. And they are very happy that the nation gives thanks together,' she said. 'It is very American, and it's something that's very important.'Miguel and Lydia and their four sons...

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Denver Citizens Celebrate Thanksgiving Through Interfaith Service

November 24, 2000

Source: The Denver Rocky Mountain News

On November 24, 2000, The Denver Rocky Mountain News reported that "Denver's Interfaith Thanksgiving service began Thursday with a phrase that's been in cold storage for almost a year: 'Welcome to the last Thanksgiving service of this millennium,' said the Rev. John D. Spangler, as chuckles rose from about 750 people gathered at Congregation Emanuel. Last year's millennial fever notwithstanding (technically, the new millennium begins the first day of 2001), a historic reference fits this annual Thanksgiving event. It...

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Interfaith Thanksgiving Service Includes Agreement to Promote Understanding of Different Faiths

November 22, 2000

Source: Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

On November 22, 2000, the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reported that "a mosque and 12 Christian congregations on Milwaukee's southeast side will enter into a covenant of national significance at an interfaith Thanksgiving service tonight. Representatives will sign their names on a brief statement that includes this pledge: 'Within the unifying love of God, we commit ourselves and communities to the exercise of understanding, cooperation, and growth in unity through faith.' Told of the covenant Tuesday, Diana Eck, director of...

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Interfaith Conference Asks Questions About Medicine, Religion and Ethics

November 20, 2000

Source: Los Angeles Times

On November 20, 2000, the Los Angeles Times reported that "Shoshana Phoenixx, a Jewish chaplain at a Northern California hospice, flew from Oakland to ask one of the better questions Sunday at the seventh annual Religious Diversity Faire at UC Irvine: How do you resolve conflicts between doctors and their patients when their ethics, morals and even professional codes conflict? She lives with the dilemma daily, watching dying patients and caring doctors collide when religious values and medical practices differ. And who better to...

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California Art Show Reveals State's Religious History

November 19, 2000

Source: Los Angeles Times

On November 19, 2000, the Los Angeles Times reported that one local exhibition, "'Made in California: Art, Image and Identity, 1900-2000,' at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, traces the uninhibited history of religions, cults and spiritual beliefs that took root here during the past century. Religion is only one of many themes in the show, which focuses on art and culture. But spiritual references offer a lesson in how California artists relate to the sacred...'The most interesting thing about religion in California is that it...

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Buffalo's Villa Maria Chosen as "Peace Site" for Interfaith Thanksgiving Celebration

November 18, 2000

Source: The Buffalo News

On November 18, 2000, the Buffalo News reported that "'Let There Be Peace on Earth' will be the theme of the annual intercultural-interfaith Thanksgiving observance at 7 p.m. Monday at Villa Maria Academy, 600 Doat St., Cheektowaga. The service, co-sponsored by the National Conference for Community and Justice and the Network of Religious Communities, will be one of several ecumenical and community events held locally to celebrate Thanksgiving. Lana Benatovich, Conference executive director, said the interfaith observance will be...

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Religious Leaders in Kansas Work for Interfaith Cooperation

November 18, 2000

Source: The Kansas City Star

On November 18, 2000, the Kansas City Star reported that "Interfaith Thanksgiving services have become a tradition throughout the Kansas City area. But Rabbi Jacques Cukierkorn, the new spiritual leader at the New Reform Temple, wants more. He'd like for the service in the Brookside area to be just the beginning of broader interfaith cooperation. Traditionally five congregations have joined for the service. This year they will meet at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday at the New Reform Temple, 7100 Main St...'Thanksgiving is the ultimate...

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Various Faiths Find Healing Power in Prayer

November 18, 2000

Source: Los Angeles Times

On November 18, 2000, the Los Angeles Times reported that "Pastor Craig Brown of United Methodist of Thousand Oaks said prayer is a two-way communication between an individual and God that can be expressed in different forms: written prayer, extemporaneous praying that's created as a person speaks, silent prayer, hymn singing, or intercessory prayers done on behalf of others...According to the Rev. George Reynolds, associate pastor at Our Lady of the Assumption in Ventura, the Roman Catholic Church teaches there is a need for...

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Montessori School Students Celebrate Diversity

November 16, 2000

Source: St. Petersburg Times

On November 16, 2000, the St. Petersburg Times reported that "Students at ComeUnity Montessori School learn about other cultures through hands-on cooking and crafts. Children at ComeUnity Montessori School are encouraged to appreciate the cultural differences in the world while emphasizing the many similarities among people of different countries and religions. One of the ways they do that is with celebrations of a diverse array of holidays. The first one they celebrated this school year was Rosh Hashana, the Jewish new year....

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Houston Indian Community Celebrates New Community Center

November 15, 2000

Source: The Houston Chronicle

On November 15, 2000, the Houston Chronicle reported that "Indo-Americans in Houston gathered to cheer on their first community center project on a night unmistakably stamped of native India with a sitar's ethereal sound resonating, a Kashmirian dance's rhythmic flux and red curry's signature aroma. The kick off of the undertaking at the Indian Culture Center's annual gala means closure to an era when more than 60 Indo-American groups, including the ICC, had to organize in their leaders' homes and garages. Ground-breaking is...

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Catholic and Muslim Unity Celebrated at Interfaith Gathering

November 11, 2000

Source: The Baltimore Sun

On November 11, 2000, The Baltimore Sun reported that "For years, Roman Catholic leaders have forged warm and friendly ties with Imam W. Deen Mohammed, leader of the Chicago-based Muslim American Society, the nation's largest body of African-American Muslims. Mohammed has become a friend of Baltimore Cardinal William H. Keeler, who in 1996 escorted the son of the late Nation of Islam leader Elijah Muhammad to Rome to meet Pope John Paul II. The next year, Mohammed invited Chiara Lubich, founder of Focolare, a worldwide lay...

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Self Realization Fellowship

November 11, 2000

Source: The Atlanta Journal and Constitution

On November 11, 2000, the Atlanta Journal and Constitution reported that the "Self-Realization Fellowship is not a religion, but a nonprofit organization that seeks to help followers find deeper levels of spiritual awareness through meditation and kriya yoga. These techniques are based on practice and inner experience rather than a particular set of religious beliefs. 'We honor all paths,' says Atlanta coordinator Randy Bundy, a member of SRF since 1973. The Atlanta chapter attracts members from as far away as...

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Attorneys Seek Common Ground over Jewish and Muslim Issues

November 10, 2000

Source: Chicago Sun-Times

On November 10, 2000, the Chicago Sun Times reported that "while two Arab-American teens appeared in a North Side courtroom Thursday, charged with firing marbles at Jews, attorneys with heritage on both sides of the Middle East divide met in a groundbreaking goodwill luncheon at the Chicago Bar Association." Stuart Nudelman, a Jewish judge and Samuel J. Betar III, an Arab-American judge, co-chaired the meeting. "Members of the Arab-American Bar Association and the Decalogue Society of Jewish lawyers agreed they want youth in this...

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School District Considers Changing Holiday Names on Calendar

November 10, 2000

Source: The Baltimore Sun

On November 10, 2000, The Baltimore Sun reported that "Recognizing the school system's growing diversity, the Howard County Board of Education will consider renaming religious holidays on the yearly school calendar to eliminate all nonsecular references. At last night's board meeting, school district spokeswoman Patti Caplan recommended the board move to a 'purely secular calendar' by calling holiday periods - such as Christmas, Easter, Rosh Hashana and Yom Kippur - 'board-approved' holidays...But Sandra H. French, the board...

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