Interfaith

Colorado to Put "God" Back in Schools

July 7, 2000

Source: The Denver Post

On July 7, 2000, the Denver Post published an article about the recent Colorado State Board of Education decision to encourage schools to display the national motto "In God We Trust," angering many who see the vote as an effort to bring religion into the classroom. The resolution, passed 5-1 by the Board of Education, is non binding, yet it "immediately drew threats of lawsuits from at least one group that says it will sue if any schools actually post the motto." Supporters say that the motto is a part of America's national...

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Interfaith Dialogue

June 17, 2000

Source: Los Angeles Times

On June 17, 2000, the Los Angeles Times published an article by Benjamin J. Hubbard, professor and chair of the Department of Comparative Religion at Cal State Fullerton, on the subject of interfaith dialogue. Hubbard notes the advances of interfaith dialogue in the past few decades, including the establishment of the Academy for Judaic, Christian and Islamic Studies in the 1970s, the Buddhist-Christian dialogues initiated by Professor John Cobb at the Claremont School of Theology, the 1993 World Parliament of Religions, and the...

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Interfaith AIDS Candlelight Memorial Service

June 13, 2000

Source: The Buffalo News

On June 13, 2000, The Buffalo News reported that the 15th annual Interfaith AIDS Candlelight Memorial Service was held at the Holy Trinity Lutheran Church in Buffalo, New York on Monday, June 12th. The centerpiece of the service was the Litany of the Names, which was the reading by five different clergy of more than 150 names of those people who had died of AIDS. The service was attended by more than 200 people, most of whom were friends and relatives of those who had died.

Palos Heights, Chicago: Controversy over Sale of Church to Muslims

May 24, 2000

Source: Chicago Sun-Times

On May 24, 2000, the Chicago Sun-Times reported that "Plans to open a mosque in Palos Heights have upset residents and prompted some City Council members to consider derailing the plan by condemning the property the mosque wants to purchase." The Al Salam Mosque Foundation wanted to buy "the Reformed Church of Palos Heights' building." Residents say they fear increased traffic and would like to use the building for a new recreation center. "But a less vocal group in the south suburb also has expressed fears about the people...

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Interfaith Group Unites to Combat Domestic Violence

May 16, 2000

Source: The Columbus Dispatch

On May 16, 2000, The Columbus Dispatch reported that "Rabbi Arthur Nemitoff,...senior rabbi at Temple Israel on the Far East Side, joined Columbus Bishop James A. Griffin and the Rev. Jesse Wood, pastor of Love Zion Baptist Church, to announce the formation of an interfaith council to battle family violence." The group is calling for religious leaders to "give moral leadership in shaping the community's response to such abuse" and for religious communities to offer support to survivors of domestic violence, breaking the trend...

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