The Networked Congregation

America’s True History of Religious Tolerance | History & Archaeology | Smithsonian Magazine. In the storybook version most of us learned in school, the Pilgrims came to America aboard the Mayflower in search of religious freedom in 1620. The Puritans soon followed, for the same reason. Ever since these religious dissidents arrived at their shining “city upon a hill,” as their governor John Winthrop called it, millions from around the world have done the same, coming to an America where they found a welcome melting pot in which everyone was free to practice his or her own faith.  The problem…

Faith in the Roots: Stories from the Field, reporting out from the first year of the Community Organizing Residency Date: Wednesday, March 9, 2011 Time: Noon – 1 pm Eastern/ 9 – 10:am Pacific Registration: Register for this event. Registration is required by March 7. No fee. Date: Wednesday, March 9, 2011 PRESENTERS: Joshua DuBois, Special Assistant to the President and Executive Director of The White House Office of Faith-based and Neighborhood Partnerships Rachel Feldman, Director of Organizing, Jewish Funds for Justice Rabbi Lizzi Heydemann (Jewish), organizing resident at IKAR Susana Lopez (Christian), organizing resident at United Power for Action…