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Commemoration
Below the fold are the detailed notes of comments I gave at St. Bart’s yesterday in an inter-faith commemoration of 9/11. I began with the Fatihah. The first prayer is from Abdullah Ansari of Herat. Technorati Tags: 9/11, prayer
America’s True History of Religious Tolerance | History & Archaeology | Smithsonian Magazine
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…
Make Friends
Different Religions Week is next week. Go visit the worship space of a different religion and make friends. Details here. Via here. Technorati Tags: Inter-religious dialogue