Christianity

Massachusetts Synagogue Donates Furnishings to Baptist Church

July 9, 2003

Source: The Daily News Tribune

http://www.dailynewstribune.com/news/local_regional/newt_interfaith07092003.htm

On July 9, 2003 The Daily News Tribune reported that "highlighting the often unseen Hub interfaith cooperation, a Newton [MA] synagogue, undergoing a $2 million overhaul, recently donated its old furnishings to a Brockton Baptist church... As Temple Reyim began undergoing a major facelift, synagogue officials donated pews, an organ...

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Interfaith Dinner for N.C. Muslims, Christians, and Public Officials

July 9, 2003

Source: CAIR

http://www.cair-net.org/

On July 9, 2003 CAIR issued a press release stating that "on Friday, July 11, Muslims, Christians and public officials in Charlotte, N.C., will gather for an interfaith dinner designed to promote tolerance among people of all faiths and to counter planned protests at local mosques by an extremist group... 'The goal of this interfaith event is to acknowledge and welcome the diversity present in Charlotte, and to forge positive relationships with members of the...

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Community Leaders Ride Bus to D.C. for Immigrant Rights

July 8, 2003

Source: Seattle Post-Intelligencer

http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/local/129926_freedom08.html

On July 8, 2003 the Seattle Post-Intelligencer reported that "an unprecedented coalition of immigrant rights advocates, community groups and labor unionists plans to get on the bus in Seattle and nine other cities this fall and take their cause to the nation's heartland and on to Washington, D.C.... The 'Immigrant Workers Freedom Ride,' is intended to highlight U.S....

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Interfaith Vigil and Candlelight Procession in Philadelphia

July 7, 2003

Source: Bucks County Courier Times

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On July 7, 2003 the Bucks County Courier Times reported that "believing that people of faith must raise their voices for peace, people from diverse religious traditions and beliefs will hold an Interfaith Vigil & Candlelight Procession for Peace, Justice, & Freedom, on Sunday, 7:30 p.m., beginning at historic Christ Church, 2nd & Market Streets, Philadelphia... The Interfaith Vigil and Candlelight Procession is being...

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Virginian Christians and Jews United in Support of Israel

July 7, 2003

Source: The Virginian-Pilot

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On July 7, 2003 The Virginian-Pilot reported that "local Jews and Christians... have set aside differences to work together for a single cause: supporting Israel... Their ad hoc organization, Jews and Christians for Israel, will hold a rally at the Chesapeake Conference Center on Sunday to promote support for that country, where suicide bombings have killed hundreds in the past 33 months. Strengthening Israel's sagging economy...

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Labeling the United States: From Judeo-Christian to Abrahamic

July 7, 2003

Source: The Columbus Dispatch

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On July 7, 2003 The Columbus Dispatch reported that "even though the United States is a nation of many religions, its image to the world is defined greatly by two — Judaism and Christianity — and its value system has come to be called 'Judeo-Christian...' Recently, American Muslims have begun to advocate expanding that term to include them, making 'Judeo-Christian-Islamic' or 'Abrahamic' the label for...

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Fulbright Scholars Study Religious Diversity in Utah

July 6, 2003

Source: The Associated Press

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On July 6, 2003 The Associated Press reported that "17 Fulbright scholars from countries such as Bangladesh and Brazil, Cameroon, the Czech Republic, India, Indonesia, Slovakia and Spain, have come here to see U.S. religious diversity firsthand... They arrived in Utah on Saturday... It seems an odd place to study diversity, given the fact that this state has a dominant religious majority in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, much like...

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Retreat Centers in the Virginia Area

July 6, 2003

Source: The Washington Post

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On July 6, 2003 The Washington Post reported that "the 1,000-acre Satchidananda Ashram-Yogaville on the James River in Buckingham, Va., schedules yoga classes, group meditations, vegetarian meals, and 10-day silent retreats several times a year. The nondenominational Mountain Light Retreat Center in Crozet, Va., specializes in Zen-based meditation. And the Bhavana Society Forest Monastery and Retreat Center in High View, W.Va., holds...

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Sweat Lodges on the Grounds of St. Luke Presbyterian Church

July 5, 2003

Source: Star Tribune

http://www.startribune.com/stories/462/3968276.html

On July 5, 2003 the Star Tribune reported that "through the trees, a small patch of blue sky lit the sacred grounds, where two empty sweat lodges stood... A mixture of smells lingered in the air -- cedar, sage and sweet grass. The grounds were prepared for the sacred drum to beat and the singing to begin. The body had to be purified before the men entered the lodges and the doors closed... For a...

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Charles Carroll of Carrollton: Faithful Revolutionary Documents Catholic Signer of the Declaration of Independence

July 3, 2003

Source: Catholic News Service

http://www.catholicnews.com/data/stories/cns/20030703.htm

On July 3, 2003 the Catholic News Service reported that "Charles Carroll, as one of the signers of the Declaration of Independence, helped established democracy in America... As the pre-eminent Catholic politician of his day and the only Catholic signer of the Declaration of Independence, he worked much of his life to win political and civil rights for American Catholics... '...

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Extraordinary Religious Texts on Display in Pennsylvania

July 3, 2003

Source: The Philadelphia Inquirer

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On July 3, 2003 The Philadelphia Inquirer reported that "this weekend, from worlds apart, two remarkable religious books are going on display to the general public here... The Islamic Circle of North America has brought in an ornate Koran from Iran that, at six feet high and 1,500 pounds, is billed as the world's largest. Its 606 hand-painted canvas pages will be on view at the Convention Center during the group's national assembly,...

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Update: Ten Commandments Monument in Alabama Judicial Building

July 2, 2003

Source: The Washington Post

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A60386-2003Jul1.html

On July 2, 2003 The Washington Post reported that "a federal appeals court yesterday declared the 2 1/2-ton Ten Commandments monument in the rotunda of the Alabama Supreme Court to be unconstitutional and compared its champion -- Chief Justice Roy S. Moore -- to the defiant, segregation-era Southern governors George C. Wallace and Ross Barnett... The unanimous...

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