Author: Jacqueline L. Salmon and Michelle Boorstein

Source: The Washington Post

http://www.kansas.com/news/nation-world/story/684398.html

With a president they view as more sympathetic to their causes, progressive religious activists are pushing the new Obama administration for aggressive action -- on poverty, the environment and social justice issues -- that would mark a significant shift in the faith agenda that dominated the Bush years....

Author: Matthew Artz

Source: The Argus

http://www.insidebayarea.com/ci_11599566?source=most_emailed

To some, Fremont might be just another pool in California's sea of subdivisions and strip malls.

But not to Harvard researchers.

They first visited the city nearly 20 years ago and returned in 2006 for the city's 50th birthday to make a movie that will be premiered next week: "Fremont USA."

The 57-minute...

Author: Molly Rossiter

Source: The Gazette

http://www.gazetteonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20090130/NEWS/701309942/1006

Acknowledging our differences and embracing our similarities are important in promoting peace and healing in times of conflict, area religious leaders said last night.

In an interfaith prayer service for peace and healing, held at Peoples Church Unitarian Universalist, nine speakers...

Author: Sam Jenkins

Source: The Guilfordian

http://media.www.guilfordian.com/media/storage/paper281/news/2009/01/30/Features/Religious.Emphasis.Week.Enjoys.Great.Turnout-3605194.shtml

"It's an opportunity for the community to celebrate our dynamic, multi-faith religious community on campus," said Campus Ministry Coordinator Max Carter of Religious Emphasis Week, a...

Author: Staff Writer

Source: Deseret News

http://deseretnews.com/article/1,5143,705281465,00.html

Commemorating the Olympic Spirit every February, Interfaith Week in Utah returns Feb. 1-8 for its seventh year, renewing a vision of religious, intercultural and global goodwill.

It is sponsored by the Salt Lake Interfaith Roundtable (founded in 1999 for the 2002 Olympics).

Interfaith Week is the group's annual signature event....

Author: Gregg Krupa

Source: The Detroit News

http://www.detnews.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20090130/LIFESTYLE04/901300353/1041

Muslims and interfaith leaders in Metro Detroit are asking a local radio station owner to discontinue broadcasts in which, they say, a Coptic priest has repeatedly defamed the Prophet Muhammad over the past year.

In an Arabic-language broadcast Wednesday on WNZK 680/690 AM, the...

Author: Adelle M. Banks

Source: Religion News Service

http://www.religionnews.com/index.php?/rnstext/poll_shows_mississippi_is_the_heart_of_the_bible_belt/

Want to be almost certain you’ll have religious neighbors? Move to Mississippi.

Prefer to be in the least religious state? Venture to Vermont.

A new Gallup Poll, based on more than 350,000 interviews, finds that the...

Author: Trina Hoaks

Source: Atheism Examiner

http://www.examiner.com/x-2044-Atheism-Examiner~y2009m1d29-AU-says-proposed-Berkley-ordinance-favors-religious-groups

Americans United (AU) issued a press release yesterday in which they said that Berkley, California is proposing an ordinance that will unconstitutionally favor religious groups over non-religious groups.

Following...

Author: G. Jeffrey MacDonald

Source: Religion News Service

http://pewforum.org/news/display.php?NewsID=17425

Complaints of religious discrimination in the workplace are on the rise, but civil rights advocates say that may not be such a bad thing.

That's because a likely reason for a steady rise in reported incidents has nothing to do with intolerant corporate cultures but rather religious minorities who are more aware of their rights and more...

Author: Bob Todd

Source: The Dialogue Institute

http://www.religionnews.com/index.php?/pressreleases/interfaith_dialogue_at_the_grass_roots/

As the United States looks forward to a new year filled with collaborative efforts for change for the betterment of our world, The Dialogue Institute at Temple University is happy to announce the release of Interfaith Dialogue at the Grass Roots.

A wonderful...

Author: Staff Writer

Source: Seychelles Nation Online

http://www.nation.sc/index.php?art=14775

Representatives of the different religions in Seychelles have met to talk about how they will work together to fight drug abuse.

They held a meeting on Friday at Care House in Victoria, the headquarters of the Campaign for Awareness, Resilience and Education against substance abuse.

Care had invited leaders of all the different faiths in...

Author: Martin E. Marty

Source: Ponderings On a Faith Journey

http://pastorbobcornwall.blogspot.com/2009/01/inaugural-jesus-sightings.html

The apostle Paul claimed that Jesus, in the form of "Christ crucified," was "a stumbling block [skandalon=scandal=offence] to Jews and foolishness to Gentiles." (I Corinthians 1:23) Jews+Gentiles=pretty much everybody. You may ask, "What is Jesus doing in Sightings," given this column's...

Author: Robert Lewis

Source: The Sacramento Bee

http://www.sacbee.com/ourregion/story/1572710.html

People of all faiths from the Sacramento area gathered in Davis on Sunday afternoon to look past their differences in an effort to foster understanding – and they had to look past plenty.

Attacks in Mumbai, India, and strife in Gaza; the seemingly endless conflict in Iraq, and Afghanistan threatening to get worse.

They were...

Author: Annysa Johnson

Source: The News...

Author: Ron Cassie

Source: The Frederick News-Post

http://www.fredericknewspost.com/sections/art_life/display.htm?StoryID=85588

Clergy representing more than 1,000 congregations across Maryland, have signed and sent a letter to the General Assembly and Gov. Martin O'Malley, urging the repeal of "the law allowing for the state execution of men and women."

As part of the Interfaith Coalition to End the Death Penalty's...