Making the decision to join an interfaith network is a big deal. Individuals must be willing to step outside their comfort zone to embrace the uncanny. In this network, members pray for the well-being and salvation of others who think … Continue reading
Religions are too isolated from one another, and as such we fail to recognize that what hurts one hurts all. This is especially true in the modern world, characterized by increasing secularism, and by a global communications net in which … Continue reading
This is an unusual entry in the news and commentary articles of the Inter Religious Federation for World Peace (IRFWP). The second half of the headline is from the CNN article that reads: “Mormons don’t want you calling them Mormons … Continue reading
Religious education is more vital than ever in an increasingly diverse society and needs a higher status, says former home secretary Charles Clarke. Mr Clarke is co-author of a report calling for better religious education in school and a widening … Continue reading
Christian, Muslim and Jewish groups have joined together to celebrate the way young people are promoting interfaith collaboration. In a world first, three media outlets serving the three Abrahamic faiths have joined forces to set up the 21 for 21 project, which is … Continue reading
Somehow along the way, interfaith groups lost sight of their own core purpose and mission, themselves degenerating into yet another layer of vying, and rigid and dogmatic attachment to beliefs, not religious beliefs this time, but beliefs about how, and … Continue reading
In the article below, writer Ms. Vicki Garlock of The Interfaith Observer envisions a path toward improving interfaith results, accomplishments, and effectiveness recommending engagement with children, and offering observations about how children are in the world as a resource to … Continue reading
I’ve never really put much thought behind mentoring and how much it can affect the youth in our community, it’s likely because I’ve always been fortunate enough to have family members to look up to and guide me. Once I … Continue reading
Interfaith Hospitality Network’s mission is to provide homeless families emergency shelter, helping them transition to permanent housing, and hospitality. Started in 1991 as an emergency shelter with eight congregations participating, the center now has over 100 congregational partners of all … Continue reading
Contrary to the popular belief, the purpose of Interfaith Iftars and any other form of Interfaith dialogue is not to convert each other. Muslims in the United States are increasingly opening their mosques and Islamic centers to people of other … Continue reading