When our founding fathers, driven by religious persecution to a new continent, drafted the constitution, it was obvious they had in mind the religious and civil freedoms of every generation that lived after them. And for a while, as long as the country was unified in religious practice, tolerance was not that difficult to achieve. But [...]
Soccer, kite flying, hamburgers, lemonade, music, bean bag toss – not typical ingredients for memorializing a terrorist attack. But organizers promise those and more at a 9-11 Interfaith Family Day in Boca Raton.
The free event, planned for 1 to 4 p.m. at Patch Reef Park, will take the form of a family outing, with [...]
For the last several years, my work as an interfaith activist has been largely defined by a single question: “Wait — you do interfaith work, and you’re an atheist?!”
That question, posed by religious people (to be fair, I’ve gotten that question from many atheists, though usually for a different reason-for more on that, check [...]
A Football Association initiative will tackle antisemitism and Islamophobia by encouraging cross-community matches, interfaith tournaments and grassroots education.
Faith in Football had its inaugural meeting at Wembley Stadium and will be chaired by Alex Goldberg of the European Centre for Jewish Leadership and the Faiths Forum for London.
Southport Hebrew Congregation’s Rabbi Zevi Saunders, who [...]
Fourth of July weekend is here and so is the celebration of our country’s independence. I am especially excited about the concepts that our Founding Fathers set forth to establish freedom for us.
E. Pluribus Unum, from many, one, is the motto of our republic. Part of this many is the concept of many faiths and [...]
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