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Think Tank 2022
Interfaith Programs - Resources for Organizers
Saturday, November 17, 2012
- Invite representatives of different faiths to offer prayers (See sample readings from various faiths in English | French | Russian | Spanish).
- Organize a ceremony with representatives of different faiths each lighting a candle or pouring water into a common bowl.
- Invite performers from various traditions to offer music or dances.
- Host a forum (for ideas about topics, read reports of recent interfaith forums).
- Study sacred texts (choose a theme from World Scripture: A Comparative Anthology of Sacred Texts).
- Show and discuss a video (sample documentaries about interreligious understanding and reconciliation).
- Work together to meet a community need (see examples of Religious Youth Service projects).
Additional resource materials
- Education About Religions and Beliefs, compiled by the UN Alliance of Civilizations
- "The Meeting Place of Truth, Mercy, Justice and Peace" - an account by John Paul Lederach of using scripture texts to help promote reconciliation