Reconciliation (Mantra): This is what the Dalai Lama has to say for 2009

Dalai Lama: "In today's highly interdependent world, individuals and nations can no longer resolve many of their problems by themselves. We need one another. We must therefore develop a sense of universal responsibility... It is our collective and individual responsibility to protect and nurture the global family, to support its weak members, and to preserve and tend to the environment in which we all live." quoted @ Invitation to the United Nations' International Year of Reconciliation 2009

On the Web you will find a version that states: "Dalai Lama has to say for each year..."


Information courtesy: Jay Bee. Thank You.

See also Waht The Dalai Lama has to say for year 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008 Interesting poll, posted Nov 2008 (now open for you to join).

The Muslim Jesus: Mary in Islam

"If Humza and Maryam Javed Ismail had their way, they would ride by the big display of Christmas lights every day on Yeatmans Station Road that’s near their Landenberg, Pa., home.
The lights remind the children, who are 11 and 9, about the importance of Jesus and Mary in Islam."
“We believe in the goodness and purity of Mary,” says their mother, Dr. Sheerin Javed. “And sometimes we talk about this — that Jesus is a special prophet for Muslims so it makes us feel good to see him honored this time of year.” continue reading: The Muslim Jesus: Mary in Islam Posted on December 25, 2008 by Moin Ansari

DECEMBER FESTIVALS (2008)

Info courtesy: www.FoundationforPluralism.com:

Eid-al-Adha, Hanukkah, Khushali, Pancha Ganapati, Winter Solstice, Christmas and Kwanza

Once we're dead, let's talk

Vinay Menon Toronto Star
We're supposed to look our best ... even when we're dead?
I just finished reading a rather morbid story on msnbc.com titled, "Final Touch: A Cosmetic Lift for Your Funeral." And now I'm tempted to bleach my teeth, get laser eye surgery and do 1,000 abdominal crunches.
You know, just in case I expire tomorrow. continue reading

see also on the same shelf:

• 1st computerised Muslim graveyard in the making
• Death and Dying - Multifaith Resource Series no.1
  

Stitched together ~~ India's Composite Culture Revsited

Pradeep Magazine
December 16, 2008, Hindustan Times

"Among the many responses to the gruesome killings in Mumbai has been that of Muslims wearing black bands on Eid-ul-Adha. The act symbolised protest, pain and complete rejection of the killers.
But do Muslims need to go out of their way to proclaim to the world that the community does not endorse terrorism and are as angry and disgusted with what is happening as other communities in India? To have worn black bands on Eid was a touching gesture, akin to, say, Hindus doing the same on Diwali. But somehow, as a Hindu, I am disturbed to find my close friends having to wear bands to show their solidarity with the rest of India.

... But as an Indian I feel embarrassed to find one community having to wear ‘India’ on their sleeves, when we have all expressed our solidarity to fight this war together. I would feel humiliated if a day comes when, as a Hindu, I will have to wear black bands to proclaim to the world that I have nothing to do with Hindu surnames involved in acts of terror.
To my Muslim friends, all I can say is thanks for doing what you have done. But please don’t do it again. We are together in this fight against terror and for justice. " read full article

NB. Info courtesy: Ammar Ahtisham Ashraf

Hindu-Christian wedlock invalid & Avoid cow slaughter, Today's headlines in India

Avoid cow slaughter on Eid-ul-Azha: Deoband to Muslims

"Leading Islamic seminary Dar-ul-Uloom has suggested to Muslims in the country that they avoid slaughtering cows on Eid-ul-Azha as a mark of respect to the religious beliefs of Hindus." Continue reading

Marriage between a Hindu and non-Hindu under Hindu Marriage Act not valid: High Court, Dec 31, 2010

Hindu-Christian wedlock invalid under Hindu Marriage Act
"Marriage between a Hindu and a Christian is invalid under the Hindu Marriage Act, as the Act provides for only Hindu couples to enter into a wedlock, the Supreme Court has ruled." continue reading

See also books @ Amazon on Hindu Marriage Act:

Libraries offer solace in hard times

Sunday, November 30, 2008
Last updated: Sunday November 30, 2008, BY DENISA R. SUPERVILLE STAFF WRITER

PATERSON — Before heading to his job at a carpet company in Hackensack, Jorge Maradiegue stopped by the main library on Broadway to check out three DVDs and browse the Internet from his personal laptop.
"You know how much this [costs] to rent at Blockbuster?" Maradiegue asked, motioning to copies of "The Bourne Identity," "Las Mejores Canciones Del Mundo" and "Da Vinci Code" he had borrowed. "It's more than $4 [each]. That's a lot of money.
As consumers continue to look for ways to save money in a slow economy, more and more are heading to the local public library.
People who otherwise would have gone to Barnes & Noble to buy the latest thriller or to Blockbuster to rent a new release are now giving the public libraries a second look, library directors across Passaic County say.

...They are finding that the library is not just a place to get books. Some libraries now allow users to download entire movies online, something that was unavailable until recently, they said. Others offer yoga classes.
But if the downturn continues, libraries could see their funding decease while having to serve more people.
"If the economy is down and the tax base continues to dwindle, and you have to share services for the dwindling pie of funds, it's not a pretty picture," said Alire of the American Library Association. "We are all affected by the bad economy."... continue reading

Info courtesy: Gail Zimmer

A Quote To Live By: “Don’t worry, the first bullet will hit me,”

Extract: The quote that stands out from the last three days is of the soldier who escorted to safety guests who had been herded into a salon in the Taj Mahal Hotel. “Don’t worry, the first bullet will hit me,” he said as he asked his frightened flock to follow him. That remark showed this unnamed hero's awareness that a wry sense of humour can help break the tension, it showed that he was not looking to his own safety, and it showed a confidence in his ability to manage the situation: he knew what he was doing. The question is, did the country’s leaders? @ T N Ninan: Failures at the top, Business Standard

see also: Heroes Emerge From Mumbai Massacre

Sunday: holy day &/or holiday

Books explore the evolution of Sunday
From Sabbatarianism to shopping - and why there's no such thing as a Wednesday driver Today it floats between its religious past and its secular present.
Nov 23, 2008
Comments on this story (14) Ryan Bigge Special to the Toronto Star

"Journalistic ethics demand that I make clear my lack of objectivity when it comes to the day of the week known as Sunday. This essay about Sunday is, after all, being published on a Sunday, and should not be considered unbiased. In my defence, the publication of two recent books on the topic (The Peculiar Life of Sundays by scholar Stephen Miller and Sunday: A History of the First Day From Babylonia to the Super Bowl by Brigham Young University history professor Craig Harline) suggest I am not alone in my affinity for, and fascination with, the first day of the week.
While the trend of single-topic books like Salt or Cod is finally abating, thanks in part to Henry Petroski's 400-plus-page ode to the toothpick, published last year, Sunday's right to sustained examination is inarguable. (Whether it requires 750 pages spread across two books is a separate debate.) To put it another way, a book-length examination of any other day would be unthinkable. We might prefer Friday to Sunday, but only Sunday, with its mix of history, culture, religion, politics and emotion, could generate 750 pages of discussion." continue reading

RELIGIONS AND IDEOLOGIES ON TOYS ~~ With Malice towards None

The following is by Phils Phun

Capitalism: He who dies with the most toys, wins.
Hari Krishna: He who plays with the most toys wins.
Judaism: He who buys toys at the lowest price wins.
Catholicism: He who denies himself the most toys wins.
Anglicanism: They were our toys first.
Greek Orthodox: No, they were OURS first.
Branch Davidians: He who dies playing with the biggest toys wins.
Atheism: There is no toy maker.
Objectivism: Toys are Toys.
Islam: You must force the world to play with this exact toy, other toys are forbidden. Polytheism: There are many toy makers.
Evolutionism: The toys made themselves.
Socialism: You will have toys eventually.
Taoism: The doll is as important as the dumptruck.
Mormonism: Every boy may have as many toys as he wants.
Fascism: We have ways of making you play with your toys.
Libertarianism: You can do anything you like with your toys as long as its consensual.
New Labour: We have firm evidence that masses of toys do exist somewhere.
Voodoo: Let me borrow that doll for a second...
Jehovah's Witnesses: He who places the most toys door to door wins.
Pentecostalism: He whose toys can talk wins.
Existentialism: Toys are a figment of your imagination.
Confucianism: Once a toy is dipped in water, it is no longer dry.
Buddhism: What is the sound of one toy playing with itself?

Racism was not... Thought for the day

"A historic first, a newly minted coin, would be an election in which a candidate’s skin colour is as unremarkable as his or her hair colour. When a candidate’s skin colour passes unnoticed, that will be a historic first for America.

Not for all countries or all periods, by the way. Some had shortcomings galore, but racism wasn’t among them. The Umayyad Caliphate ruled a fair chunk of the world without racism. The Doge’s Venice was perfectly content to entrust its fleet and Desdemona to the “blackamoor” Othello. " in George Jonas: Obama victory no historic first, The National Post : November 08, 2008.

Depressed astronauts might get computerized solace

Info courtesy: Janizarzagon

• Scientists working on robo-Freud for depressed astronauts
• The madness of offering depressed astronauts a computerized shrink
• Depressed Astronauts to Get Shiny New Computerized Therapist
• Depressed astronauts get computerised counsellors

Indian festivals: Ethos and health impact

Extract:
"Diwali, the festival of lights, is celebrated to commemorate the victory of good over evil, of knowledge over ignorance, of light over darkness and of hope over depression and despair...

Decoration with lights and bursting of crackers are salient features of the festival. However, excessive use of crackers has been a matter of concern. Firecrackers increase the concentrations of cobalt, nickel, chromium and cadmium in air. [2] Studies have also shown that there has been an increase in the particulate matter, sulphur dioxide and NO in air well beyond the safety ranges prescribed in the National Ambient Air Quality Standard [2],[3] The pollution induces susceptible individuals to develop irritation and inflammation of the respiratory tract and episodes of cough and wheezing. These episodes need to be prevented by minimizing exposure, introducing prophylactic therapy or enhancing doses of prophylactic medications. Besides, burns and a variety of ocular injuries have been reported and are a matter of concern. [4],[5],[6] Hospitals remain on guard to attend patients with burns and other injuries. Restrictions have been put on bursting crackers. Initiatives like 'noiseless' Diwali are also gaining ground..."

More

Yeolekar ME, Bavdekar SB. Indian festivals: Ethos and health impact. J Postgrad Med 2007;53:219-20 ...

See also:

• Businesses Accommodating Religious Festivals
• Celebrating Diwali the Telugu way Round-the-world

Ethical Fashion Re-visited ~~ The Drapers Interview: Safia Minney

How ethical is your fashion?
By Madeleine Holt, BBC News

The dilemma of ethical clothing at Primark
As Primark sacks three of its suppliers, is saying 'it's a complex issue' still a defence for our addiction to cheap clothes?... More

The People Tree founder recognises that ethical fashion must have trend credentials as well as principles to truly win over UK shoppers, and with its design-led collections she is determined that her brand will lead the way. Continue reading the The Drapers Interview

Other leads:

• Dissolving clothes @ ETHICAL FASHION ++ Ethical, Organic, Sustainable
• Ethical Fashion – The Devil Does Not Wear Primark
• 5 ethical alternatives to Primark
• The Ethical Fashion Good News Stories

Gay sex: ‘Use science, not religion to justify ban’

Expressindia » Story

New Delhi, October 15: The Delhi High Court on Wednesday pulled up the Centre for relying on religious texts to justify ban on gay sex and asked it to come up with scientific reports to justify it.
The court's observation came while hearing a PIL filed by gay activists seeking to decriminalise gay sex among consenting adults.
Additional Solicitor General P P Malhotra, appearing for the Centre, cited an article which contained quotes from religious texts to justify the ban.
Not satisfied with the government contention, the Bench, also comprising Justice S Muralidhar, asked the government to show scientific proof that gay sex is harmful to society.
"This is just one-sided version of a religious body which cannot be relied upon. This is part of religious doctrine. Show us some scientific report which says that gay sex should be criminalised," a Division Bench headed by Chief Justice A P Shah said.
Earlier, the Centre had justified the criminal provision against homosexual acts and had said that it is required to curb the spread of HIV infection.
It had further said that homosexual behaviour is a reflection of a perverse mind and it could not be allowed in the society.
The petitioner, Naz Foundation, an NGO, had said that Section 377 which criminalises homosexual acts is unconstitutional and it should be amended to allow gay sex among consenting adults.

Muslim Holiday Recognized by America's Favorite Building

Washington Post, United States

For the second year, the Empire State Building will shine its world-famous tower lights in green on Tuesday, September 30 and Wednesday, October 1, 2008 for its annual celebration of Eid-al-Fitr, the Festival of Fast-breaking, which marks the end of Ramadan.The lighting for Eid is an annual event in the same tradition of the Empire State Buildings yearly lightings for Christmas and Hanukah. The Empire State Buildings tower lights are world renowned for celebrating different nationalities, holidays, parades, and events of importance to the world.

• Muslim Holiday Recognized by America's Favorite Building Washington Post, United States
• The Empire State Building shines green for Muslim Holiday Eid Antara, Indonesia
• Happy Eid! Today's a day of feasting and festivity worldwide Budget Travel, NY

Race divide fears over first Hindu state school

Tim Ross, Education Correspondent, Evening Standard. 01.09.08
England's first Hindu state school opens its doors to pupils this month amid fears that it will fuel racial segregation. continue reading

See also on the same shelf:

• Hindu state school opens- Uk to teach !! Black is bad karma


• BARNET: UK's first Hindu school opens


• Opening of first Hindu state school sparks fears it will fuel ...Daily Mail, UK - 1 Sep 2008


• Hindu state school beginning work - BBC NEWS / EDUCATION:
  FAITH SCHOOLS in UK
  > 6,850 out of a total of 21,000 schools, large majority either Church of England or Roman Catholic
  > 37 Jewish, 7 Muslim, 2 Sikh, 1 Greek Orthodox, 1 Seventh Day Adventist
  > 1.7 million pupils
  > 21% of faith school secondary pupils from ethnic minorities - 17% in non faith schools

This tiny little prayer ... Sent up to GOD.com

Cyber worship (using cyber space for worship), continues to appear in different sites and appeal everyone. We have in the past included Rabbi offers prayer for Web porn surfers / God.com: Web Analytics Series no.2 / The Christian Prayer While Logging Onto the Internet. And, much more in my book: Cyber Worship.

Following is an interesting post by Bingkee:

"TO WWW.GOD.COM
An online buddy, John, at Multiply shared this little prayer with me. I intend to express this prayer by posting it here. Although the prayer is referring to online friends through email, I dedicate this prayer to all my friends, buddies, fellow bloggers and loyal readers I met here online through my blogsite and at Blog Catalog, MyBlogLog, Pijoo and Spicypage. Also my friends and readers from Friendster, Facebook, Multiply, Netlog, Moli, and Gather."

EXTRACT: And God, there is one more thing I wish that you could do. Hope you don't mind me asking, Bless my computer too.... When you update your heavenly list On your own CD-RomR emember each who've said this prayer. Sent up to God.com. Amen. continue reading

A note about This Tiny Little Prayer: Submitted By: Brenda S. (and I have no idea who that is...).

• See the true colors of this tiny little prayer with background music
  

What has been done will be done again -- Thought for the day

By JOSH L. DICKEY
Associated Press Writer

LOS ANGELES (AP) - When a mysterious biblical philosopher wrote what would become Ecclesiastes 1:9, he may as well have been staring into the liquor cabinet: "What has been done will be done again," his thoughts roughly went. "There is nothing new under the sun."

Real desecration of Lord Ganesha!

"IDOL worship? or IDLE worship? or IDEAL worship?" quotes Inbarajan S, based on emails circulating from a yahoo.group discussion board.

"Doll or Idol or Ideal... Which Worship?" Asks another blogger.

"Would you like your GOD's bulldozed like garbage...
and treated like this...
Maimed? Desecrated? And you create a hue and cry when some statue in the city gets desecrated?
We just got to Think, Decide & Act......... But it would be great if you can do it to avoid real desecration.

Respect Religion, Spirtuality not by celeberating it in a desecrated manner."

About Lord Ganesh and the sacred sphere:

Sisters use outreach work, blog to bridge religious divide

By Kristy Locklin
FOR THE TRIBUNE-REVIEW
Thursday, August 21, 2008

A high school aptitude test told Judy Connor that she'd make a great nun.

Twenty years after that fateful trip to the guidance counselor's office, the once "sporadically practicing Catholic" took her vows of poverty, chastity and obedience in 2004 and became a Sister of Divine Providence in McCandless.

continue reading

Funeral Etiquette

When a friend or colleague (or a colleague's family member) dies, it's human to consider 'what can I do to make him / her feel better?' And, in the case of others, we need to ask or know: is there a specific practice, custom or behavior that I should be aware of?

And, for this if you are looking for Funeral Etiquettes (To Do and NOT to Do, Dress, What to say, Gifts and other expressions of sympathy, appropriate behaviors to observe) in Islam / Muslim, Hindu, Buddhist, Baha'i, or in any faith, religious / spiritual group, Ask me

Nonviolence as a Tactic for Change

By Dan Tow • Feb 5th, 2008 • Category: Pakistan Vote'08, Worth A Second Look • (9,853 views) • 22 Comments

I have recently finished reading the excellent biography Benjamin Franklin, by Edmund S. Morgan. Franklin is my personal favorite among the Founding Fathers of the United States of America, an inspirational example, and, by all accounts, a delightful and brilliant human being. I can’t presume to speak for what Franklin, dead more than 200 years, would say on current events, but I found profound inspiration from this fine book, nonetheless, and let it be to Franklin’s credit if anything I say here rings true, and to my own discredit if it does not. continue reading

Cyber Worship Resource of the Week is The Christian Prayer While Logging Onto the Internet

Here is a sample from inside the Book: Cyber Worship in Multifaith Perspectives--full of resources that will facilitate building bridges in a Multifaith society. Table of Contents /Reviews

Almighty and eternal God,
who created us in Thy image and bade us to seek after all that is good,
true and beautiful,
especially in the divine person of Thy only-begotten Son,
our Lord Jesus Christ,
grant we beseech Thee that,
through the intercession of Saint Isidore,
bishop and doctor,
during our journeys through the internet we will direct our hands and eyes only to that which is pleasing to Thee
and treat with charity and patience all those souls whom we encounter.
Through Christ our Lord.

Amen

Chapter 1. 'Mapping Webwise'

Resource of the Week is: A Prayer before Logging onto the Internet and the Catholic Online Forum (prayer on p. 18, quoted). Order with Publisher:

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Why musicians make us weep and computers don't?

New Study of Public Library of Science.
Info courtesy: Forhad @ Research Directory Headline

Music can soothe the savage breast much better if played by musicians rather than clever computers, according to a new University of Sussex-led study published in the online, open-access journal PLoS ONE.

Neuroscientists looked at the brain's response to piano sonatas played either by a computer or a musician and found that, while the computerised music elicited an emotional response – particularly to unexpected chord changes - it was not as strong as listening to the same piece played by a professional pianist. continue reading

Cyber Worship Resource of the Week is The Jewish Prayer While Logging Onto the Internet

Here is a sample from inside the Book: Cyber Worship in Multifaith Perspectives--full of resources that will facilitate building bridges in a Multifaith society. Table of Contents / Reviews

"Please God, help me cleanse the computer of viruses and evil photographs that disturb and ruin my work ..., so that I shall be able to cleanse myself," reads the benediction by Shlomo Eliahu, chief rabbi in the northern town of Safed.

Chapter 1. 'Mapping Webwise'

Resource of the Week is: Rabbi offers prayer for Web porn surfers (prayer on p. 56, quoted from www.gnatoll.com). Order with Publisher:

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Fraud in the Unexpected Discipline: Research Ethics

• The Science Creative Quarterly » RESEARCH FRAUD: TRUST AND MONEY

• Look out for fraud-Editorial-Opinion-The Times of India

• Making by Stealing of Un-cited (Recycled) Content ...

Fortune-tellers targetted in new Consumer Protection Regulations ...

• 23 May 2008 ... business.timesonline.co.uk Fortune-tellers targetted in new Consumer Protection Regulations ....

• Entertaining a pundit's views - Times Online

• Sense About Science Comment on new Consumer Protection Regulations

• BBC NEWS Business New rules for consumer protection

• Clairvoyants Could Face Jail Under New Law (from Argus Lite)

On the same shelf: New Media's Dilemma: Behavioral Targeting vs. Consumer Privacy,TechNewsWorld, CA - 17 Jun 2008

Sharia law could have UK role, says lord chief justice

Patrick Wintour and Riazat Butt
The Guardian,
Friday July 4, 2008

Britain's most senior judge reopened one of the most highly charged debates in Britain last night when he said he was willing to see sharia law operate in the country, so long as it did not conflict with the laws of England and Wales, or lead to the imposition of severe physical punishments.

The remarks by the lord chief justice, Lord Phillips, in a speech to the London Muslim Council yesterday, had a conscious echo of the comments made by the archbishop of Canterbury, Rowan Williams, in February who argued that sharia law could sometimes be used in Britain. continue reading the full story

My sweet Lord: Top ten religious treats

Joanna writes: Scripture candy and Bible bonbons - were these what King Soloman was talking about when he wrote
"Fraudulent food is sweet to a man, but afterwards his mouth is filled with gravel" - Proverbs 20 v 17? Decide for yourselves with our list of the top ten religious treats available.
These soft peppermint puffs allow you to learn a verse while sucking on a mint.

Extract: The seven foods of Deuteronomy, Wheat, Barley, Raisins, Honey, Figs, Pomegranates, Olive Oil, are packed into this Bible Bar providing "nutrition God's way".

Faith Central - Times Online - WBLG: continue

See also on the same shelf:

• Kosher is hot, but don’t ask for owl -Times Online
• McDonald's to offer Halal burgers Metro.co.uk
• Halal Select Snacks Launches America's First Rice Crispy Treat for ...
  

Cyber Worship Resource of the Week is The Ten Commandments of Access

Here is a sample from inside the Book: Cyber Worship in Multifaith Perspectives--full of resources that will facilitate building bridges in a Multifaith society. Table of Contents / Reviews

Chapter 4. 'Navigating the Deep Sacred Space via Experiences of the Wise':

Resource of the Week is: The Access Web - The Ten Commandments of Access (see similar content on pages 131-132). Order the book with Publisher:

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See on the same shelf:

The 10 shopping commandments @ Women's fashion, MSN Shopping

Give praise to the shopping gods with our credit crunch-friendly commandments. Obey and ye shall be rewarded...

• Thou shalt not buy smaller sizes
• Thou shalt not waste money on passing trends
• Thou shalt understand the difference between necessity and luxury
• Thou shalt not forget to read the care labels
• Thou shalt not be a slave to sales
• Thou shalt not buy rogue clothing
• Thou shalt not turn thy nose up at budget labels
• Thou shalt not impulse buy
• Thou shalt not be afraid to return
• Thou shalt not spend more than thou can afford

THE TEN COMMANDMENTS OF REFERENCE, by Harry S. Martin III, April 1990

Hindus ask Beliefnet to stop promoting Hollywood movie 'The Love Guru'

Hindus have asked Beliefnet, the largest spiritual website, to stop promoting the upcoming Hollywood movie 'The Love Guru', which they say "hurts the Hindu and spiritual community".

Advancing the movement launched by acclaimed Hindu leader Rajan Zed; Bhavna Shinde, representing Hindu Janjagruti Samiti and Sanatan Society for Scientific Spirituality, in a communiqué to Beliefnet, said, "…we are appalled that a well-respected spiritual website like Beliefnet is openly promoting this movie that hurts the Hindu and spiritual community, contradicting Beliefnet's published mission statement…" Hindu Today

• Love Guru woos Hindu priests in sneak peek
• Hindu leaders protest against 'The Love Guru'
• Hindus in US want screening of 'The Love Guru' blocked
• 'The Love Guru' stirs controversy: Is racial humour a relic of the ...

A Reform Rabbi Learns from Muhammad

By Rabbi Allen S. Maller, in The Fountain Magazine, March - April 2008: Issue 62.

Extract:

Another important teaching of the Qur’an for people all over the world today is that God chose not to create human beings as one nation and bestowed upon them free will to believe or not to believe. As it is written in the Qur’an (Maedah 5:48): “For every one of you did We appoint a law and a way. If God had pleased He would have made you one people, but (He didn’t) that He might test you in what He gave you. Therefore compete with one another to hasten to virtuous deeds; for all return to God, so He will let you know (after Judgment Day) that in which you differed.” This is a wonderful further development of the teaching of the Biblical prophet Micah (4:5) that in the end of days—the Messianic Age—”All people will walk, each in the name of their own God, and we shall walk in the name of the Lord our God forever.” continue reading

See also:

• Canadian Association of Jews and Muslims seeks common ground;


• Muslim, Jew work together to mobilize help for Darfur

Previous post, now on the same shelf:

• Good Friday! Happy Purim, Narouz & Eid Milad Mubar...


• Did the Jews pray as Muslims do ?!


• Yoga: A faith-based survey


• Dealing with Mosquitoes: A Faith-based Survey

Cyber Worship Resource of the Week is Projek Cyber Mosque MPSJ

Here is a sample from inside the Book: Cyber Worship in Multifaith Perspectives--full of resources that will facilitate building bridges in a Multifaith society. Table of Contents / Reviews

Chapter 2. 'Cyber Worship as-is On the Web'

Resource of the Week is: Projek Cyber Mosque MPSJ (see description, reviews, etc., page 96). Order with Publisher:

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PLURALISM GREETINGS

Info from: www.Foundationforpluralism.com

Pluralism Greetings Greetings, I am pleased to share the various, but not all the religious greetings in an alphabetical order. Bahai Greetings; Allah Abho, Glorious God Buddhist: Buddha Namo, in the name of Buddha, response; Buddha Namo continue reading: Ghouse Journal © MIKE GHOUSE 2001- 2008 :: ALL RIGHTS RESERVED

Cyber Worship Resource of the Week is The Miraculous Winking Jesus

Here is a sample from inside the Book: Cyber Worship in Multifaith Perspectives--full of resources that will facilitate building bridges in a Multifaith society. Table of Contents / Reviews

Chapter 2. 'Cyber Worship as-is On the Web'

Resource of the Week is: The Miraculous Winking Jesus (see description, reviews, etc., page 82). Order with Publisher:

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In Qatar, Muslim, Jewish clerics meet

By BARBARA SURK, Associated Press Writer Fri May 16, 7:42 AM ET

DOHA, Qatar - More than a dozen rabbis, including two from Israel, were in attendance this week as this conservative Muslim sheikdom opened one of the Gulf's first scholarly centers dedicated to interfaith dialogue. Read more
[Info courtesy: Paul McKenna + Ryan Nutter]

In Qatar, Muslim, Jewish clerics meet WHDH-TV, MA - 6 hours ago DOHA, Qatar -- More than a dozen rabbis, including two from Israel, were in attendance this week as this conservative Muslim sheikdom opened one of the ...

Queen dons Muslim headscarf to visit Turkish mosque

"...it would be nice if leaders respected each other's religions like this more often," said one Turkish woman. (Reuters), Read more: Queen Elizabeth in Mosque, Veiled IslamOnline.net & Newspapers, May. 15, 2008

Queen dons Muslim headscarf to visit Turkish mosque By Gordon Rayner, Chief Reporter, Telegraph, 15/05/2008
Wearing a Muslim-style headscarf and walking in stockinged feet, the Queen toured one of Turkey's most important mosques during her first state visit to the country in 37 years.

[info courtesy: Abdul Hai Patel]

Cyber Worship Resource of the Week is Museums of World Religions

Here is a sample from inside the Book: Cyber Worship in Multifaith Perspectives--full of resources that will facilitate building bridges in a Multifaith society. Table of Contents / Reviews

Chapter 2. 'Cyber Worship as-is On the Web'

Resource of the Week is: Museums of World Religions (see description, reviews, etc., page 70). Order with Publisher:

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Cyber Worship Resource of the Week is Trucker’s Prayer Room

Here is a sample from inside the Book: Cyber Worship in Multifaith Perspectives--full of resources that will facilitate building bridges in a Multifaith society. Table of Contents / Reviews

Chapter 2. 'Cyber Worship as-is On the Web'

Resource of the Week is: Truckers' Prayer Room Persons of all faiths and walks of life are invited to Post A Prayer Request and/or View Posted Request (see description, reviews, etc., page 70). Order with Publisher:

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2008 Multifaith Walk Against Violence.

We’re coming in your direction
Multi-faith Walk Against
Violence
April 20 to November 30
Cross-Canada Walk

The Walk is scheduled to begin on April 20 in Halifax and to end at around the end of November in Victoria, B.C. It represents a move on the part of the Multifaith community to unite in raising awareness about the effects of violence on every individual and how all forms of violence touch us. We also aim to provide a forum for all those who work with the victims of violence to speak their minds. Our target is broad - including domestic violence, elder abuse, gang violence, bullying, international violence and other forms of violence that prevent individuals and societies from reaching their full potential. In conclusion, invite members of all faiths to walk and talk with us, and to give a voice to the victims of violence and all those concerned enough to speak out. We would like to extend a formal invitation to members of your community, to join us when Imam Syed Soharwardy and other members of the core group begin their walk in Halifax.

If you are able to participate, or would like more information about the walk, please do not hesitate to contact me at this address or by phone at 403-618-0023. Call 1-800 - WALK ALL. (1-800-925-5255) ... Multifaith Walk Against Violence 15205 Park Lane NWCalgary, ABT3P 1A6

• A long walk to stamp out violenceTheChronicleHerald.ca, Canada - 21 Apr 2008
• MULTI-FAITH WALK AGAINST VIOLENCE (English)
  "Multifaith Walk Against Violence" represents a move to unite Canadians against all forms of violence. These include: child abuse, domestic violence, ...
• Encounters in Ecumenism View as HTML Apr 20- Nov 30 Multifaith Walk Against Violence (Halifax to Victoria). Email: walkagainstviolence@shaw.ca

Cyber Worship Resource of the Week is Godulike

Here is a sample from inside the Book: Cyber Worship in Multifaith Perspectives--full of resources that will facilitate building bridges in a Multifaith society. Table of Contents / Reviews

Chapter 2. 'Cyber Worship as-is On the Web'

Resource of the Week is: Godulike - An Irreverent Look at the Faith Industry (see description, reviews, etc., page 70). Order with Publisher:

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Cyber Worship Resource of the Week is Religion Selector

Here is a sample from inside the Book: Cyber Worship in Multifaith Perspectives--full of resources that will facilitate building bridges in a Multifaith society. Table of Contents / Reviews

Chapter 2. 'Cyber Worship as-is On the Web'

Resource of the Week is: Religion Selector (see description, reviews, etc., page 69-70). Order with Publisher:

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