Category Archives: Local
Pluralism Sundays
For the past four years, the First Lutheran Church of San Francisco has celebrated “Pluralism Summer,” a time to hear from leaders and followers of religious traditions beyond the Christian Circle. This year’s theme is “How Does Your Religious /Spiritual … Continue reading
Turkey and the Gülen Movement
News reports from Turkey have noted that Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has repeatedly blamed the Hizmet (“Service”) movement and its exiled leader Fethullah Gülen for being a “shadow” subversive organization, and the instigators of the recent attempted coup. Erdogan has … Continue reading
Interfaith Prayer Vigil Responds to Recent Tragedies
It’s been a grim stretch of weeks, filled with reports of terror attacks, police shootings, ambushes, attempted coups and on and on and on. The political cartoon in the San Jose Mercury News showed a woman carrying a newspaper filled … Continue reading
The INTRAfaith Conversation: Dr. Susan Strouse
After a generally unsatisfying run at Examiner.com, I’ve decided to return to my own blogging platform to allow me more freedom of expression. You can find my older postings, at least for now, under San Jose Interfaith Examiner. The Rev. … Continue reading
ING site promotes series on First Principles
During this month of Ramadan, which ends around Sunday, July 27, ING, the nation-wide educational organization with its founding offices in San José, has been publishing a series of reflections on “First Principles of Religion.” Along with their educational Islamic … Continue reading
Vigil recalls the human cost of Gaza conflict
A small but committed group of local people gathered Thursday evening in the plaza in front of San José City Hall for a Vigil for Peace in Gaza. Organizers Cathy Do, Angela Cortese, Veronica Eldredge and Arinee Rahman asked participants … Continue reading
Concern for those in the Gaza conflict
SiVIC, ING, and the Parliament of the World’s Religions – three organizations that I respect and work with – have issued statements of concern about the current situation in Gaza. In times of profound conflict, the relationships that have been … Continue reading
Ramadan 2014 (1435)
Ramadan, the Muslim month of fasting and prayer, began this year on June 28. During the month, Muslims will fast from food and water from sunup to sundown, a special challenge during these long summer days. It is traditional to … Continue reading
Eboo Patel speaks on creating pluralism out of diversity
Eboo Patel made some powerful observations about the hard work of learning how to get along with people who are different from you. The founder and director of the Interfaith Youth Core, based in Chicago, was at Santa Clara University … Continue reading
Dalai Lama at Santa Clara
His Holiness the Dalai Lama was in town on Monday, but he was meeting with a slightly different crowd: the entrepreneurs and business leaders of Silicon Valley. Under the auspices of the Markkula Center for Applied Ethics at Santa Clara … Continue reading
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