Maybe during this holiday season as we go about our shopping, volunteering, and donating to charities, we can look at each other as individuals and see what changes in our perspectives are made.
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Viewing other religions and comparing them to our own, we frequently use the Holy Days or holidays to separate religion by religion. Frequently Holy Days are either commemorating a birthday, an event from the past, or a special day in nature.
“Happy Holidays” is a term used to acknowledge the Holy Days or Holidays of the various religions from November through the beginning of January.
Community! It’s something that people have been thinking about during the last 20 months. We have been separated and kept away from each other for our own and others’ safety.
As I said at the International Day of Peace hosted by the Church of Scientology in September, we have to find a way to build bridges between religions, to eliminate prejudices and conflicts between religions, to have sustained and real peace in the world.
I had the pleasure of attending Faith Presbyterian Church at 625 Florin Rd, Sacramento. They were having a Pocket Area Congregations Together (PACT) BBQ about climate change.
The Interfaith Council of Greater Sacramento is against hate in any form against any people, group, religion, or religious group. We stand firm in our views of love and respect for everyone, regardless of gender, sexuality, race, nationality, culture, or religion.
On the twelfth day of the third month, Rabi’ al-Awwal (the third month in the Islamic calendar), many Muslims commemorate the birthday of the Prophet Muhammad. In many predominantly Muslim countries, Mawlid al-Nabi is a major public holiday.
The last month has shown heartbreaking images from natural disasters in Northern California and Haiti and to humanity’s utter desperation in the pullout of American forces in Afghanistan.
