Browsing Tag: Interfaith

That day, side by side, yet magically together, white, black, brown, yellow threads of humanity wove a tapestry I can only call "Life."

"I'm not religious, but Sikhism is definitely my favorite religion now. You guys are totally rad." Said one student who visited the gurdwara in Espanola New Mexico.

EcoSikh board member Suneet Singh Tuli and EcoSikh program manager Sumeet Kaur last week joined a roundtable discussion for faith-based organizations, hosted by Dr. Jim Yong Kim, President of the World Bank

Muslims and Hindus recent targeting has spurred the Sikh Coalition to ask the Sikh community to come together and stand with diverse communities in combating hate and bigotry in America.

Tim Uppal was there as the head of the official Canadian delegation for the commemoration ceremony, a role in keeping with his post as Canada's minister of state for multiculturalism.

Pastor Todd Gaston, of Mount Ararat Baptist Church in Stafford, Virginia, was visiting family in North Texas over the holidays when a thief stole his backpack straight from the front seat of his rental car.

The Pontifical Council for Interreligious Dialogue on Friday released a Message to mark the Sikh festival of Guru Nanak Jayanti. The theme of the Message is: Christians and Sikhs - together to promote compassionate service.

“We, as Christians, Muslims, Hindus, Sikhs, Jews, and humanists are faced with a serious challenge that will not only test us physically, but will also test our faith to keep fighting..."

The Sikh Council (UK) have developed a consistent approach towards marriages in Gurdwaras where one partner is not of Sikh origin.

[VIDEO] The Archbishop of Birmingham, the Most Reverend Bernard Longley is visiting Amritsar this week (21 -28 October) at the invitation of Bhai Sahib Dr Mohinder Singh Ahluwalia - the spiritual leader of one of the largest Sikh communities in Birmingham.

A group of women are out to smash the myths and stereotypes surrounding their cultures and religions when they take part in the Bupa Great Birmingham Run on Sunday.

In my 47 years, I have seen Indianapolis grow into a vibrant international City (Metropolitan area of nearly two million; from one Sikh in September 1967 to nearly 2500 families today in central Indiana).

It all begins with learning, meeting at common crossroads, and exploring ideas that have the power and mandate us to work together for greater good, creating an environment that answer our shared values and prayers.

Sikhs and Muslims in Kolkata have joined hands to appeal for communal harmony in Western Uttar Pradesh district of Saharanpur. They appealed to the Akhilesh Yadav led UP government to act on rumour mongers and are planning a visit of joint delegates to the district.

As a child Sher attended a Catholic school. When they would go on a religious retreat he thought he would have a week off of school. He explained what they would be doing at the camp, they pray, meditate, study, think about the teachings and find out about their religion. His father's reply has stuck with him ever since, "What's Christian about that?"

"Grace is an important topic for people of faith, but its meaning is not always clear. What does grace mean for you and your faith tradition?"

While this was a great opportunity to clear misconceptions about Hinduism and Sikhism, and help to fight anti-Hindu and anti-Sikh bullying, the trainings have an even greater significance: cooperation between Hindu-Americans and Sikh-Americans on these kinds of issues.

After watching their teammate get turned away due in part to her religious beliefs, the rest of the Overland High School girls soccer team in Aurora, Colo., displayed the true meaning of unity.

Three groups of three Sikhs, three Muslims and three Christians met Sunday to share their faith and then, like any good gathering... share a meal.

Temples around the world fascinate with their extraordinary architecture. These 10 temples are a wonder to see. Guess which is number one...

It is part of a multifaith mission to provide support to anyone, regardless of their religion, gender or race, who needs support while they are ill.

Calgary synagogue learned some out-of-the ordinary lessons about Sikhs and turbans. In turn Rabbi Osadchey showed Sikhs how to wrap a tefillin.

The children of the Gurmat School of the Sikh Religious Society here held an interfaith prayer and candlelight vigil Dec. 14 in observance of the one year anniversary of the tragedy at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Conn.

They are ready to take two steps and receive us with open arms and learn about us, our philosophy, our identity and our lifestyle.

Sikhs have been performing at the InterFaith Concert since 1987 when they first joined the InterFaith Conference of Metropolitan Washington (IFC), an organization started in 1978....

People were over thrilled after the event and hopefully would now be able to relate more to their new Sikh friends and their commitment towards Sikhism.

The concert, which features many faith communities presenting their own music, helps increase the sense of community among the very diverse audience and participants.

Sikh scholar Mohinder Singh took Guru Nanak’s message of peaceful co-existence to the world stage last week.

London stood united last weekend when a series of events brought individuals from all backgrounds together, as world sport, religious and political leaders joined hands to pledge their support for the launch of The Unity of Faiths Foundation (TUFF),...

Festival of Faiths is about discovering, not just about man’s many spiritual paths, but about entering into faith with our common faith lessons and making a difference across our spiritual thresholds,...