Utah Valley Student Interfaith Association
The purpose of this group is to create a platform for religious discussion for people of different faiths living either in Utah County or across the states.
We have a blog where members of this group and people everywhere can share their views on religious issues of importance to them and their faith and promote understanding of others' religions by facilitating communication across religious barriers.
We also will be providing information on the different religious organizations located in Utah County and inform members of upcoming events which may be taking place in the community.
Utah Valley Ministerial Association
- Home sweet home, even far away from home?
- Looking for a place to belong, out here in the desert?
- Where can I find that? - At Orem and Provo Community Churches UCC
- Do I need to dress up for Sunday Service? - No.
- Are there any requirements to attend Sunday Service? - No.
- Are guests welcome? - Yes.
- To learn more about our church activities log on to our website or call: 801 368 1180.
What They Believe: CBS News (Baha'i, Hindu, and Zoroastrian)
Watch full video at http://www.cbsnews.com/video/watch/?id=7405258n&tag=api
African Leaders Discuss Religion Equality at UVU
By Emily Stephenson
Visitors from Africa met on Monday, April 23rd with UVU officials and interfaith leaders to discuss UVU’s new Reflection Center, the Interfaith Student Association, and ways to develop respect for other faiths.
Ghana, Zimbabwe, and Kenya were among the eight provinces from Africa that engaged in the dialogue. The group was part of the U.S. Department of State’s International Visitor Leadership Program. The program is administered locally by the Utah Council for Citizen Diplomacy and arranged that the group meet with UVU as part of their 21-day project to learn about religious freedoms in the United States...
Read more at http://www.uvureview.com/2012/04/24/african-religious-leaders-discuss-religion-equality-at-uvu/
Zoroastianiam: A Religion in Decline
...After a service for the dead in which priests fed sticks of sandalwood and pinches of frankincense into a blazing urn, Mr. Antia surveyed the Zoroastrian faithful of the Midwest — about 80 people in saris, suits and blue jeans.
“We were once at least 40, 50 million — can you imagine?” said Mr. Antia, senior priest at the fire temple here in suburban Chicago. “At one point we had reached the pinnacle of glory of the Persian Empire and had a beautiful religious philosophy that governed the Persian kings.
“Where are we now? Completely wiped out,” he said. “It pains me to say, in 100 years we won’t have many Zoroastrians.”...
Read more at http://www.nytimes.com/2006/09/06/us/06faith.html
Watch the slideshow and listen @ http://www.nytimes.com/packages/khtml/2006/09/02/us/20060906_ZOROASTRIAN_FEATURE.html
Seeking to Clear a Path Between Yoga and Islam
By SARAH MASLIN NIR
Published: April 8, 2012
As a community activist in Queens, Muhammad Rashid has fought for the rights of immigrants held in detention, sought the preservation of local movie theaters and held a street fair to promote diversity...
Read more at http://www.nytimes.com/2012/04/09/nyregion/in-queens-seeking-to-clear-a-path-between-yoga-and-islam.html?_r=1
'When God Talks Back' To The Evangelical Community (Christian)
Published April 9, 2012
While attending services and small group meetings at The Vineyard, an evangelical church with 600 branches across the country, anthropologist T.M. Luhrmann noticed that several members of the congregation said God had repeatedly spoken to them and that they had heard what God wanted them to do...
Read more at http://www.npr.org/2012/03/26/149394987/when-god-talks-back-to-the-evangelical-community?sc=fb&cc=fp