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Interfaith Update
April 1, 2012 |
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In This Issue (click on article below to go to it)
1. IACO Book Study Group: Basic Introduction to Buddhism, April 16, 23, 30, & May 7
Basic Introduction to Buddhism
Book Reading and Study Group
Monday evenings 7:00 – 8:30 p.m. April 16, 23, 30 and May 7
Buddhist Center at 860 West Broad Street
Group Leader – Ms. Ernestine Jackson
Sponsored by
Education Committee of the Interfaith Association of Central Ohio
SGI-USA the Buddhist Association for Peace, Culture and Education
Buddhism, one of the major religions of the world, is based on the teachings of Siddhatha Gautama. Founded in northern India around 563 to 460 BCE, there are approximately 376 million adherents and it is the fourth largest religion after Christianity, Islam and Hinduism. It is widespread in the far East and is now present in North American communities.
This Book Study Group focusing on Buddhism will include a short book and various articles directed at helping participants get a glimpse of the intricacies and beauty of this religious tradition.
Participants will have specific reading assignments for each weekly meeting where they will be invited to highlight 3 - 4 ideas or concepts to share with the group. The conversation is expected to be free flowing and open-ended with participants learning from each other's discoveries in the material they are reading. Each session will begin promptly at 7:00 p.m. and will conclude at 8:30.
Book – Study Co-Chair Ernestine Jackson has been a practicing Nichiren Buddhist for 30 years. Professionally, her background is in public policy, having worked in the public and private sector on issues such as affordable housing; the pros/cons and needs of the sandwich generation; encouraging government officials to evaluate the benefits of returning neighborhoods to places where families can live, work and play within walking distance of their home. She was employed at Bank One Corporation for several years. Currently she provides consultant services to nonprofit organizations in the Columbus area.
Contact Skip Cornett for more information - wcor...@insight.rr.com ph. 614-775-0787
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Basic Introduction to Buddhism - Book Study Group
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Cost is $20 including book and reading materials – Include a check in the amount of $20 payable to the IACO. We will return additional information and the assigned book.
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2. IACO Spiritual Sharing Dialogue Group, April 4
April 4th: First Wednesday of each month, 12-1 pm
The Spiritual Sharing Group invites you to share concerns, exchange views, and build relationships in the 3rd floor Board Room of the Columbus Metropolitan Library, 96 S. Grant Ave, Columbus, OH 43215.
Location and Parking: The Main Library is located downtown, on Grant Ave. across from Grant Hospital. Parking is available in the garage attached to the library. Please bring your ticket in the library for validation at the auto-pay machines.
Contact:
3. Interfaith Call to Prayer For Peace and Justice, April 4
Come and Join Us for
An Interfaith Call to Prayer
For Peace and Justice
A Day We Remember
Martin Luther King Jr.
When: 1:00pm to 1:30 pm (arrive by 12:50)
Date: Wed. April 4, 2012
Where: West State House Lawn
We will be praying for those who are marginalized and victimized.
Women, Children, LGBT, Homeless and Hungry, Immigrants, Racially Discriminated, Laborer, those without healthcare, Victims of Violence and our violent systems, those in prison, and for our leaders.
IN YOUR MERCY... HEAR OUR PRAYER
4. Eighth Annual Lecture on World Religions and Interreligious Dialogue, April 18
The Eighth Annual Lecture on World Religions and Interreligious Dialogue, sponsored by the Theological Consortium of Greater Columbus, is scheduled for 7:00 pm, Wednesday, April 18, 2012, in the Gloria Dei Worship Center on the campus of Trinity Lutheran Seminary, 2199 East Main Street, Columbus (Bexley), Ohio.
This is the first year that the lecture will be held at Trinity Lutheran Seminary, one of the seminaries of the Theological Consortium. The lecture is free and open to the public. No RSVP is necessary.
The title of the lecture is "Conversion and Conflict: Reflections by a Greek Orthodox Bishop and Response by a Muslim Scholar." The speakers will consider the historical relations of the two faith traditions and their approaches to the notion of conversion - ranging from mutual peaceful tolerance to violent hostility - and will examine how these two traditions may move from the turbulent present into a peaceful future based on the positive contributions of current dialogue.
Bishop Demetrios of Mokissos, an auxiliary bishop of the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America and Chancellor of the Greek Orthodox Metropolis of Chicago, will give the lecture. He is renowned for his ecumenical and interfaith work, including efforts to improve relations between the Turkish and Greek communities in Chicago, for which he received the Fethullah Gulen Award from the Niagara Foundation.
Mr. Azam Nizamuddin, J.D., will give the response. He is principal of The Law Office of Azam Nizamuddin, P.C., in the Chicago area, and teaches Introduction to Islamic Law (Sharia) in the School of Law, Loyola University Chicago, as well as courses on Islam and History of Islamic Thought in Loyola's Department of Theology.
For directions to Trinity Lutheran Seminary or more information, call the school at 614-235-4136 or visit www.tlsohio.edu.
5. Port Columbus Interfaith Meditation Room
COLUMBUS REGIONAL AIRPORT AUTHORITY
PORT COLUMBUS INTERFAITH MEDITATION ROOM
Room C102
Adjacent to Baggage Carousel #6
Baggage Claim Level
The mission of Port Columbus Interfaith Services is to address the spiritual needs of the airport community and to plan and implement appropriate programs and services. The airport community includes travelers, visitors, airport personnel and those associated with businesses on the airport campus.
The Port Columbus Interfaith Services program is committed to addressing the spiritual needs of the airport community. This is accomplished in three ways:
- By providing a quiet space for private meditation. Persons of all faiths are encouraged and welcomed to use the Interfaith Meditation Room
- By providing a collection of holy books, sacred writings and prayer books. These have been donated for use by persons in the airport community and are located in the Interfaith Center and Meditation Room
- When requested, provide the presence of interfaith volunteers who provide caring, compassionate support to those in the airport community
Comments and contributions may be sent to:
Columbus Regional Airport Authority
Port Columbus Interfaith Center
4600 International Gateway
Columbus, Ohio 43219
For more information, call
614-239-9513
bdkle...@wowway.com
6. Torture in Your Backyard: Order the DVD Today
Dear Friends,
 As the New York Times reported this week, a growing number of states are recognizing that reliance on prolonged solitary confinement is not only ineffective and destructive, it's expensive. The National Religious Campaign Against Torture (NRCAT) is encouraged to see growing national debate about the abuse and immorality of prolonged solitary confinement and a growing number of faith-based state campaigns to end prolonged solitary confinement. Now is a crucial time for you to raise the issue with your congregation. NRCAT has a new resource for you to do just that.
NRCAT created a 20-minute film, Solitary Confinement: Torture in Your Backyard, as a resource for congregations to learn about the destructive use of prolonged solitary confinement and to engage people of faith to call for an end to prolonged solitary confinement in their state. The film features several former prisoners discussing the mental harm they endured as a result of being held in solitary confinement. Sarah Shourd, one of the three hikers captured in Iran, who spent 14 months in solitary confinement also describes her experience. The film also highlights how the religious community in Maine helped secure a seventy percent reduction in the number of Maine prisoners held in solitary confinement.
We urge you to organize a screening of Solitary Confinement: Torture in Your Backyard. Use our faith-based discussion guides to facilitate a discussion about solitary confinement after the film. The DVD order form, a petition version of NRCAT's Statement Against Prolonged Solitary Confinement, fliers to advertise your congregation's screening, and faith-based discussion guides are all available at www.nrcat.org/backyard. Be sure to fill out this brief survey to tell us about your viewing or plans to host a viewing.
Help us meet our goal to have 500 showings of the film in 2012 and give a voice to the tens of thousands of prisoners held in solitary confinement cells across the country.
Sincerely,
Linda Gustitus, President
Rev. Richard L. Killmer, Executive Director
National Religious Campaign Against Torture (NRCAT)
7. IACO Membership, Volunteers, & Donations
The basic IACO annual membership fee is $20 for an individual, $5 for a student. (If you don't remember when your year is up, call the office.) All receipts are tax deductible. IACO is registered as a tax exempt organization with the IRS (TIN 31-1387777).
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