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A Bird’s Eye View of Thich Nhat Hanh

October 5, 2020 No Comments

by Paul Dekar Renowned Buddhist monk Thich Nhat Hanh, born on October 11, 1926 in the city of Hue in Central Vietnam, author of over a hundred books, has bestowed upon us all an enormous gift of interconnection with one’s true self, others, nature, and beyond. Nhat Hanh (“Thich,” pronounced “Tick,” is a Buddhist title meaning Venerable) received his primary

Gandhi’s Influence on the Civil Rights Movement in the United States

September 29, 2020 No Comments

by Paul R. Dekar for the 2020 Gandhi Peace Festival This article was written for the Gandhi Peace Festival, hosted by the city of Hamilton, Ontario on October 2, 2020–the Mahatma’s birth date. -ED By the 1920s, Gandhi had begun to influence civil rights activism in the U. S. John Haynes Holmes (1879-1964), a prominent Unitarian minister, reformer, and pacifist

Gandhi’s Influence on the Civil Rights Movement in the United States

September 29, 2020 No Comments

by Paul R. Dekar for the 2020 Gandhi Peace Festival This article was written for the Gandhi Peace Festival, hosted by the city of Hamilton, Ontario on October 2, 2020–the Mahatma’s birth date. -ED By the 1920s, Gandhi had begun to influence civil rights activism in the U. S. John Haynes Holmes (1879-1964), a prominent Unitarian minister, reformer, and pacifist

FOR speaks at UN’s Day for the Total Elimination of Nuclear Weapons

September 28, 2020 No Comments

Rev. Dr. Emma Jordan-Simpson participates in a panel discussion sponsored by UNFOLD ZERO on the elimination of nuclear weapons. Fellow participants include politicians, peace activists and artists from around the world, including the Rt. Hon. Jeremy Corbyn MP and musician and co-founder of Pink Floyd, Roger Waters. UNFOLD ZERO is a platform for United Nations (UN) focused initiatives and actions

White Too Long: The Legacy of White Supremacy in American Christianity–Brooklyn Historical Society

September 25, 2020 No Comments

Robert P. Jones, CEO and founder of Public Religion Research Institute and a leading scholar of religion and politics, shares his latest work, “White Too Long: The Legacy of White Supremacy in American Christianity,” which puts forth a thorough examination of the history of interdenominational complicity with white supremacy, and argues for congregations to embrace a theology of racial justice.

White Too Long: The Legacy of White Supremacy in American Christianity–Brooklyn Historical Society

September 25, 2020 No Comments

Robert P. Jones, CEO and founder of Public Religion Research Institute and a leading scholar of religion and politics, shares his latest work, “White Too Long: The Legacy of White Supremacy in American Christianity,” which puts forth a thorough examination of the history of interdenominational complicity with white supremacy, and argues for congregations to embrace a theology of racial justice.