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"Discussions over the dinner table at Bobby and Jasmeeta Singh’s home." (source: Indo American News)

Houston, TX, Sikhs host “Dinner Dialogues” for interfaith outreach

February 7, 2013 by Rupinder Mohan Singh

In Houston, Texas, the InterFaith Ministries for Greater Houston organized a series of “dinner dialogues” in which members of Hindu, Buddhist and Sikh families invite members of the public into their homes for dinner and engage in a moderated interfaith conversation: …the dinner dialogues will focus on conversations held in  private homes where groups of 8-12 Houstonians will gather to learn about the faith practices and traditions of Hindu, Sikh and Buddhist families here in Houston and engage in an […]

Categories: Interfaith • Tags: Bobby Singh, Buddhism, Dinner Dialogues, Hindu, Houston, Interfaith dialog, Interfaith Ministries for Greater Houston, Jasmeeta Singh, Sikh, Texas

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Sapreet Kaur, Executive Director of the Sikh Coalition, became the first Sikh to offer prayer at an Inaugural Prayer Service. (source: The Sikh Coalition)

Sikhs at the Presidential Inauguration

January 22, 2013 by Rupinder Mohan Singh

The Sikh News Network published an article today about some of the Sikh spectators during the public Inauguration ceremony in the nation’s capital yesterday: “It’s exciting to be here because this president means a lot to me because of what he’s done over the years,” [California Democratic Party Delegate Harpreet Singh Sandhu] said. “(It is) what I’ve been affected directly in terms of healthcare for my kids, education, for them, and also for my mother who now is under disability, […]

Categories: Events, Interfaith • Tags: Harpreet Singh Sandhu, Presidential Inauguration, Sapreet Kaur, Sikh Coalition

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Pawneet Sethi, a Portland Sikh, talks about wrapping his uncut hair in a turban. Many Sikhs refuse to cut their hair as a sign of respect for God’s creation. Sethi spoke at “Let the Light Shine,” an annual lecture series at St. James Lutheran Church in downtown Portland. (Randy L. Rasmussen/The Oregonian)

Portland, OR Sikhs reach out to local religious community

January 20, 2013 by Rupinder Mohan Singh

A recent article in The Oregonian shares a story about an education session at St. James Lutheran Church in Portland, Oregon, in which Pawneet Sethi, a member of the local Sikh community, provides the church’s congregation with an overview about the Sikh faith: “Sikhs have a responsibility to talk about their faith practice with outsiders, he says, “but it’s freaking me out.” The audience of 25 chuckled at his confession and then listened intently as he walked them through the historical roots […]

Categories: Interfaith • Tags: Oregon, Pawneet Sawhney, Portland, St. James Lutheran Church

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Satyendra Singh Huja (source: City of Charlottesville)

Sikh mayor of Charlottesville, VA, calls for prayers to celebrate religious freedom

November 9, 2012 by Rupinder Mohan Singh

The mayor of Charlottesville, Virginia, Satyendra Singh Huja — a Sikh American — has called for prayers to commemorate the city’s legacy as the origin of the concept of religious freedom in America: In a surprise letter sent to all churches, temples and centers of faith in the greater Charlottesville area, Mayor Satyendra Singh Huja has called for prayers of thanksgiving to mark the 250th Anniversary of Charlottesville Virginia this weekend. Charlottesville is considered by many to be the birthplace […]

Categories: Interfaith, News Bits • Tags: Charlottesville, Satyendra Singh Huja, Thomas Jefferson, Virginia

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An outdoor mural in Sacramento, California

Picture of the Day: Interfaith rainbow in Sacramento, CA

September 6, 2012 by Rupinder Mohan Singh

A reader sends in this photo of a new mural on the side of a business in a main thoroughfare in Sacramento, California. The large painting features a depiction of Guru Nanak (far left), the founder of Sikhism, alongside representations of figures from other faith traditions all on a rainbow background (the color pattern could also be representative of times of day and night).

Categories: Art, Interfaith, Picture of the Day • Tags: California, Guru Nanak, interfaith, mural, Sacramento

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Picture of the Day: Outreach by word, and also by food

September 4, 2012 by Rupinder Mohan Singh

Ranjeet Chhabra, of Carbondale, Illinois, used Indian cooking at an interfaith food event as her way to educate others in her community about Sikhs: The event is a weekly meal that began with feeding the community after the May 8, 2009, derecho. Chhabra learned about the event from her daughter and felt that after the Aug. 5 shooting at a Sikh Temple in Oak Creek, Wis., the event would be a good opportunity to teach people about the Sikh religion. […]

Categories: Interfaith, Picture of the Day • Tags: Carbondale, Gaia House Interfaith Center, Illinois, Oak Creek, Ranjeet Chhabra, Wisconsin

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Picture of the Day: “Love Your Sikh Neighbors”

August 26, 2012 by Rupinder Mohan Singh

The Christian organization “Sojourners” has placed billboard advertisements near sites of recent hate crimes against Sikhs and Muslims: In light of the recent acts of violence and vandalism against religious minorities across the country, Sojourners is calling on Christians to stand up against the hatred. Starting today, a billboard and newspaper ad will appear in Joplin, Mo., home to a mosque that burned to the ground earlier this month after suffering two previous acts of arson. Both the ad and the billboard […]

Categories: Hate Crimes, Interfaith, Picture of the Day • Tags: advertisement, billboard, hate crimes, Joplin, Love Your Sikh Neighbors, Missouri, Oak Creek, Sojourners, Wisconsin

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“America’s Interfaith Infrastructure”: Interfaith work in 20 American cities

July 16, 2012 by Rupinder Mohan Singh

Harvard University’s Pluralism Project recently released “America’s Interfaith Infrastructure“, a pilot survey of interfaith activity in 20 American cities: For twenty years, the Pluralism Project has followed the development of America’s fast-changing religious landscape and studied new forms of civic and interfaith relationships. The events of 9/11 demonstrated the importance of interfaith groups already formed; in the ensuing decade we have witnessed the growth of hundreds of new interfaith initiatives. Given this rapid expansion, what we might describe as the […]

Categories: Interfaith, Reports/Studies • Tags: Gagandeep Kaur, Guru Nanak, Harvard University, interfaith, Pluralism Project

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NY students learn to debate and about each other in interfaith project

May 23, 2012 by Rupinder Mohan Singh

An interfaith project in New York city brings together students from a variety of religious backgrounds to learn debating skills, and about each other: Sikh, Muslim and Hindu students from across New York City have spent the last six months learning the art of debate through “Debate in the Neighborhood,” a collaboration between the International Debate Education Association and the Interfaith Center of New York. “The goal of it is to bring immigrant and first generation youth together in a […]

Categories: Interfaith • Tags: IDEA, Interfaith Center of New York, International Debate Education Association, New York

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