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LOUD FAITH Presented by the Housatonic Community College Diversity Awareness Committee November 12 2014 11am 1230pm Beacon Hall Events Center Guest Panel Imam Nasif Muhammad AlAziz Islamic Center Bridgeport CT ID: 579282

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OUT LOUD: FAITH

Presented by the Housatonic Community College

Diversity Awareness Committee

November 12, 2014

11am – 12:30pm

Beacon Hall Events CenterSlide2

Guest PanelImam Nasif Muhammad Al-Aziz Islamic Center, Bridgeport, CT The Rev. Cass L. ShawPresident and CEO Council of Churches of Greater Bridgeport   Virginia Smith Congregation President, Unitarian Universalist

Church of Greater Bridgeport

 

Rabbi Daniel Victor

Congregation

Rodeph Sholom, Bridgeport, CTSlide3

Welcome!Slide4

Question: Can many belief traditionspeacefully and respectfully coexists? Slide5

Question: Do faith communities have an obligation to peaceably exist together? Slide6

And… What about the secular community? What obligation, if any, do they and the faith community have to each other?Slide7

On college campuses… In Can Religion and Spirituality Find a Place in Higher Education, Religious Studies scholar Peter Laurence asks, “How can we acknowledge the importance of religion in the lives of students without establishing a particular religious point of view as normative? Slide8

And… “How can we create campus cultures that validate and support the religious elements in the lives of students from a wide variety of traditions? Slide9

Finally, “What is spirituality, and how does it relate to religion? Is spirituality also affected by secularization?” Slide10

According to Diana L. Eck, Professor of Comparative Religion, Harvard, University, A commitment to “pluralism” may be the answer. What is pluralism? She explains, “First, pluralism is not diversity alone, but the energetic engagement with diversity.Slide11

“Second, pluralism is not just tolerance, but the active seeking understanding across lines of difference. Slide12

Third, pluralism is not [making all points of view equal or valid] but the meeting of commitments. Slide13

[Pluralism] does not require us to leave our identities and our commitments behind … It means holding our deepest differences, even our religious differences, not in isolation, but in relationship to one another.Slide14

“Fourth, pluralism is based on dialogue. The language of pluralism is that of dialogue and encounter, give and take, criticism and self-criticism. Dialogue means both speaking and listening, and that process reveals both common understandings and real differences. Slide15

“Dialogue does not mean everyone at the “table” will agree with one another. Pluralism involves the commitment to being at the table -- with one’s commitments.” Slide16

In brief, To create a respectful and rewarding interfaith community, including secularists, we must: Acknowledge our diversity. Interact across the lines that usually divide us. Talk to one another. Seek understanding. Slide17

How much do we know

about each other?

Take the Pew Center’s

Religious Literacy Survey.Slide18

Ready? Slide19

Job Elijah Moses AbrahamWhich Bible figure is most closely associated with leading the exodus from Egypt? Slide20

Answer: MosesSlide21

What was Mother Teresa’s religion?  Catholic Jewish  Buddhist Mormon   HinduSlide22

Answer: CatholicSlide23

In which religion are Vishnu and Shiva central figures? Islam Hinduism TaoismSlide24

Answer: Hinduism Slide25

What was Joseph Smith’s religion?  Catholic  Jewish  Buddhist  Mormon  HinduSlide26

Answer: MormonSlide27

According to rulings by the U.S. Supreme Court, is a public school teacher permitted to lead a class in prayer, or not?Slide28

Answer: Yes, it is permitted. Slide29

What religion do most people in Pakistan consider themselves? Buddhist Hindu Muslim ChristianSlide30

Answer: Muslim Slide31

What was the name of the person whose writings and actions inspired the Protestant Reformation? Martin Luther Thomas Aquinas John Wesley Slide32

Answer: Martin LutherSlide33

Which of the following best describes the Catholic teaching about the bread and wine used for Communion? The bread and wine actually become the body and blood of Jesus Christ The bread and wine are symbols of the body and blood of Jesus Christ. Slide34

Answer: The bread and wine actually become the body and blood of Jesus Christ. Slide35

When does the Jewish Sabbath begin?  Friday Saturday SundaySlide36

Answer: Sabbath begins on FridaySlide37

Do not commit adulteryDo unto others as you would have them do unto you.Do not steal.Keep the Sabbath holy.Which of the following is NOT one of the Ten Commandments?   Slide38

Answer: Do unto others  as you would have them do unto you.Slide39

Which of these religions aims at nirvana, the state of being free from suffering? IslamBuddhismIslamHinduismSlide40

Answer: Nirvana is a concept in BuddhismSlide41

Bahá’í In mid-nineteenth century Iran, “Twelver” Shi’ite Muslims recognized a line of leaders called Imams: successors within the family lineage of Muhammad who became the spiritual guides and authoritative leaders of the Muslim community. They expect the twelfth Imam—Muhammad al-Mahdi, who disappeared in the ninth century—to return to establish a rule of truth and justice in the last days. Source: Pluralism.orgSlide42

Shintō The “way of the kami,” is a tradition indigenous to Japan. Some may translate the term kami into English as “god,” “deity,” or “spirit,” but kami eludes an easy translation. The kami are everywhere and myriad. They are known by both presence and power, the sense of “divine presence” that rests upon or dwells in a particular place, the “holy power manifest in nature or abiding in a shrine. In the shrine, the

kami

are

not

depicted

in

image

form

but

symbolized

most

commonly

by a mirror

.

Source: Pluralism.org

 Slide43

ChristianityThe common source of its denomination is the life, teachings, the death and resurrection of Jesus. Source: Pluralism.orgSlide44

BuddhismSeeks understanding of the suffering of living beings and Buddha’s teachings about overcoming suffering through moral living, meditation , and insight into reality. Source: Pluralism.orgSlide45

Native Traditions Today’s Native peoples link themselves to a long, rich heritage on this land through ceremonies performed and stories recounted, through herbal healing and sacred foods, and through particular sacred places, such as Eagle Butte in South Dakota or the ceremonial kiva buildings on the plazas of New Mexico’s Pueblo villages.Source: Pluralism.orgSlide46

Humanists seek goodness and wisdom without a God.Source: Pluralism.org

HumanismSlide47

Judaism Simply put, Judaism is the way of life of the Jewish people. In the English-speaking Western world, “Judaism” is often considered a “religion," but there are no equivalent words for “Judaism” or for “religion” in Hebrew; however, there are words for “faith,” “law,” or “custom." The Jewish tradition is much broader than this. As a way of life, it includes the social, cultural, and religious history of a widespread and diverse community, including people who do and do not think of themselves as “religious.” Judaism is perhaps best conceptualized as a triad with three points of reference: God, Torah, and the people Israel (that is, the Jewish people). None is central; all are interdependent, with varying degrees of emphasis at various times. Source: Pluralism.orgSlide48

PaganismWorship of deities associated with human, animal, and plant fertility around the world.  Source: Pluralism.orgSlide49

HinduThe people who today call themselves “Hindus” have many forms of practice, both in India and around the world. On the whole, none considers the other heretic. There are commonalities: The universe is permeated with the Divine, a reality often described as Brahman; the Divine can be known in many names and forms; this reality is deeply and fully present within the human soul's journey to full self-realization which is not accomplished in a single lifetime., but takes many lifetimes; and the soul’s course through life after life is shaped by one’s deeds. Source: Pluralism.orgSlide50

Islam The call of Islam begins and ends with prayer, shaped by the conviction that God is one and has sent messengers to guide humanity on an authentic and purposeful journey. Contained in this call is the shahadah, the “witness” to the two fundamental convictions upon which Muslims stand: “There is no God but God, and Muhammad is the Messenger of God.” Source: Pluralism.orgSlide51

Afro-Caribbean This group includes Cuban “Santería,” Haitian Vodou, Jamaican Revivalism, and Rastafarianism. The presence of these Afro-Caribbean traditions in the U.S. has contributed to new forms of African-influenced religious life among African-Americans. Source: Pluralism.orgSlide52

Universalists believe that God is too good to damn people, while the Unitarians believe that people are too good to be damned.” Gradually, both traditions have broadened to include post-Christian theists and, beginning in the twentieth century, “humanists” who avoid all ideas of the divine or of the supernatural.Source: Pluralism.orgUniversalists

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