Interfaith Dialogue
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"O Children of Men!
Know ye not why We created you all from the same dust? That no one should exalt himself over the other. Ponder at all times in your hearts how ye were created."
~ Bahá’u’lláh
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“If we all have humility instead of insisting on the exclusivity of our own perspectives, then we begin to learn from each other,” says Britt Strandlie Thoresen, who heads Norway’s national interfaith organization. As a Baha’i, her commitment to interreligious dialogue springs from a belief in the power of fellowship to foster unity. “We are striving to find a common path together—a path to building a better world with each other.”
~ Quoted from The evolving Baha’i perspective on interfaith dialogue, by the Baha'i World News Service.
Locally, Baha'is including Nina Dini of Wilbraham and Ash Hartwell of Amherst have promoted interfaith efforts through their participation in interfaith gatherings with organizations including:
The Interfaith Council of Greater Springfield
Interfaith Opportunities Network
For more regarding ION and interfaith support in Amherst and Hadley see, for example, "Editorial: Interfaith support for Hampshire Mosque," published on 12/1/2017 by the Daily Hampshire Gazette.
Image credits: Giving Thanks Interfaith Service 2022, Springfield College, (c) 2022 Spruced Creative; ICGS logo © 2019 Interfaith Council of Greater Springfield; ION logo © by the Interfaith Opportunities Network.
