Reflections from the Interfaith Family Festival, the Latest from Religica & More
March 28, 2019 Reflections from the Interfaith Family Festival, the Latest from Religica & More View this email in your browser
The Interfaith Family Festival
The 2018 Parliament of the World’s Religions in Toronto marked many firsts and one of the most exciting new elements was the introduction of The Interfaith Family Festival, which for the very first time brought interfaith programming and education for families and kids of all ages to the convention halls. The Parliament commissioned Spiritual Playdate to deliver 5 days of fun, interactive and uplifting programming for littles, middle schoolers, tweens, teens, parents, and grandparents, to all enjoy together.
Why I Took My 2-Year-Old to a Global Interfaith Conference
In 2015, I attended the parliament in Salt Lake City. Have you ever had an experience where you wished your loved ones or friends could have been with you?
I was experiencing good news through interfaith relationships and wanted my wife and our soon-to-be-born son to also have the opportunity to connect with faiths from all around the globe.
So, I made the hopeful commitment to travel with them to the next parliament. I circled the 2018 parliament on my calendar well ahead of time.
I wanted to give my child an experience valuable to me that the fundamentalism of my youth would have never afforded me.
Then, as a family, we traveled to Toronto for a week to gather with faiths from all around the world.
It's been an exciting Women's History Month! Thank you for celebrating with the Parliament and the global interfaith movement. We hoped you enjoyed reading about the Parliament's ongoing work and the women at the Parliament. As the official celebration comes to an end, we reaffirm our commitment to the dignity of women and invite you to do the same by downloading the PWTF Interfaith Wisdom Poster.
It's About Time Podcast Released Today:Gopal Patel
The Parliament of the World's Religions is proud to distribute It's About Time, a weekly podcast produced in partnership with our allies at Religica.org and Seattle University.
In today's release entitled A Minimalistic Mindset, Hinduism and Ecology, and Persuading on a Nation Scale, Gopal Patel speaks to Steve Wilhelm about the dangers of consumerism and how to motivate people to action against climate change.
