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| March 5, 2010 | Mantras recited at Nevada University inner-faith celebrations | |
Nevada (US): The first annual Inner-Faith Night of University of Nevada-Reno (UNR) on March three saw various religious groups
coming together in prayer and dialogue. This unity celebration included prayers, music, and dialogue in Christian, Muslim, Hindu, Buddhist, Jew, Native American, Daoism, Confucianism, Unitarian Universalist, Children of Temple Earth, Sacred Circle Clan, and Atheist traditions. Some educational leaders and representatives
of area political leaders also participated at the March 3 function, besides students, clergy and others.
UNR Unity Commission and Inner-Faith Council were co-sponsors. Coordinators of
the event, UNR Unity Commissioner Maggie Overmoen and area interfaith leader Rajan
Zed, plan to make it an annual tradition where students, area clergy belonging
to various religions and denominations, and civic and educational leaders can
come together and seek unity that celebrates diversity. Besides Zed and Overmoen,
presenters included Dr. Ole Thienhaus, Dean of UNR School of Medicine; Pedro Martinez,
Deputy Superintendent of Washoe County School District; Bobby Grossi (Christian);
Ahmad Saad (Islam); Rabbi Elizabeth W. Beyer & Jon Leo (Judaism); Gary Goodsell
(The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints); Irwin Sharp Fish (Native American
spirituality); Neal Anderson (Unitarian Universalism); Jason Molt (Atheism); Katherine
Robinson (Daoism and Confucianism); Laura Fitzpatrick (Children of Temple Earth);
Kim Pennington (Sacred Circle Clan); Scott & Corinn Gayer & Seth Dines (Christian
music); Jim Eagle Smith (Tibetan Buddhist and Hindu chants); Susan Lisagor (representing
Senator Harry Reid); Katie Pace (representing Congressman Dean Heller); and Batyr
Odeyev (Dutar). Rajan Zed, who read prayer out of Rig-Veda, oldest existing scripture
dating to around 1,500 BCE, said that dialogue brought us mutual enrichment and
helped us overcome prejudices passed on to us by previous generations. Details
of the picture attached: Religious leaders and others belonging to various religions/denominations
at the "First Annual Inner-Faith Night" of University of Nevada-Reno (USA).
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