The Faith Alliance of Metro Atlanta (FAMA) held its first luncheon event of 2011 on February 2nd at Trinity Presbyterian Church. The focus was on the themes of World Interfaith Harmony Week, celebrating the recent resolution passed by the United Nations.
An interactive dialogue between distinguished interfaith panelists took place, along with discussion with attendees of the event. The invited interfaith panelists were:
- Ambassador Andrew Young
- Archbishop Wilton Gregory (Roman Catholic Diocese of Atlanta)
- Rabbi Dr. Analia Bortz (Congregation Or Hadash, Ahavath Achim Synagogue)
- Tayyibah Taylor (founding editor-in-chief and publisher of Azizah Magazine, the voice of Muslim American women)
- Brother Shankara (Vedanta Center of Atlanta, Vedanta/Hinduism)
- Taiun Michael Elliston (Abbot of the Silent Thunder Order, Atlanta Soto Zen Center, Buddhism)
- Moderator: Rev. Dr. Gerald Durley, (Senior Pastor, Providence Missionary Baptist Church)
More than 160 people from all faiths attended, along with a representative from the United Nations and Consuls General from France, Ireland and Germany.
About The UN Resolution:
The UN General Assembly passed a resolution in October 2010 deeming the first week of February each year to be ‘World Interfaith Harmony Week.’ The initiative was proposed by King Abdullah of Jordan and co-sponsored by 29 other countries. The language in the resolution includes: “Every person of goodwill, with or without faith can and should commit to Love of the Neighbor and Love of God or Love of the Neighbor and Love of the Good.”
April 4, 2012
12:00-1:30 PM
They talk about it everywhere but at my place of worship:
How different faiths are responding to the 2012 election and to politics in general.
An educational program aimed at faith leaders to explore the proper means and appropriate manner to address (or ignore) the 2012 election and other political issues. Including a 101 primer on the limits of being a 501(c)(3) and being involved with political issues.
July 2012
NAIN Conference
August 1, 2012
12:00-1:30 PM
Faith Within Faiths
A conversation about the level of observance and the state of belief. How does faith manifest as behavior?
September 2012
Food Bank Program
Lend a hand with friends of other faiths as we sort and stock the shelves.
October 3, 2012
12:00-1:30 PM
Biomedical Ethics
A panel discussion in cooperation with the Shepherd Center and targeting those in the medical field.
December 5, 2012
12:00-1:30 PM
Know Thy Neighbors: Native American Program
An educational program on the history, legacy, and contemporary state of Native American culture and spiritual life with an emphasis on the implications of the aforementioned.
Photographer: Nassar Madyun