Hear the varied perspectives of the Rev. Bryan Fulwider, Rabbi Steve Engel and Imam Muhammad Musri as each week they discuss how faith impacts both the simple and the complicated aspects of life. “Friends Talking Faith with The Three Wise Guys” airs on Tuesdays at 6:30 pm on 90.7 WMFE FM in Orlando. Tune in on your radio or listen online. You can also listen to any show already aired. •February 4: Faith and Society: Gambling •February 11: Faith and Culture: Love (Valentine’s Day Program “LIFE: BEGINNINGS AND ENDINGS” (a six-program series) •February 18: Faith and Politics: Contraception (first of six) •February 25: Faith and Politics: Abortion (second of six).

Since February 12 is the 205th anniversary of the birth of Charles Darwin, that evening’s interfaith discussion theme will be: “How does your faith tradition harmonize–or does it not even try to?–its creation story with the theory of evolution?” The group meets from 7:00 to 8:30 pm on the second Wednesday of each month at Adventist University of Health Sciences on Florida Hospital’s main campus. The discussions are respectful, open and candid, and the participants represent a variety of faith traditions as well as those who question the validity of faith altogether.

The Nur Spirituality Corner (3950 South US Hwy 17-92, Suite 2000, Casselberry, FL 32707) is sponsoring a “Friends in Faith Open House” on Monday, February 17, from 6:30 to 8:00 pm. The public is invited. The event will start with a tour and light refreshments. The center invites you to join them “in opening doors to greater communication between people of all religious traditions . . . , creating opportunities for friendship, peace and understanding.” Nur Spirituality Corner is a Muslim-sponsored non-profit that offers “an open space, fellowship and spiritual enrichment programs with a focus on deepening God consciousness.”

World Interfaith Harmony Week 1-7th February 2014 Announced by the United Nations. Date: 07.2.2014 Time: 5:00 P.M. Venue: Lahore Press Club,Lahore Interfaith Peace Walk, Speeches, Candle lights for Peace and Harmony in Pakistan and worldwide All faith Religious Leaders, Peace Promoter and civil Society representative and heads are participating. Let us Join hand for noble cause.

Interfaith Harmony week Celebration Dated: 6-2-2014 Time: 4:00 pm Venue: Najaff colony wake Home Lahore Agenda: celebration of interfaith Harmony week 3-9 Host Sabina Rifat (co-coordinator WAKE URI International). It was raining heavily since morning and was quite challenging to travel in this season as you know about the roads of interior and remote areas in Lahore .We are thankful to the guests who even then participated in interfaith harmony celebrations. Guest speakers: • Rev.fr.Dr. James Chanan OP ( Regional co-coordinator URI) • Yuel Bhatti (Executive secretary URI) • Rohama Ayub advocate • Zoya Maria • Pastor Arif Masih • Mrs Zainy Arif Participants: From Bhar Colony, Macca Colony, Sheran Kot youhanabad wake centre, Najaff colony wake cetre ,Nishtar Colony ,Chuburji women, girls, children and men which were round about 70 . Program started with interfaith prayers: Pastor Arif said a prayer according to Christian and a girl namely sadaf said a Muslim prayer in the beginning of the program Welcome note: Sister Sabina welcomed all the guests and participants. The participants welcome the guests by warm clapping .A seven colors ribbon band was presented to each guest as a sign of unity and beauty in diversity of all the religions .youhanabad wake centre girls presented a welcome song. Introduction of URI UN. Mrs. RohamaAyub advocate gave a small introduction of interfaith harmony program that it started in 2010 in UN for the purpose of peace and harmony among different religion people on the bases of Love of God and Love for the neighbor. Presentation of Youhanabad wake centre girls: Youhanabad wake centre girls presented a tableau which showed that people from all religions and faiths pray to God in their own manners and all religions give the massage to love for neighbor and it helps all people when they pray to God, Allaha and Bhagwan, He changes people for better. YuelBhatti speech: Mr. Yuel Bhatti , the executive Secretary of URI in Pakistan talked about the main motives of the URI which is to create peace and harmony among different religion’s people while practicing their own religions, to work together for the welfare and development of the international society. So we all should promise to promote this work. Different girls experiences and Testimonies: A Muslim girl namely Alyia explained her experience while learning the stitching work diligently in Najaf colony wake centre where all Christian and Muslim girls and women work together without the feeling of any discrimination and said that its also a great opportunity for them to learn stitching work and now they are able to stich their own cloths . Mukkadas Asim from Youhanabad wake centre said that due to some reasons she could not continue her studies but now she is happy that she has learnt the skill of stitching at wake centre. Najaff colony WAKE Centre women presentation: Nafaff colony wake centre women presented a beautiful skit which gave the massage of unity in all religions that people from all the religions can be more strengthened and successful in their society and countries through love, patience and harmony for each other. Mrs. ZaniAriff: Mrs. Zainy Arif (Assembly of God) expressed her views and appreciated the work of WAKE cc and Uri PPP for interfaith harmony. UNITY SONG: Najaff colony wake centre girls sang a unity song that we people from all the religion and provinces are in unity and wish to promote love for each and every one Group photo of all the girls: A group photo of all unmarried girls present there was made. Poetry: Sister Sabina Rifat read her poetry on the topic o love, peace and helping those who are unprivileged. Rev. Dr. fr. James Chanan OP (regional coordinator URI) told that we all people from different religions in one country should live together and be united and should not do any gesture which hurts others and should not speak such things which can injure the feelings of other religion living together. Moreover he congratulated Sister Sabina Rifat for this program, encouraged this work and explained the necessity of such programs and vocational trainings in this country to give dignity and opportunities to create harmony among different religions people. He said that women are proving that they can be the best peace ambassadors. Miss Zoya Miss Zoya Maria read the massage of the Secretary General UN on this interfaith harmony week. A group photo of all married women present there was made. Pastor Arif blessed the meal and prayed for this noble work of interfaith harmony carried on by URI. Meal together At the end all the participants from all religions had a nice meal together and the program ended at about 6:30pm. Sabina Rifat Chairperson wake cc Coordinator URI women Wing [email protected] Performances 1 -Welcome song by Wake (women and Kids Education) Yohannabad Lahore Everywhere and Women of wake Yohannabad Lahore present Tableau showing how women of 2-different religion through good example and prayers can change the life of a person. in every person abides a light. There must be a river of light somewhere…… 3 -women of wake center (illiterate) present a tableau presenting interfaith harmony .They show that quarrels between different religions only bring tensions and problems and if someone succeeds to make people understand not to quarrels, they can save their country and bring peace. (WAKE C C NAJAF COLONY Lahore) 4-Unity and harmony shown through a national song: We are all one under one flag, even though like in the ocean the waves are different. 5 - Poetry presentation offering interfaith harmony : A person deprives of basic needs thinks about bread and not differences off religion. I am hungry, my faith is to get bread .All seasons are lent season for me. Fulfill the needs of people and do not waste time in terrorism. (Sabina Rifat) photos will be sent in next email.

Religion and disease, As the world celebrates this years’ interfaith harmony week Faiths together Uganda organised an event’ at Goma Health center III in Goma village ,Mukono district 16 km from the Kampala city .It all started with an interfaith prayer respectively, At 8:30 AM AmCultured Troupe with its intercultural arrangement did entertain the guests with different cultural dances and performances from different parts of the country , we proceeded with speeches from different faith leaders .The area Imam of Masjid Jamiah ,Pastor Joshua Elasu martin of OVER COMERS CHURCH ,Mukono district Khadhi Sheith Ahmed Kisakya and Canon Kiseka of Mukono diocese ,They all talked about faiths if in harmony could bring about a positive change in our community where Pastor Joshua emphasised the idea of unity in diversity , love and respect for one another he further lamented that’ we all fall sick and go to hospital for medication when sick we don’t look for hospitals affiliated to our own religion we go to any hospital or clinic .This speaks well that we have to work together as people of one unified community with shared value after his speech The Muslim district khadhi Emphasised good morals and proper upbringing of children the faith leaders started praying for the guests and proceeded to the ward to pray for the patient who had just been brought while unconscious ,they all laid their hands on him and prayed this symbolised the spirit of oneness ,while all this happed there was male circumcision , HIV counselling testing in the clinic AmCultured Troupe kept entertaining guests and patients with different traditional dances with folk songs which urge people to live together as a united community, our partners URI donated paint to the clinic which was received by the Area people of faith and the health center administration to help out in the rehabilitation of some of the buildings mainly the maternity ward which had stained walls .it was a wonderful moment of reflection on how religion in harmony can be a force for good ,The people of faith emphasized the Golden rule of treating the other the way they want to be treated for it breeds good governance and community service which foster Love ,unity and a positive social change .The event ended at six with a cultural dance from west nile (Agwara dance) video of the event http://youtu.be/vqlKv4cgwQY Buyondo Micheal Director Faiths Together

Small Planet, BIG Questions A new game is launched to promote harmony amongh 9 Wisdom traditions. The can be played on smartphones and tablets. It’s a great way to learn more about our own traditions (whether it be Christianity, Judaism, Islam, Hinduism, Buddhism, Taoism, the Baha’i Faith, Humanist or a small local tradition) but also about our neighbours' spiritual practices. The game is bilingual English/French and Made in Switzerland. Here are links to obtain Small Planet BIG QUESTIONS Mac versions: US App Store https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/small-planet-big-questions/id697848620?l=en&mt=8 CH App Store https://itunes.apple.com/ch/app/small-planet-big-questions/id697848620?l=fr&mt=8 FR App Store https://itunes.apple.com/fr/app/small-planet-big-questions/id697848620?l=fr&mt=8 DE App Store https://itunes.apple.com/de/app/small-planet-big-questions/id697848620?l=en&mt=8 IN App Store https://itunes.apple.com/in/app/small-planet-big-questions/id697848620?l=en&mt=8 For Android version: Google Play https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=ch.anamcara.spbq&hl=en Please spread the news!!!

Small Planet, BIG Questions A new game is launched to promote harmony amongh 9 Wisdom traditions. The can be played on smartphones and tablets. It’s a great way to learn more about our own traditions (whether it be Christianity, Judaism, Islam, Hinduism, Buddhism, Taoism, the Baha’i Faith, Humanist or a small local tradition) but also about our neighbours' spiritual practices. The game is bilingual English/French and Made in Switzerland. Here are links to obtain Small Planet BIG QUESTIONS Mac versions: US App Store https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/small-planet-big-questions/id697848620?l=en&mt=8 CH App Store https://itunes.apple.com/ch/app/small-planet-big-questions/id697848620?l=fr&mt=8 FR App Store https://itunes.apple.com/fr/app/small-planet-big-questions/id697848620?l=fr&mt=8 DE App Store https://itunes.apple.com/de/app/small-planet-big-questions/id697848620?l=en&mt=8 IN App Store https://itunes.apple.com/in/app/small-planet-big-questions/id697848620?l=en&mt=8 For Android version: Google Play https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=ch.anamcara.spbq&hl=en Please spread the news!!!

Our event focused on the inner journey of self awareness in order to make decisions that lead to peace between all people, no matter what religious, political, or ethnic group they belong to. Our belief is that we can build a world of peace one person at a time. We offered 22 mostly free workshops through out the week to enable people to develop their personal capacity to make peaceful choices, and to explore the spiritual edges of relationship to others who believe differently than them. We brought John Dear, a former Jesuit priest and author of the book "The Non-Violent Life" to be our keynote speaker. Some workshop examples are:"Sounds of Peace--Songs, Readings & Litany of Peacemakers" at St. John's Catholic Church; "Manifesting Personal Witness to Peace", "Peaceful Ways to Organize for Social Change", and "Enneagram for Worldwide Understanding & Compassion" at the McLean Meditation Institute. "World Peace Starts with Self-forgiveness" was offered at Unity Church and a "Community Meditation Walk for Peace" was held at the Buddhist Stupa, and many others. We ended the week with an amazing dance performance to inspire, enable & teach people to live peacefully with each other by embodying daily expressions of love, forgiveness and compassion. New science has shown us that our bodies communicate with each other subconsciously via "mirror neurons," and what we see in another's body gets transferred to ours. The Muslims, Hindus and Judeo-Christians danced their conflict as they bumped into each other and tripped each other etc,, then danced their peaceful resolution as they sang "Toward the One, the Perfection of Love, Harmony and Beauty" , and gave blessings to all. Peace begins one heart, one person at a time. We intend to repeat this event annually until peace is achieved one day among all religions, ethnicity, gender and political persuasions. Sedona is a designated International City of Peace, and we are proud to create the venues to develop peace for all.

Northwest Arkansas Interfaith Harmony is a group of people representing a myriad of faith traditions. We are not supporting a political agenda but rather appreciating and honoring all faith traditions. An event conducted for the last five years is a local celebration to honor all of the world’s religions. Local organizers added the words “spiritual practices” to include groups that don’t consider themselves religions. The goal is to build community and encourage interfaith appreciation. A great team of interfaith members are working side by side to plan events. We would like to see more faith groups get involved in planning and attending our activities.