30,000 US Teens Converge on Detroit in Massive Christian Volunteer Clean-up
Thousands of teens from around the US gathered in Detroit, painting houses, hauling trash and mowing lawns, to help clean up the city's poorest neighborhoods.
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Dalai Lama Addresses 15,000 People in Seattle (Video)
The Dalai Lama used his last speech at the five-day conference in Seattle, Washington to talk about compassion. He says compassion is the seed for all good things in the global community, even though a little fight is sometimes necessary!
Muslims Come to Times Square to Take Stand Against Extremism
Muslims showed up at the NYC New Year's celebration to denounce extremism, answer questions, and call for peace between religions in 2016.
Muslims Protect Christmas Mass After France Heightens Security at Churches
After France called for strengthening security during Christmas worship services, a group of 12 Muslim men stood outside one church offering protection.
Muslims Give Strangers Holiday Roses, Responding to Hate with Love
A rose by any other name would be as sweet – just like the Muslims handing out flowers to strangers in downtown Disney.
Spiritual Leaders Unveil Action Plan to Combat Violent Extremism
In a two-day conference over the weekend, Muslim, Jewish and Christian religious leaders from around the world gathered in Abu Dhabi to discuss the challenges of violent religious extremism and identify ways to combat it. Organizers announced a "10-point action plan that they will initiate over the next three years.
20,000 Muslims Gather for Peace
Dec. 5, 2005 — We need to be reminded again and again that mainstream Muslims are not like their fanatical brothers in terror. In Britain, families traveled to London to be counted as the peaceful majority of Islam, able to stand against terrorism yet speak out in the face of unfairness. Let's collect here on the […]
In Historic Easter First, Pope Includes Women in Foot Washing Ritual
Pope Francis delighted many when he included women, and Muslim and Hindu refugees, in a Holy Week ritual that once barred anyone but Catholic men.
Israeli Women Tear Down Centuries Old Gender Barrier at the Western Wall
Men and women will finally be allowed to pray alongside one another at Jerusalem's Western Wall, Judaism's holiest site.
Christians Protect Mosques on Fri., Muslims Guard Churches on Sunday
Christians and Muslims unite to protect each other from attacks by Boko Haram terrorists.
Muslim Fundraiser for Burned Black Churches Raises $100,000
Muslim groups came together to raise money to help rebuild Southern black churches that were burned in recent arson attacks.
Catholics and Pentecostals Unite for the First Time in U.S.
After nearly five years of discussions and planning, a new grouping of the major Christian traditions in the United States, including Roman Catholics as well as Evangelical and Pentecostal denominations, has been formally launched.
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