Interfaith Trialogue brings together the three Abrahamic faiths — Judaism, Islam and Christianity

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Richmond-area groups unite for conversation series

Posted: Saturday, May 4, 2013 12:00 am
Updated: 12:18 am, Sat May 4, 2013.

BY LOUIS LLOVIO
Richmond Times-Dispatch

Religious leaders from the three Abrahamic faiths — Christianity, Islam and Judaism — are getting together this month to lead a series of conversations about topics important to them all.

“The belief of the organizing group is that while each one of us has a commitment to its own faith tradition — and we believe strongly in certain values of these traditions and we’re not going to change — we have a commitment to the community where we live and, in order to build a community, we have to know each other,” said Imad Damaj, president of the Virginia Muslim Coalition for Public Affairs.

His organization is staging the program along with Bon Air Presbyterian Church, Bon Air United Methodist Church, Congregation Or Ami, St. Edward Catholic Church and the Islamic Center of Virginia.

The first session was held Thursday evening, when about 60 people came to Bon Air Baptist on Buford Road to talk about “Good and Evil in Human Nature.”

http://www.timesdispatch.com/news/local/chesterfield/article_d99e3a6d-1fd5-5a80-ae92-6864fcdc7b7d.html

[cbayer]

1. This is the kind of thing that leads to greater understanding and acceptance, imo.

It would be great if they could expand it to include other groups, including non-believers.

[goldent]

2. I think there are times and places where non-believers should be included

and others where it just wouldn't make sense. IMHO, this is one of the later.

[gopiscrap]

3. Excellent