History – Neighbors in Faith

The Rev. Terry Kyllo was serving Lutheran and Episcopal churches in Western Washington. He initiated some interfaith conversation between Christians, Buddhists and Muslims in Marysville, WA. In 2014 some residents of Oak Harbor, WA invited him and Jeff Siddiqui to counter anti-Muslim bigotry there. This led to four other events being held around Western Washington.…

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History – Camp Brotherhood

As the Challenge program was nearing its end Rabbi Levine and Father Treacy began to encourage local forms of interfaith relationships – they knew people would be strengthened in their own faith by interaction with others. They realized, however, that the larger culture was not conducive and that many faith leaders did not see it…

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History – Challenge Program

In 1960 two religious leaders began a journey to understand and know one another. One was a Rabbi and one a Roman Catholic Priest. Rabbi Raphael Levine, serving Temple De Hirsh Sinai, and Father William Treacy, serving the Archdiocese of Seattle, began a warm friendship that enabled them to see each other as a part…

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Anacortes City Council Resolution

Thank you to the City Council of Anacortes who voted 6 to 1 to approve resolution 2060, the 35 people who showed up in support and the 8 people who spoke. Justice Kennedy wrote that while hate speech (not including intimidation or threats) needs a remedy and a safeguard: “… our reliance must be on…

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Proud of Our Democracy

I am so proud to see democracy in action at the with the Police Chiefs of the Eastside meeting with the Muslim community members on Thursday night. My friend Mohamad and the good folks in the Muslim Community Resource Center did a great job of bringing all these folks together. The Q&A handled some tough…

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God is Re-Membering Us

Today we are all full of grief as yet another house of worship was targeted by a person infected with white supremacy. Today we stand in solidarity with the Muslims of Christ Church, New Zealand. Today we stand in solidarity with Muslims all over the world – hate crimes are not just perpetrated against their…

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