Greetings from the Chairperson of the NAIN Board of Directors
Dues Reminder From Membership Chair
Vancouver, British Columbia hosts NAINConnect 2006
The Online Network - Answers in a Snap
URI-NAIN Connect 2005
Youth Report - URI-NAIN Connect 2005
A Critical Interfaith Moment: Action and Dialogue
Books In Review
About NAIN and NAINews

Greetings to all of you and we trust you experienced a joyous holiday season and a very good New Year. It seems impossible that another year has gone by. So much has happened this past year, especially in my personal life, since our NAINConnect in August in Las Vegas.

Just to give you a brief summary: we sold our house in early September, one of my daughters was married a week later, we went to Hawaii the week after that, we found a new place to live the next week. Don Mayne and I went on a site visit to Vancouver in October, came back to put on the 10th Annual Interfaith Prayer Breakfast for the Alliance for Spiritual Community, moved, co-hosted the 12th Annual Religious Diversity Forum. And that's just for starters. I also realize that most of you have similar lifestyles these days. There's just a lot going on!

The NAINConnect was a wonderful experience this past year, as we partnered with URI-North America. There was a lot of networking that happened and many stimulating sessions, workshops and speakers. One of the observations that occurred to me is the many ways we engage in interfaith work. Interfaith organizations in attendance ranged from those with budgets of less that a few hundred dollars a year to those with multi-million dollar budgets, those with all volunteer staffs to those with several paid staff, those with individual memberships to those with institutional memberships. It's wonderful to notice the diverse ways we fulfill the statement that so electrified the 1993 Parliament of the World's Religions: "There'll be no peace between nations, until there is peace between religions. There'll be no peace between religions until there is dialogue between religions."

Following are some challenges for the interfaith movement as we move forward in our work. Your feedback is welcomed.

First of all the time has come for action - to move beyond only dialogue. It's time to work together on the issues that face our communities: drug and alcohol abuse, domestic violence, homelessness, hunger, poverty. We can do this more effectively if we work together - with other interfaith groups, governmental agencies, community non-profits, service groups, etc. No need to go it alone.

Secondly, most interfaith groups do not have representation from the evangelical Christian community, or the more conservative religious groups. We are missing something if they are not at the table with us. One of the problems that Christian evangelicals have with interfaith is the notion that we are all one and that there is one truth, many paths. Now that is a core belief for many of us, but it is not for the more conservative faiths. I heard a speaker from the Southern Baptist tradition last weekend at in interfaith event. A phrase that he used stuck with me. He said it takes "convicted civility" to engage in interfaith. What he meant was that he wanted to make sure that his convictions were not up for change, nor would he expect the convictions of another to be up for change. That if we accept that we each have different convictions, we can have a conversation which creates more understanding between us.

And finally, how do we as interfaith organizations make public statements? It is a question that is coming up more and more often. Can we do so when our constituents come from disparate sides of the issues we wish to comment upon? Are there certain issues that we can all agree on? Do we need some guidelines for how to do that?

We were discussing this at one of the interfaith council meetings in my area. One of the attendees suggested that maybe what we as interfaith people are doing is that by modeling how people from different belief systems can work together, and how this leads us to drop the labels we used to define each other, might be our way of making a difference in public discourse. I look forward to hearing what you think about these ideas.

You may reply to Kay at kaylindahl@yahoo.com

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NAIN is dependent upon financial support from the member organizations. The cost of membership is modest. The dues are $75 US for local, regional, state organizations; and, $125 for national/international organizations. Members are reminded that dues for 2006 are payable in January each year.

Make checks payable to NAIN and send to one of the following, depending upon where you are located:

Organizations in the USA
Ms. Jan Saeed
2523 E. Beacon Drive
Salt Lake City, UT 84108

Or organizations in Canada
Paul McKenna
Scarboro Missions
2685 Kingston Road
Scarborough, Ontario M1M 1M4
Canada

Or organizations in Mexico
Jonathan Rose
Calle Matamoros No. 4
Tepoztian, Morelos 62525
Mexico

Thank you for your ongoing support.

Barbara Trites
Membership Chair

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Dovetailing with the World Urban Forum and the World Peace Forum, NAINConnect 2006 promises to be an exciting event! Scheduled from June 23 – 27, 2006 at the newly renovated Vancouver School of Theology on the University of British Columbia campus, it will offer a variety of plenary and concurrent sessions that speak to the conference theme — Passion for Peace, Commitment to Change. Built into the conference schedule are opportunities for worship, celebration, and networking with NAINConnect 2006 participants as well as World Peace Forum delegates.

Special guests include Senator Douglas Roche, a journalist, politician, academic and diplomat who is one of Canada’s foremost experts on peace and disarmament; Dr. Farid Esack, a South African Muslim theologian and author who is the incoming Bloomberg Professor at Harvard Divinity School; Nancy Fischer, award-winning educator and co-author of Mind Power for Children, a book about the effects of mindfulness training in children; Dr. Helen Caldicott, well-known Australian physician and peace activist and impassioned advocate for nuclear disarmament; Mel Hurtig, an Officer of the Order of Canada and the author of several best-selling books, including Rushing to Armageddon: The Shocking Truth About Canada, Missile Defense and Star Wars.

The “how to” or “best practices” sessions in which member organizations share information on programs and practices that they developed and conducted, alone, or with the cooperation of other groups in their communities, remain a central activity at this year’s NAINConnect. Please contact the Multlifaith Action Society of British Columbia at admin@multifaithaction.org or 1-604-321-1302 for a guideline sheet on “how to” workshop submissions. Deadline for submissions is May 15, 2006.

Hotel accommodation for participants at NAINConnect 2006 is reserved at Vancouver School of Theology, Carey Theological College, Green College, St. John’s College and the Peter Wall Institute for Advanced Studies—all located on the UBC campus within a few minutes walking distance from conference activities. For information about accommodation costs and how to book your accommodation directly, please contact Judith Hardcastle, NAINConnect 2006 Site Coordinator, at judithhardcastle@telus.net. Deadline for booking hotel accommodation is June 15, 2006.

The Multifaith Action Society of British Columbia (MAS) is the host for NAINConnect 2006. Founded in 1972, the MAS has brought together people of many historic faith traditions and seekers associated with newly emerging spiritualities. The Society sponsors and supports initiatives related to personal and social well-being, and the pursuit of the societal common good.

The registration fee for NAINConnect 2006 is $275 Canadian before June 1, 2006; $300 Canadian after June 1, 2006. Payment must be in Canadian funds. Payment options include VISA, Canadian money order, or cheque (providing the cheque is drawn on a Canadian dollar account.) Please send your completed registration form and payment to: NAINConnect 2006, Multifaith Action Society of BC, 305 – 41st Avenue West, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada V5Y 2S5.

Complete registration information, program details for NAINConnect 2006, and options for extending your stay in Vancouver or in British Columbia following the conference, will be on the NAIN website (www.nain.org) and the Multifaith Action Society of British Columbia’s website (www.multifaithaction.org) by March 15, 2006.

Judith Hardcastle

You may reply to Judith Hardcastle at judithhardcastle@telus.net

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One of the joys of the North American Interfaith Network (www.nain.org) is that it is a network in a very real sense. Remember Will Baker’s mantra – “it’s the network, friends, it’s the network!”, which he offered frequently under his leadership? Everyone who joins NAIN brings a unique variety of experiences and skills to the table. We have new interfaith organizations with clever ideas, re-emerging interfaith organizations with a mix of lessons learned and new visions afoot, and older interfaith organizations wrestling with issues of mid-life maintenance and vitality, but offering loads of wisdom to others. Everybody has something to offer.

Rev. Dr. Clark Lobenstine of the Interfaith Conference of Metropolitan Washington D.C. working with Ms. Abby Stammelman Hocky, Executive Director of the Interfaith Center of Greater Philadelphia and their Board President, Mr. Lawrence Silverman. A connection made by Religions for Peace-USA through NAIN-related contacts.

The connections that I have made at NAIN help me do my job at Religions for Peace-USA (www.rfpusa.org) more effectively. For example, in working with local interreligious councils to assist with their development, Religions for Peace-USA has valued the NAIN network of contacts for: identifying consultants, pointing to successful models, and enabling the identification of extant resources. Recently the re-emerging Greater Kansas City Interfaith Council (www.kcinterfaith.org) was looking for copies of by-laws and the relatively new Interfaith Center of Greater Philadelphia (www.interfaithpa.org) was looking for structural descriptions or diagrams, because both are working on their organizational design. Both organizations were aided greatly by the responses from a simple request from Religions for Peace-USA for information from colleagues in the NAIN online network. Several different models and resources came back within just a day. Barb McAtee of the Greater Kansas City Interfaith Council sums up the response - “Thanks for the help! We really appreciate it.”

Bud

Rev. Bud Heckman, Executive Director, Religions for Peace - USA, Inc.
777 United Nations Plaza, 9th Floor, New York, NY 10017
T: 212-338-9140, F: 212-983-0566, http://www.rfpusa.org

You may reply to Bud Heckman at bheckman@rfpusa.org

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From August 12th to 16th, 2005, under clear skies and warm weather, 140 participants enjoyed a celebration of interfaith awareness on the campus of the University of Nevada.

The theme of our gathering was Hospitality, Gratitude and Sharing - Interfaith Action. On Friday afternoon, participants climbed onto a bus to be taken to Child Haven. There we witnessed the struggle of children subject to abuse and neglect. As was pointed out, Nevada is a prosperous state, but lags far behind when it comes to attending to the needs of its youth. An interfaith blessing was shared on the grounds of Child Haven.

Under the able leadership of Steve Fitzgerald, the process of Appreciative Inquiry was engaged during the three days as we explored how our interfaith communities can engage issues of Peacebuilding, Caring for Creation and Caring for Community. A large variety of creative ideas emerged as a result of the personal interactions and group process. My own son, Michael, in speaking to Caring for Creation spoke of the need for Internal Medicine, the need to recognize the resources that we can find within ourselves for healing and transforming the world.

Each morning and afternoon time was provided for Spiritual Immersion, an experience of the contemplative traditions of other faiths. Exercise for soul and body was provided for all. Each morning, members of the Chinese community brought their practices of Qi Gong to the conference to help us prepare for the day.

The experience of Sabbath, Divine Rest, was enjoyed on Friday; Islam, with Iman Aslam Abdullah, Saturday; Judaism, with Rabbi Gary Golbart, and Sunday Christianity, with Revered Sandy Casey-Martus. On Monday, Sister Wadi of the Brahma Kumari tradition shared a wonderful meditation with all at the noon hour. Though there were many highlights as a result of the alchemy of the personalities in attendance, there was great joy each evening as we focused on the theme of the day.

Saturday was Hospitality. Saturday night we were feasted by the presence of the Islamic Community of Southern Nevada, who brought their food, their families and their goodwill. Orchestrated by Aziz Eddebbarh, the Saturday evening experience was an opening of the heart for all. Each table was hosted by a family of a different Islamic country, with over 20 countries in attendance. The love in the room was contagious that night. After the meal there was sublime music and entertainment provided by Cheikh Yassir Chadli and Bouchaib Abolehadi. We all experienced the real core of this great tradition.

The theme for Sunday was Gratitude, which emerges from an awareness of the divine hospitality that surrounds each of us. Reverend Sandy Casey-Martus brought us all to the table of the divine by sharing an interfaith Eucharist service.

That evening our spirits were lifted by the presence of Sister Jose Hobday who spoke delightfully on the importance of Gratitude in our lives.

A few days prior to the conference she had broken her tail bone, a wrist and a few ribs, but refused to be daunted by those physical impairments. As she told me: "I could stay home and be miserable or come to the conference." She chose to come ahead and bless us all by her good humor and humble spirit. She was joined by a wonderful panel, Baptist minister - Tommy Starkes, Sikh leader - Tarunjit Butalia, Brahma Kumari - Sister Wadi and Swami Ramananda of the Hindu tradition. On Monday, we closed with consideration of how to take our inspirations into the world onto the field of Action. Many of the insights coming out of the three groups: Peacebuilding, Creation and Community were committed to by participants.

That evening a meal was served by members of The Urantia Book Fellowship. After dinner Dirk Ficca, who heads the Council for the Parliament of the World Religions was joined by a wonderful panel, Charles Gibbs of the URI, Elizabeth Espersen of NAIN, and Dr. Gwynne Guibord of the Episcopal tradition, in calling for the goodwill and action of those who hope for a better world.

At this conference, everyone was a participant and everyone was a leader. As administrative chair of the conference, my only prayer is that everyone there and everyone reading this takes seriously the charge to be carry the work of interfaith relations into our troubled world, with matchless goodwill, unfailing forgiveness and abounding love.

You may respond to Gard Jameson at gardj@attglobal.net

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Attending the URI-NAIN 2005 Connect in Las Vegas was the largest contingent of young-adults in the history of the North American Interfaith Network. Though a modest number in size, we gathered from cities across North America to dialogue and explore the awakening world of interfaith. Situated in the midst of our modern day materialistic culture - Sin City, Las Vegas - we reflected upon the ultimate meanings of Life, actively developed our interfaith capacities and skills, and immersed ourselves in the great faith traditions of the world. Representing the North American interfaith young-adults were students and young professionals all dedicated to the process of interfaith for a variety of reasons. For some the focus centered upon creating solidarity among religious communities for the benefit of working together to address shared social issues. Others were seeking to further develop their professional and organizational skills, while still more arrived with an interest in learning about and experiencing other theologies, beliefs, and practices. Many came for all of these reasons and all with the intent of discovering how it is possible to create peace and harmony between the exclusive religions of our inclusive world.

The diversity of those in attendance at the conference was truly staggering. Everywhere one turned there came the allure of another world, one of the many wondrous microcosms living within the larger interfaith circle. From a swami to a Catholic nun, from a Muslim to a Sikh, from a World-Spirit mystic to a young Wiccan priestess - the religious and spiritual expressions of humanity were alive and present. All were different in a thousand manifold ways, but each held a common heart: a burning desire to learn and to grow, a shared passion for peace and social transformation, and a deep love and appreciation of Life, its peoples, and all their living faiths.

Compared to the steady flood of revelers pouring into Las Vegas by the hour, the URI-NAIN Connect was small, humble, and contained. One might easily look about the larger world and question the true relevance of our undertaking. But as the Reverend Canon Charles Gibbs reminded us in his speech, "We are a movement in its infancy." What is to be most celebrated for those of us dedicated to the interfaith movement is that the world is increasingly waking up to the fact that we are living in the Age of Interfaith. For as the people of the world and their cultures come together to work out a common society, so too are and must our religions.

In this day and age we are all called to the interfaith table. More than ever is the need to dialogue openly, to experience the oneness of humanity, and to find the unity of purpose in sustaining Life on Earth, creating a world of peace, and building a prosperous global society. As Gard Jameson shared with us at the close of the conference, "Interfaith is not extracurricular, it is essential!" For the participants at the URI-NAIN Las Vegas Connect, we have all personally discovered how essential it truly is. We know that we are the living expression of a world-historical process being born, and as a member of a rising generation of interfaith, I know that here is the true promise and hope of our world.

You can reply to Joshua Gorman at generationwakingup@yahoo.com

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As at all interfaith conferences, I felt most enriched by the interpersonal dialogue between two people of two faiths. Larry Whitney and I convened in my temporary UNLV dorm room to brainstorm, swap notes, and produce a text representative of young adult experience here. We struggled to create something that was appropriately constructive and honest, yet also optimistic and grateful.

The truth is that those of us selected for the young adult scholarships have accomplished much within our religious communities. Some of the recipients have achieved seminary degrees or worked with interfaith organizations for years. Larry and I discovered that we actually held similar positions in completely different religious traditions.

We both graduated in May with rigorous Religious Studies backgrounds. In a few weeks we begin seminary training. Larry has already fulfilled many theological requirements; I have studied New Testament Greek, even as a non-Christian. Larry belongs to an Anglican monastic order with a grand total of about seventy members. I am a Wiccan student, who, skeptical of Neo-Pagan translations of ancient texts, learned Greek in order to read them herself.

Many of those present have been pleased to witness such young people active at this conference, but do not recognize what we already have achieved in the interfaith movement. The young adults here are religious leaders, having done youth ministry or professional interfaith administration. Although young, we are not fresh to the ideas of the interfaith movement or recently seated in our spiritualities. We are people who have been faithfully committed for most of our years.

My conversation with Larry tonight marked a breakthrough I had not yet experienced here. In my exchange with Larry, I found that familiar charge present in successful interfaith dialogues. We spent an hour discussing whether our goals or expectations had been met. I came to this conference to network and share strategies with experienced leaders in the interfaith movement, to form alliances with individuals from other faith backgrounds, and to discuss global social justice issues. Larry and I felt disgruntled that our goals had not been met, but when he left my room to retire, I realized maybe they had. For, finally another conference attendee and I opened up, shared a lengthy conversation, and exchanged personal stories.

As we prepare to conclude our conference, please pause for a moment. Why did you come here? What were your goals? Have you reached them? Have you found things you did not know you were seeking? If you have not reached your goals, take the time now to ensure that you do.

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As my first interfaith event, the URI-NAIN Connect 2005 has been an enriching experience that has opened my eyes in many ways. I have formed friendships with and interacted with people of different faith traditions while focusing on sharing, hospitality, and gratitude. I feel that these values were most exemplified with the Islamic dinner and celebration that occurred on Saturday evening. My table's host family was Jordanian, and they made me feel like a welcomed guest in their home. Not only were our bodies fed with delicious food, our hearts were fed by the warmth and care from the hosts as well as the other guests.

There were three concurrent spaces tracks. Their themes were Peace Building, Caring for Community, and Caring for Creation. I attended sessions in all three of the tracks because I wanted to take something away from all of them. In caring for creation, I discovered the importance of connectedness with nature. In caring for community, I watched a film about religiously motivated violence, and found that the first most important step that one can take towards nonviolence is courage, throughout the peace building.

Another highlight for me during the conference was the opportunity for spiritual immersion. It was wonderful to partake in a Brahma Kumari practice, Native American and Earth based spirituality, the celebration of Islamic Juma and more. It made a difference to actually be a part of these services instead of merely reading about them. I thoroughly enjoyed the URI-NAIN Connect 2005 and know that this won't be my last interfaith event. I'm hoping to start some interfaith dialogue and some events on my college campus. Thanks!

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In spite of the tremendous efforts and success of the interfaith movement in promoting a multi-faith pluralistic society based on trust and respect, why has the interfaith circle not expanded as much as many of us expected it to? Why have the relationships not deepened as much? Why is that formal interfaith dialogue only occasionally translates into action? And what can the interfaith community do to make dialogue more relevant and effective?

These were some of the key questions that brought many of us involved in interfaith dialogue - more than 100 persons from across the globe, to Geneva, Switzerland in the second week of June 2005 for a World Council of Churches' landmark international interfaith conference titled "Critical Moment in Interreligious Dialogue."

Representatives of virtually all the major world faith communities explored the connections between dialogue and action during the three-day conference. The gathering called for deeper dialogue in common action.

This conference was not an opportunity for people of faith to come together to share once again our common humanity - we have done that too many times before. This conference was an opportunity for those engaged in interreligious dialogue to assess it's achievements of the past, reflect on the relevance and effectiveness of it today, and plan a vision for the future in which dialogue and action will be interlinked.

The gathering was a call to move beyond formal dialogue to being able to work with people of faith across religious boundaries in common action so as to reconcile and heal an imperfect and fragile world. Because without justice, our world will not know peace.

The need for religions to undertake a "critical and realistic self assessment" while making "overcoming violence in all its forms" an "urgent priority" was stressed by the World Council of Churches (WCC) central committee moderator, His Holiness Catholicos Aram I. In a keynote speech, he emphasized that in the midst of the "moral vacuum" of today's globalized world, this common action must be grounded in common values. "Values, not interests, must be the guiding principles of interreligious collaboration", Aram I said.

The need for common action was also stressed by WCC General Secretary Rev. Dr. Samuel Kobia in welcoming the conference participants from ten world religions. After almost 35 years of involvement in dialogue, the WCC has "come to realize the interreligious truth of an old ecumenical principle: that which we can do together we should not do separately," he said.

The conference opened on June 7 with a Sikh spiritual reflection. The first day of the conference stressed the call for credible dialogue with common action. The second day was devoted to exploring the relationship between dialogue and action. On the last day of the conference, religious leaders from across the world focused on the growing global Christian - Muslim tensions. Discussions were held on the future of interreligious dialogue and initial steps were taken to develop a non-sectarian common declaration that may guide interfaith dialogue in action.

The conference participants agreed that "recasting interreligious dialogue as a practice of humility and hope offers a way of building greater trust... Together may we seize this critical moment and help transform its perils into a pilgrimage of faith that will guide us to a more just, compassionate and peaceful future."

About 130 participants of diverse faiths and traditions, including academics, religious scholars, humanitarian workers, activists and journalists attended the gathering. The conference program included a series of presentations and dialogue sessions on the themes of "thinking together", "assessing the present", and "imagining the future". More information about the conference can be accessed at www.oikoumene.org/interreligious.html

You may reply to Dr. Tarunjit Singh Butalia at butalia.1@osu.edu

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Review of CREATING INTERFAITH COMMUNITY
By R. Marston Speight, with Study Guide
By Glory and Jacob Dharmaraj, published in 2003
By the General Board of Global Ministries, the United Methodist Church,
ISBN 1-890569-56-9, price $7.50

And WHO IS THAT KID NEXT DOOR: CREATING INTERFAITH COMMUNITY
By Kelly C. Martini, A Youth Book with Leaders Guide
Published in 2003 by the General Board of Global Ministries,
The United Methodist Church, no ISBN listed, price $6.00

The United Methodist Church has produced two excellent resource books for persons desiring to start or to strengthen a local interfaith group. The texts are replete with useful suggestions, examples of ventures employed by different groups, testimonials from participants, brief descriptions of historical faith traditions, illustrations, etc.

The volume by Marston Speight begins with a helpful case study of how such interfaith community has flourished in the Hartford, Connecticut region, describing each separate tradition and its status within the community. A second chapter, "Why Interfaith Community?" explores such areas as our need for each other, sharing our stories, seeing ourselves as others see us, setting an example for peace, and working together on social issues. The third chapter, obviously addressed to Christian readers, is "Resources of Christian Faith," dealing with how "a faithful Christian witness fits into interfaith community." Other traditions may deal with the same issues, however. The fourth chapter, "Some Active Interfaith Communities," briefly describes the work being done by a number of NAIN organizations, among them ones in Wichita, Bloomington, MN, Laguna Niguel, CA, Dallas, Columbia, S.C., and other locales. The fifth chapter, "Practical Suggestions," specifies what other chapters have detailed, and the study guide further outlines procedures for four sessions to be held on the above themes.

The Martini volume is very well written for an audience of older children and youth. It contains a rich discussion of the parable of the Good Samaritan, asking the crucial question, "Who is my neighbor?" and "Why should I care?" The voices of these "neighbors," youths speaking out of their own faith traditions, are interspersed throughout the next few chapters, making the themes vivid and contemporary. Titles such as "All Are Journeying in Faith," Together We Search for Peace," "Together We Search for Justice," will appeal to the idealism of youth, by the sharing of stories of how others have worked for these goals. Seven detailed lesson plans will be helpful in an exploration of these issues. Each volume contains bibliographic and other resource listings, providing valuable tools for groups wishing for wider information. All in all, different interfaith communities and their constituents will find some incredible insights in these texts. If you have an established curriculum in a given faith community, make room for sessions on these books! Study them together with interfaith groups! A Christian publisher has produced them, but their utility is certainly not confined to churches.

(Both may be ordered from Service Center, 7820 Reading Rd., P.O. Box 691328, Cincinnati, OH 45269-1328, or 1-800-305-9857)

Hal W. French, reviewer

You may reply to Hal French at FrenchH@gwm.sc.edu

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Contributions can be sent to: Ms. Jan Saeed, 2523 E. Beacon Drive, Salt Lake City, UT 84108

About NAIN

NORTH AMERICAN INTERFAITH NETWORK is a non-profit association with membership of approximately 65 interfaith organizations and faith-based agencies. Its mission is to build communication and mutual understanding among interfaith organizations and diverse religious groups throughout North America. The Board of Directors brings together persons from Mexico, the United States, and Canada, representing religious traditions with inter-religious programs as well as independent interfaith organizations.

Officers of the Board of Directors:
Chair: Kay Lindahl (Alliance for Spiritual Community)
Vice Chair: Ralph Singh (Gobind Sadan USA)
Treasurer: Paul Chaffee (Interfaith Center At The Presidio)
Secretary: Mike Goggin (InterFaith Conference of Metropolitan Washington, D.C.)
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NAINews

NAINews is published by the North American Interfaith Network, Inc. (NAIN) to assist in communication among NAIN Member Organizations and throughout the interfaith movement.

Managing Editor: The Rev. Dr. Charles R. White, P.O. Box 1167, Wofford Heights, CA 93285. Tel: 760-376-3467, FAX:760-376-3168, e-mail: news_editor@nain.org. Send the Managing Editor any information, resources, reviews, articles, photos, and letters that you wish considered for publication. Priority is given to NAIN members, but others are welcome to submit submit materials. All submissions are subject to editing.

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