[Fuusm-l] Fw: Webinar on the rise of religious nationalism

[First Unitarian Universalist Society of Marietta]

Dear FUUSM friends,

This webinar invitation arrived in my inbox this morning, and I thought it might be of interest to some of you. If the event was planned for November, I’d have submitted it for inclusion in The Confluence, but since it is in October, email to fuusm-l is my only way of contacting you.  

If you’re not interested in a webinar on the rise of religious nationalism, delete!  I promise, I will try hard to avoid flooding your email inbox with forwarded messages from UUA and others. But this one strikes me as important and interesting. 

Dawn Hewitt
Office assistant, aka church lady
First Unitarian Universalist Society of Marietta, Ohio

From: Beth Casebolt via AppalachianCluster 
Sent: Thursday, October 13, 2022 10:27 AM
Subject: [AppalachianCluster] Webinar Opportunity

Please share this information with those who may be interested in your congregation. You can learn more at the IARF US website at https://www.iarfus.org/

            The Rise of Religious Nationalism
            in the Worlds Two Largest Democracies 
     
            October 27, 2022   |    7 pm EDT 
     
                 
           
     
            Please join the U.S. Chapter of the International Association for Religious Freedom as we explore this timely issue in a zoom forum on October 27th at 7 pm Eastern. (Those interested in attending should email their request to schwichs at gmail.com with their name and congregation - the zoom link will be emailed before the event). The Constitutions of both India and the United States guarantee their citizens' rights to religious liberty and freedom of conscience and defend the rights of all denominations to equal treatment within their laws. However, our two largest democracies are confronting the rise of religious nationalisms that would privilege Hindus in India and Christians in the United States over other religions and philosophies. 

            Our two presenters are both involved in confronting the rise of religious nationalism in their home countries. They will discuss how religious nationalism is manifesting itself, how those policies are affecting practitioners of other religions or philosophies, and how these forms of religious authoritarianism are being countered within Indian and American societies. 
     
            Speaking to the religious nationalism in India will be Nikhil Mandalaparthy, the Deputy Executive Director at Hindus for Human Rights, a US-based organization that provides an inclusive Hindu American public voice and advocates for pluralism, civil and human rights in South Asia and North America. He also serves on the executive board of Sadhana: Coalition of Progressive Hindus. 
      
     
            Addressing the rise of religious nationalism in the United States will be the Rev. Will McGarvey, serving the Community Presbyterian Church of Pittsburg, CA, and as the Executive Director of the Interfaith Council of Contra Costa County (Bay Area, CA) which helps with the advocacy and programs of the Interfaith Climate Action Network of the Interfaith Council. 
      
     






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