AS WORLD’S RELIGIONS CELEBRATE HOLY DAYS TOGETHER, FAITH LEADERS CONDEMN WHITE CHRISTIAN NATIONALIST ATTACKS ON MULTIRACIAL, MULTI-FAITH DEMOCRACY
FOR PLANNING PURPOSES
Thursday, April 7, 2022
MEDIA CONTACT
Austin Schuler, aschuler@faithinpubliclife.org, 540-280-3393
AS WORLD’S RELIGIONS CELEBRATE HOLY DAYS TOGETHER, FAITH LEADERS CONDEMN WHITE CHRISTIAN NATIONALIST ATTACKS ON MULTIRACIAL, MULTI-FAITH DEMOCRACY
From “Don’t Say Gay” bill to book banning to voter suppression, White Christian Nationalism’s discriminatory efforts hurt all of us, say faith leaders
Faiths Observing Holidays Together in April for First Time in 30 years
Washington, D.C. – On Thursday, April 7, at 12 p.m EDT., prominent faith leaders representing Christian, Jewish, Sikh and Hindu traditions will lead a roundtable discussion on the rise of White Christian Nationalism and the passing of discriminatory bills in statehouses across the country – from Florida’s “Don’t Say Gay” bill to the banning of Critical Race Theory, the truth about race in our nation’s history, banning of books about the Holocaust in Tennessee, criminalizing the existence of transgender children in Texas and legislation forbidding kids from joining LGBTQ clubs in Arizona. Faith leaders will also discuss why it is important for all faiths to come together and work towards building a multiracial, multi-faith democracy.
For the first time in 30 years, a diverse set of faiths will be observing holidays simultaneously, in the month of April. These holidays include Ramadan, Passover, Easter, Vaisakhi, Mahavir Jayanti, Theravada New Year and Gathering of Nations.
WHAT:
Faith Leaders will come together for a roundtable faith conversation that celebrates the convergence of our sacred celebrations, highlights our shared values of love, freedom and justice for all people and disrupts white Christian nationalists’ attempts to decide what ideas, identities and practices are valued and protected in our nation.
WHEN:
Thursday, April 7 at 12 p.m. EDT.
WHERE:
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WHO:
- Moderator: Rev. Jen Butler, CEO, Faith in Public Life
- Hurunnessa Fariad, Director of Outreach, Multifaith Neighbors Network
- Manjit Singh, Executive Board Member, Sikh American Legal Defense Education Fund (SALDEF)
- Sunita Viswanath, Executive Director, Hindus for Human Rights
- Rabbi Danya Ruttenberg, Author and Scholar in Residence, National Council of Jewish Women
- Dr. Sabrina Dent, President, Center for Faith, Justice, and Reconciliation
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