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SUMMARY:State of our Faith
DESCRIPTION:Purpose \nTo create a conversation that will help people of faith from a variety of backgrounds and traditions connect their theology with the current struggle against white supremacy and racism\, and calls to divest from policing and incarceration to invest in community services that create true liberation. \nJoin Rabbi Elana Zelony\, Reverend Ray Jordan\, and Reverend Kamilah Hall Sharp for a conversation about theology\, liberation\, policing\, and prisons! These dynamic faith leaders will discuss how their diverse faith traditions speak to our need for liberation\, and how their theologies are helping them understand the current movement to reimagine public safety. They’ll also take time to answer your questions! Don’t miss this important conversation.  \nParticipants \nFacilitators: Rabbi Nancy Kasten and Rev. George Mason\nGuests: Rev. Kamilah Hall Sharp\, Rev. Ray Jordan\, and Rabbi Elana Zelony \n \nHow to join \nSign up below for a reminder email. There is room for 100 people to join the webinar live on Zoom. Additionally\, participants can also view it live and submit questions on Faith Commons and Faith in Texas’ Facebook pages.
URL:https://faithcommons.org/event/state-of-our-faith/
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SUMMARY:Religion in the Public Square: What Are the Limits?
DESCRIPTION:The First Amendment’s Establishment Clause prohibits the government from making any law “respecting an establishment of religion.” This clause not only forbids the government from establishing an official religion\, but also prohibits government actions that unduly favor one religion over another. It also prohibits the government from unduly preferring religion over non-religion\, or non-religion over religion.  \nFaith Commons was created to promote the common good through encouraging people of all faiths and none to bring their spiritual identities and convictions to learn about\, discuss and respond to issues affecting society and culture together. We have assumed that this can be done in ways that do not undermine the Establishment Clause. \nSo how should we respond when elected officials bring their faith convictions to bear on civil ceremonies and celebrations? Is it possible to support prayer before sessions of congress and city council meetings\, but object when the mayor of Ennis won’t allow women to lead that prayer? And what should we think when the mayor of Dallas issues a proclamation declaring a “Day of Prayer and Fasting to Eradicate Coronavirus“?  \nPastor George Mason and Rabbi Nancy Kasten will discuss these questions with Dr. Mark Chancey\, Professor of Religious Studies at SMU and distinguished fellow at the REligious Freedom Center of the Freedom Forum Institute.  \nThe conversation will be live streamed on Faith Commons’ Facebook page and on the website. \n 
URL:https://faithcommons.org/event/religion-in-the-public-square-what-are-the-limits/
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SUMMARY:The Road to Liberation
DESCRIPTION:From FAITH IN TEXAS: \nJoin us for the Road to Liberation Launch Event in partnership with our friends at Faith Forward Dallas\, Faith Commons\, Raise Your Voice\, and Elev8 Movement. At the launch\, we will share our faith-centered analysis of how policing and mass incarceration have been rooted in this lie\, and how people from all races\, faiths\, and backgrounds can work together to forge a new path towards true community safety. We’ll offer breakout sessions to explore how racism shows up in our lives and communities\, and how we can take action to disrupt and dismantle it. Finally\, we will take action together to let our community and our leaders know that we will no longer submit to the chains of racist systems.
URL:https://faithcommons.org/event/the-road-to-liberation/
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