Interfaith Forum to be Held in 11th Congressional District
Interfaith Forum to be Held in 11th Congressional District
Interfaith Forum to be Held in 11th Congressional District
Contact:
Pete Sherman at 866-209-8031 ext.112 or pete@tony4congress2006.com
March 23, 2006 – Dearborn Heights
Interfaith Partners for Political Action (IPPA) and Unity of Livonia will be hosting an interfaith forum on Saturday, April 8, 2006, 10:00 a.m.; at the Unity of Livonia Church located at 28660 Five Mile Rd. Facilitating the event will be former talk show host and candidate for Congress in Michigan’s 11th, Tony Trupiano.
This will be an open forum where Democrats, Republicans and Independents discuss the theme of “Our Common America” and its guiding principles. The purpose of this event is to create dialogue and consensus building. Reverend Dennis Skiles, Sr. Minister of Livonia Unity Church stated, “We are of various beliefs and cultures with unique philosophies that require mutual understanding of each others spiritual traditions. Our purpose is to discuss political action and issues in the belief that we all have equal worth and deserve dignity and respect in the pursuit of knowledge.”
IPPA is a group of professors, attorneys and other professionals representing the following faiths and spiritual traditions: Buddhism, Christianity---Catholicism and Episcopalianism, Buddhism, Hinduism, Humanism, Judaism, Islam, Quakerism, Taoism and Confucianism and Unitarian-Universalism. Their intent is “to base our political actions
on our belief in the equal worth and dignity of all individuals; the sanctity of life; the sanctity of our planet Earth; tolerance for one another; respect for privacy; the responsible pursuit of knowledge; the need for truth and trustworthy leadership.”
Tony Trupiano stated that “he was thrilled to be invited to participate in such a necessary event. We need to share our diversity and have a grassroots dialogue. Our country was founded on these basic, guiding, principles. We need to understand that each American’s beliefs matter and that diversity is what built our great nation. Though we may have different religious or moral beliefs we still unite on common issues that make America and our communities stronger,” continued Trupiano.
