Hello everyone,

It’s been quite a while–things got very busy, but I am proud to say that our interfaith campaigning went very well last year! 

Our first interfaith event of the 2012-2013 year was a wonderful second installment of the now-traditional Taste of Religion.  This event happened 7pm in the Piano Lounge of the SUB on 9/12.  And to say that “it was a hit!” is an understatement!  We fed and entertained over 60 people with delicious, spiritual food.  Highlights were the vegan apple pie, representing NeoPaganism; samosas, representing Islam; Japanese curry rice, representing an international Christian community that alumnus Micah Coleman-Campell attended growing up; potato knishes, representing Judaism; Ghormeh sabzi, a traditional Persian stew representing Baha’i; Scandinavian vegetarian meatballs and monkey bread, representing the Swedish heritage of many Lutheran Christians; Pav Bhaji, a vegetarian dish representing Jainism and other spiritual traditions of India; and white rice, a universal food provided by Dave Wright, our University Chaplain.

We had those who submitted the recipies stand up in front of the congregation of happily munching event-goers to explain the signifiance of their food to their tradition.  This talk also helped to put a face to these traditions, as sometimes people think as “religion” as this monolith of “religious people” that are “out there,” when really they are right here all around us, and many of those “religious people” are our friends!

We had several people come up and tell us how wonderful the food was (thanks Catering!) and how much fun it was to learn about religions they may never have heard of, or at least providing a new dimension to their religious knowledge, through food and sharing stories. 

We hope to have another awesome Taste of Religion next year!

Our best,
the Interfaith Coordinators