Hello everyone,<\/p>\n
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!\u00a0<\/p>\n
Our first interfaith event of the 2012-2013 year was a wonderful second installment of the now-traditional Taste of Religion.\u00a0 This event happened 7pm in the Piano Lounge of the SUB on 9\/12.\u00a0 And to say that “it was a hit!” is an understatement!\u00a0 We fed and entertained over 60 people with delicious, spiritual food.\u00a0 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\u00a0stew representing Baha’i; Scandinavian\u00a0vegetarian meatballs and monkey bread, representing the Swedish heritage of many Lutheran\u00a0Christians;\u00a0Pav Bhaji,\u00a0a vegetarian dish representing Jainism and other spiritual traditions of India; and white rice, a universal food provided by Dave Wright, our University Chaplain.<\/p>\n
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.\u00a0 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!<\/p>\n
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.\u00a0<\/p>\n
We hope to have\u00a0another awesome Taste of Religion next year!<\/p>\n
Our best,
\nthe Interfaith Coordinators<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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