RCIMedia The Faith Alliance of Metro Atlanta (FAMA) held its first luncheon event of 2011 on February 2nd at Trinity Presbyterian Church. The focus was on the themes of World Interfaith Harmony Week, celebrating the recent resolution passed by the United Nations. An interactive dialogue between distinguished interfaith panelists took place, along with discussion with attendees of the event. The invited interfaith panelists were: -Ambassador Andrew Young -Archbishop Wilton Gregory (Roman Catholic Diocese of Atlanta) -Rabbi Dr. Analia Bortz (Congregation Or Hadash, Ahavath Achim Synagogue) -Tayyibah Taylor (founding editor-in-chief and publisher of Azizah Magazine, the voice of Muslim American women) -Brother Shankara (Vedanta Center of Atlanta, Vedanta/Hinduism) -Taiun Michael Elliston (Abbot of the Silent Thunder Order, Atlanta Soto Zen Center, Buddhism) Moderator: Rev. Dr. Gerald Durley, (Senior Pastor, Providence Missionary Baptist Church) More than 160 people from all faiths attended, along with a representative from the United Nations and Consuls General from France, Ireland and Germany. About The UN Resolution: ...
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