Ramadan Problems

That moment when emoji's become tempting in Ramadan. #RamadanProblems #Ramadan #ProjectRamadan #Emojis #WhatsApp pic.twitter.com/t0Q8LcROgU

— Project Ramadan (@Project_Ramadan) June 22, 2015

Ramadan Tips

If you ask, ask Allah; and if you seek help, seek the help of Allah. #RamadanTips

— Ramadan Tips (@RamadanTips) June 26, 2015

More for Ramadan 2015 - Ramadan Reads

From The God Article

Ramadan 2015

Ramadan Mubarak!  Ramadan is now in full swing, a month-long holiday on the Islamic calendar to commemorate the first revelation of the Quran to Muhammad.  Patheos Muslim bloggers are pleased to share their 2015 Ramadan journeys  with you on the Patheos Muslim channel, where you'll find the special #30Days30Writers project  and great Ramadan reads like these: When Online Muslim Friends Provide Love and Community: A Convert's Ramadan Story by Sarah Ager Fasting in Ramadan to Strengthen the Will for Social Justice by Hakeem Muhammad Growing Up Mosqued, Away From the Masjid by Hind Makki You can also learn more about this holy time on the  Ramadan: Awaiting the Return of the Crescent topic page.

People together ... a powerful force for change and inclusion

Posted by Interfaithnet on Friday, 26 June 2015

Interfaith Ramadan

Interfaith Ramadan: A Shared Vision of Inclusion and Co-Existence http://t.co/Ha0oyTHchL #IFRam2015 pic.twitter.com/qrhLN6jLny

— Interfaith Ramadan (@InterfaithRam) June 13, 2015

Ramadan in Palestine

#Ramadan in Alquds is different. #Palestine pic.twitter.com/zci764LX2i

— Abbas Sarsour (@iFalasteen) June 26, 2015

World Council of Churches Faith and Order Commission : Climate change, slavery, apartheid, human sexuality and matters of life & death.

WCC Faith and Order Commission charts future directions

Posted on: June 25, 2015 11:25 AM

Participants in a meeting of the WCC’s

Faith and Order Commission

at the Caraiman Monastery in Romania.

Photo Credit: Romanian Orthodox Church

[World Council of Churches] Meeting from 17 to 24 June, the newly reconstituted Commission on Faith and Order of the World Council of Churches (WCC) has begun to define its principal trajectories for ecumenical study and common activity from 2015 until the next WCC Assembly in 2020.

Gathered at Caraiman Monastery in Romania, the 49-member commission determined to focus its upcoming work in the areas of examining theological foundations of the WCC program emphasis “the pilgrimage of justice and peace”, continuing work on dialogue and the discovery of common ground among churches regarding the Christian doctrine of the Church, and coordinate consultations and seminars on how churches engage in processes of “moral discernment” when deciding policies leading to action on such topics as climate change, slavery, apartheid, human sexuality and matters of life and death.

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RAMADAN - Questions and Answers

Religions for Peace New Faiths for Earth Campaign --- Good stewards of the Earth

Religions for Peace is the world's largest and most representative multi-religious coalition dedicated to advancing common action among the world religious communities for peace. Religions for Peace works to transform violent conflict, advance human development, promote just and harmonious societies, and protect the earth. The global Religions for Peace network comprises a World Council of senior religious leaders from all regions of the world; six regional inter-religious bodies and more than ninety national ones; and the Global Women of Faith Network and Global Interfaith Youth Network.

Religions for Peace Australia

Quaker Bonnets & The Historic Peace Testimony versus Modern Military Warfare

Not a lot is known, up close and personal, in Australia about the Religious Society of Friends (Quakers) in Australia.  The main cause of this is that there aren't many of them/us. About 3000 people identified as Quakers at the last census.  This came as a bit of surprise - because the most knowledgable Friends (as Quakers prefer to be called), as well as the records of Friends, could only account for somewhat over 1,000.  For those who know about Quakers, there is usually one stand-out factor - they are pacifists and active campaigners for peace.  Please go here to learn more of The Quaker Peace Testimony.  Quakers also keenly maintain their history with women in many places taking to needle and thread in preservation of the Quaker story.  The Editor of Beside The Creek can testify personally to the needlework and design skills of Tessa.  The event to which Helen refers is the Shoalwater Bay Peace Convergence 2015 which coincides with and is a protest against Exercise Talisman Saber 2015.

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Yesterday I spent a couple of hours with my dear Friend Tessa Spratt mending our Quaker bonnets in preparation for the quakergrannies4peace witness at Shoalwater Bay, next month. Tessa's bonnet has a note inside the brim that it was made in 1860 and it is all hand-stitched. Mine is machine chainstitched and probably dates around 1880s. You can be sure they will be worn with joy at actions in Rockhampton and Shoalwater Bay.

2015-06-23

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