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The tenth item in URI’s list of principles – “We act from sound ecological practices to protect and preserve the Earth for both present and future generations” – might seem a little peculiar to someone who thinks of URI primarily as an interfaith organization devoted to peace.

Fourteen new Cooperation Circles have joined URI since March of 2012, bringing the total number of CCs to 544. 

The Global Council of the United Religions Initiative announced new leadership Wednesday during a worldwide conference call.

CBS television will air “What They Believe: Hindus, Zoroastrians, Bahá’ís" on Sunday, April 15.

The Rev. Dr. Amos Brown brought the message – and the spirit – of legendary civil rights leader Martin Luther King, Jr. to a prayer breakfast in the San Francisco Bay Area.

When I was a young woman starting my career in theatre in the mid 1970’s, there were almost no women in prominent positions within the theatre community. For women of color, the opportunities were even fewer. I learned at a young age that as a woman I needed to fight harder to have my voice heard, so I started a multi-cultural theatre company with two female colleagues. It was one way to address a void that still persists decades later.