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 | Bahá’í faith, which sees the need of the absolute unity of religions. They reject the notion of the superiority of any particular faith. |
| Unitarian Universalists, who impose no creedal tests on their members, insist that that no doctrine is too sacred to be questioned, and that no single religion possesses the monopoly of truth. |
Author David V. Barrett cites the following Christian groups for their support for religious tolerance:
| The Quakers share with the Unitarians and other ‘free’ Christian Churches the belief that 'what man believes is between that man and his god.' |
| The LDS, the main Mormon denomination, strongly stress religious tolerance. |
| The Seventh-day Adventists do not believe that they are the only true believers. |
| The Christadelphians do not claim to be the only group with a correct understanding of the sacred texts. |
| Christian Science does not claim that it alone has the truth. |
| The Worldwide Church of God is honest and open about changes in its doctrine: "The church needs to be prepared to make whatever changes necessary as its understanding of the World of God increases." 1 |
Unfortunately, some of these faith groups do not promote human rights, equality, and tolerance towards women and sexual minorities.
Lists of links:
| International Network - Education for democracy, human rights and tolerance has a list of links to web sites promoting these topics. See: http://www.tolerance-net.org/links/ |
| DMOZ, the open directory project, has a list of over 30 religious tolerance web sites. See: http://www.dmoz.com/ |
| The International Foundation for Human Rights and Tolerance has a list of links to human rights and tolerance web sites at: http://www.humanrightsandtolerance.org/links.html |
| Woden's Harrow maintains a list of "anti-hate, civil liberties, religious freedoms and human rights links" at: http://www.angelfire.com/ Many are Neopagan and heathen web sites. |
Individual web sites:
| 3Faiths.org "... is a blog dedicated to telling the stories about positive interactions between the three Abrahamic faiths: Judaism, Christianity and Islam." Their aim is: "... to provide a call to action as well as a critique of our own faiths, with a focus on breaking down stereotypes and creating new paradigms of interaction, particularly drawing upon traditions of non-violence within each tradition." See http://www.3faiths.org |
| The Cauldron and the Cross is a bulletin board where Wiccans, other Neopagans and Christians can dialogue and find common ground "away from theology and dogma, perhaps try to eliminate misconceptions, break down barriers, maybe learn something." See: http://www.geocities.com/ |
| Christian Reform Ministry promotes tolerance, gun control and evolution at: http://www.angelfire.com/ |
| Comforty Media Concepts produces The Inclusion Series -- a group of documentaries promoting "...equity, social justice and full community inclusion of people with disabilities." See: http://inclusionseries.com/ |
| Cosmosofy promotes an Internet Universal Religion which would involve major changes to the world's existing religions in the direction of tolerance. See: http://www.cosmosofy.org/ |
| The Cult Awareness Network was once an anti-cult group that once spread misinformation and intolerance about minority religious groups. It was forced into bankruptcy because of their involvement in a brutal kidnapping. Their name, phone number and web site have been taken over by a totally new group: the Foundation for Religious Freedom. They promote religious tolerance and are run by a multi-faith board. They have a toll-free telephone number (800-556-3055) and an e-mail address (inform@cultawarenessnetwork.org ) where people can request accurate information about any religious group. They have a list of over 100 qualified religious scholars as backup. They have access to qualified volunteer mediators. See: http://www.cultawarenessnetwork.org/ |
| "The Cult Around the Corner" is a handbook which deals with the diversity of religion in North America. It was written by the Foundation for Religious Freedom. See: http://www.toleranceforall.org/ for a description of the book. Read reviews or order this book safely from Amazon.com online book store |
| The DMOZ Open Directory Project maintains a list of religious tolerance web sites at: http://dmoz.org/Society/ |
| The Earth Religions Legal Assistance Network promotes the religious freedom of Earth Religionists, Heathens, Wiccans, other Neopagans in legal situations around North America. See: http://www.conjure.com/ERAL/eral.html |
| Evangelical Resources lists links to conservative Protestant web sites dealing with what the webmaster describes as "true tolerance." See: http://www.evangelicalresources.org/ |
| Families United Against Hate (FUAH) "... provides support, guidance and assistance to families and individuals dealing with incidents based on bias; and to the people, organizations and agencies who serve and support them." See: http://www.fuah.org/aboutfuah.html |
| Fellowship of the Earth is a Pagan-sponsored web site dedicated to "Educating against religious intolerance, Providing a community network of those with similar beliefs, Celebrating the Earth and Her seasons. [and] Promoting kinship and respect for all." See: http://www.fote.org/ |
| The First Amendment Center sponsors Freedom Forum a nonpartisan, international foundation dedicated to free press, free speech and free spirit for all people. http://www.freedomforum.org/ |
| Dr. Mickey Anders of the First Christian Church in Pikeville, KY, preached a sermon on "Intolerant Religion." See: http://www.pikevillefirstchristianchurch.org/ |
| Forum 18 "is an instrument for promoting the implementation of Article 18 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, and concentrates on serious and obvious breaches of religious freedom, and particularly on situations where the lives and welfare of individual people or groups are being threatened and where the right to gather around one's faith is being hindered." See: http://www.forum18.org/ |
| Global Dialogue Institute "promotes dialogue in the broadest sense among individuals and groups of different religions and cultures..." See: http://global-dialogue.com/ |
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 Global PeaceWorks consists of "People of different
faiths serving together to create models of peace." They have short
term projects in different areas of the world which "create a model
of peace among religions - showing all the world that people of faith
can live in harmony and bring peace." See:
http://www.globalpeaceworks.org |
| GlobalTolerance.com is "A pioneering power in the global struggle for religious tolerance and understanding...global tolerance is a public relations consultancy, productions and training company..." See: http://globaltolerance.com/ |
| GoodServants is a site dedicated to the philosophy of brotherhood and tolerance. They have a bulletin board, and sections on inspiration, prayer, religious studies, etc. See: http://www.goodservants.com |
| A GOD(S) FIGHT "is a multi-faith community open to all religious preferences from atheists to theist to polytheist. All are welcome." See: http://groups.msn.com/ |
|  HateWatch monitors sources of hate literature on the Web
and throughout North American culture. See:
http://hatewatch.org/ In 1998-JAN, they started a moderated mailing list: hatewatch-l.
(The "l" is a lower-case "L"). It is "dedicated to discussing
issues surrounding the growth and influence of hate groups on the Internet. This listserv
also acts as a forum to discuss concrete measures to combat and contain online bigotry."
They fight all types of hatred - whether based on religion, gender, sexual orientation,
race, etc. To subscribe send an Email to: hatewatch-l-request@norden1.com
Put the word subscribe in the body of
the message; leave the subject line blank. Off-topic postings are not allowed.
Originators of abusive postings will be denied access. |
| Hunter in the Sky is a web site which combines archaeoastronomy and mythology to promote religious tolerance. See: http://www.jesusisamyth.net |
| "I Have a Vision" is a personal web site by Scott Bruno which discusses religious tolerance and cooperation at: http://www.scottbruno.com/ |
|  The
International Foundation for Human Rights and Tolerance educates people
about human rights and combats violations of human rights -- primarily
involving children and religious freedom. See:
http://www.humanrightsandtolerance.org/ |
| The International Network provides "Education for democracy, human rights and tolerance." See: http://www.tolerance-net.org/ |
| The International Satsang Assocation links together a "growing number of members living in different parts of the world are linked across barriers of nationality, race and religion trying to create a planet where diversity is celebrated and all people have a true home." See: http://www.international-satsang.org/ |
| Ivory Bakery proposes Religion 2.0, a project to re-imagine and redesign religion so that it helps strengthen and unite people instead of weakening and dividing us. They ask: "Isn't it about time religion got an upgrade?" See: http://ivorybakery.com/religion2/ |
| The Joy of Sects by Peter Occhiogrosso is a book and a web site that promotes the belief that "The earth's spiritual traditions are a rich repository of wisdom, practical advice, and healing knowledge, as well as art, music, and mystery. This site is a place to explore all those dimensions, ask questions, and engage in dialogue." See: http://www.joyofsects.com/ |
| Milestones Project has a unique mission: to convince everyone of our shared humanity through the use of pictures. They have collected over 35,000 photographs celebrating childhood from around the world; they capture moments from the loss of their first tooth, their first step, making their first friend, etc. "They also capture the fact we are members of a single global family. If you picture a world of love and understanding, these pictures help make that vision real." See: http://www.milestonesproject.com/ |
| National Alliance Against Christian Discrimination documents "anti-Christian bias, bigotry, intolerance, defamation and discrimination against Bible believers." See: http://naacd.com/ [Although all Christians can be described as believers in the Bible, the term "Bible believers" is generally restricted to Fundamentalist and other Evangelical Christians.] |
| The Ontario Human Rights Commission in Canada has a "Policy on creed and the accommodation of religious observances" at: http://www.ohrc.on.ca/english/publications/creed-religion-policy.shtml |
| A Parliament of Souls is a 27 part Public Television series filmed at the 1993 Parliament of the World's Religions. It features in depth interviews of leaders and thinkers from the Bah'ai Faith, Buddhism, Christianity, Hinduism, Jainism, Judaism, Islam, Native American spirituality, Sikhism, Sufism, Taoism and Zoroastrianism. See: http://www.creativefilms.com/Pos.html |
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Peace Seeds teaches "that when one studies different religious
traditions, one is struck by the repeated similarities of basic truths."
See:
http://peaceseeds.elysiumgates.com/ |
| Porchnus is The E-Zine of The Front Porch. The latter is the AOL "Religion and Beliefs Community Forum" chatroom. All are welcome: AOL members and others. See: http://members.aol.com/ |
| Raised Wings promotes "the realization that we are all one, though we have many ways of expression and many faiths..." See: http://raisedwings.com/ This site appears to be off line. |
| A Religious Discussion Board with dozens of individual topics is available at: http://tarad8.suddenlaunch.com/ The board promotes tolerance and understanding of many dozens of faith groups. |
| ReligiousFreedoms.org is a website operated by the Foundation for Religious Freedom. Their goals involve "Educating the public as to religious rights, freedoms and responsibilities; Advancing religion's influence in society; Advocating responsible action to preserve religious liberty." See: http://religiousfreedoms.org. |
| Religious Harmony helps "people understand their [own religion's] myths in context and to be able to understand the myths and religions of others." See: http://home.earthlink.net/ |
| Religious Tolerance in Australia is a blog promoting "religious harmony, tolerance, understanding and communication between peoples of different backgrounds in Australia and the surrounds." See: http://religioustoleranceaustra.motime.com/ |
| Spiritual Crossroads "values the differences among belief systems, and promotes unity and acceptance through understanding and respect for each and every individual's spiritual choice." See: http://www.spiritualcrossroads.net/ They have a monthly newsletter. |
| Spiritual Development is a web site that promotes the development "in oneself a 'life-filled' life." See: http://www.spiritualdevelopment.org/ |
| Spiritual Spectrum is a Denver CO based television program featuring discussions of spiritual, religious, ethical and moral topics. They sell video tapes via mail order for $9.95 USF; each contains two programs. See a list of available tapes and a description of their program at: http://www.spiritualspectrum.org/ |
| The Southern Poverty Law Center "combats hate, intolerance and discrimination through education and litigation." See: http://www.splcenter.org/ and http://www.tolerance.org |
| Terra Ferma is the Forum for the Equitable Representation of religion in the media and in Academia. It invites and investigates instances of bias in reporting of religion. Their ultimate goal is to "clear the air for a wholesome dialogue among the world's religions by minimising information pollution as much as possible." See: http://www.mcgill.ca/religion/ferma.htm |
|  The ES Press (a.k.a. TESP which stands for Thoughtful Expressions
of Spiritual People.) Their "... mission is to inform, educate, inspire
and enlighten. Columnists and writers at The ES Press are accomplished and
gifted people who have chosen to share their knowledge and views, through
articles, columns, reviews and more." See:
http://www.theespress.com/ |
| Three Candles Ministry provides: "a resource for exploration and education of world religion, with a focus on Judaism, Christianity, and Islam (the religions of the One God of Abraham) from historical, cultural, and spiritual perspectives in a tolerant, peaceful environment." See: http://www.threecandles.com/ |
| The Voice of the Martyrs™ supports Christians around the world who are experiencing persecution. See: http://www.persecution.com/ |
A group promoting limited religious tolerance and dialogue:
| The World Congress of Ethnic Religions serves "...as an international body that will assist Ethnic Religious groups in various countries and will oppose discrimination against such groups." They define "Ethnic Religion" as "religion, spirituality, and cosmology that is firmly grounded in a particular people's traditions." They exclude "modern occult or ariosophic theories/ideologies, nor syncretic neo-religions." See: http://www.wcer.org/ |
Related material on this web site:
| Web sites that teach tolerance |
| Short videos dealing with religious tolerance |
Reference used:
- David V. Barrett, "Sects, ‘Cults’ & Alternative Religions," Blandford, (1998).
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