Our Guiding Principles
We believe it is vitally important for us to learn about all religions, to understand them and to respect the fact that, depending upon the circumstances and place of one's birth, family and culture, we have come naturally to accept and embrace different views and practices.
We believe each of the world's religions, as well as thoughtful and caring non-believers, espouse peace, understanding, compassion, love, respect for human dignity and the well-being of humanity.
We believe it is critical that we engage with open minds and hearts in the process of learning about all religions so that we can advance respect, understanding, compassion, and inter-group peace. We believe that ignorance leads to stereotyping which is destructive to and inconsistent with these values.
We believe it is especially important to educate our children in primary and secondary schools by teaching about religion from a nonsectarian perspective so that they will understand the world's religions and respect those whose religious practices differ from their own.
We value the importance of dialogue - vs. debate - with people of all religions, believing it is as important to listen and understand as it is to speak and be understood..