The International Association for Religious Freedom | Site-Wide Activity https://iarf.net/network/activity/ Activity feed for the entire site. Wed, 30 Sep 2026 01:26:10 +0200 https://buddypress.org/?v= en-US 30 hourly 2 beb3a44696addbda0746bc210b761376 ALDIN NUMANOVIKJ became a registered member https://iarf.net/network/activity/4994/ Mon, 28 Sep 2026 23:42:32 +0200 0 3e593df5454e9572d39c61f596730316 Madhav became a registered member https://iarf.net/network/activity/4992/ Mon, 28 Sep 2026 09:39:38 +0200 0 7be0be952e0d02fd14cf2e4f74f7e045 Lukasz (Luke) Liniewicz posted an update: Do you have memories of the International Religious […] https://iarf.net/network/activity/4991/ Sun, 27 Sep 2026 21:33:54 +0200 Do you have memories of the International Religious Fellowship (IRF), or know someone who does?

IRF’s Newsletter 1-2026 introduces its renewed work as a fellowship of liberal religious people of all ages, with continuing Oldies Reunions, plans for renewed youth gatherings, and a new Families and Friends initiative.

Families and Friends would b…

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]]> 0 3c9d6251a135d331f45c428858d95aa1 Lukasz (Luke) Liniewicz posted an update: We hebben voor het eerst een IARF-cursus naar het Nederlands […] https://iarf.net/network/activity/4990/ Sat, 26 Sep 2026 16:09:36 +0200 We hebben voor het eerst een IARF-cursus naar het Nederlands vertaald! De eerste lezing uit Pascals cursus over de geschiedenis van de Vrije Religie is nu beschikbaar met Nederlandse ondertiteling en een Nederlandse voice-over: bekijk de lezing.

We zijn benieuwd wat jullie ervan vinden! Laat gerust een reactie achter, zowel over de inhoud als over…

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]]> 0 1106cb4d2289c1174a81ce1eee68bb9a Lukasz (Luke) Liniewicz posted an update: IARFのコースに、初めての日本語翻訳版ができました！ぜひお聴きください：日本語版はこちらそして、感想やお気づきの点をコメン […] https://iarf.net/network/activity/4989/ Sat, 26 Sep 2026 15:42:40 +0200 IARFのコースに、初めての日本語翻訳版ができました！ぜひお聴きください：日本語版はこちら

そして、感想やお気づきの点をコメントでお聞かせください。内容の感想はもちろん、日本語の表現は自然か、音声は聞きやすいかなど、率直なご意見も大歓迎です。

今回の試みがうまくいけば、過去のコースも少しずつ日本語に翻訳していきたいと考えています。皆さんの声を、これからの改善に生かしていければうれしいです！

@Japan

]]> 0 3fe2a17d0454d56c952a033e8466b9a1 Lukasz (Luke) Liniewicz posted a new event https://iarf.net/network/activity/4982/ Fri, 25 Sep 2026 02:53:01 +0200 0 ec24ec263050f696905d73ec12f2ed09 George M Williams published a new course. https://iarf.net/network/activity/4983/ Wed, 23 Sep 2026 20:34:11 +0200 The Free-Religion Colloquium is a monthly programme exploring the concept, process and practice of Free-Religion. Free-Religion may be thought of as the creative and liberative force within our various religious traditions.

Through presentations and discussions, the Colloquium seeks to probe themes common to diverse religions and philosophies, as…

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]]> 0 3cd62c82b1eef7d0a57e81a1f6962996 Lukasz (Luke) Liniewicz wrote a new post https://iarf.net/network/activity/4981/ Wed, 23 Sep 2026 19:55:35 +0200 Kawahiva land recognition: Survival International renews its appeal Survival International has renewed its appeal for the recognition and protection of the Kawahiva do Rio Pardo Indigenous Territory in Brazil, following the […]

]]> 2eaac10cbee4d0f707d9d1a71b10303b Lukasz (Luke) Liniewicz wrote a new post https://iarf.net/network/activity/4980/ Wed, 23 Sep 2026 19:36:55 +0200 Yezidi petition supported by IARF presented to Dutch parliament A petition supported by IARF was presented to the Dutch House of Representatives’ Committee for Asylum and Migration on 22 September 2026. HeerlenMondiaal r […]

]]> 7259983a211bd1e266ff79dd83b5d7d6 Lukasz (Luke) Liniewicz commented on From America: Parts I and II in the library https://iarf.net/network/activity/4975/ Tue, 22 Sep 2026 04:25:43 +0200

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From America: Parts I and II

Gustav Adolf Wislicenus, Lukasz (Luke) Liniewicz
Please let me know if converting or translating anything else would be useful : )
]]> 0 4f282ba23b22a3aac4dcbe551bf8cbc5 Tom Dinkelaker became a registered member https://iarf.net/network/activity/4973/ Mon, 21 Sep 2026 20:51:03 +0200 0 20d5cec79aeb12b963422e22461858cc Lukasz (Luke) Liniewicz posted an update: I’m delighted to welcome Rev. Dr. John C. Dorhauer ( […] https://iarf.net/network/activity/4935/ Mon, 21 Sep 2026 10:21:07 +0200 I’m delighted to welcome Rev. Dr. John C. Dorhauer (@johncdorhauer) to the IARF Network! John is the former General Minister and President of the United Church of Christ (UCC) in the United States and now serves as pastor of First Congregational UCC in DeKalb, Illinois.

My warm thanks also to Peter Dennebaum (@peter) of BEYOND, the European N…

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]]> 7 fdb10348545c951bff7360637d1c98f5 Paul Overend commented on From America: Parts I and II in the library https://iarf.net/network/activity/4971/ Mon, 21 Sep 2026 06:24:42 +0200

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From America: Parts I and II

Gustav Adolf Wislicenus, Lukasz (Luke) Liniewicz
Fantastic to have this in English – thank you!
]]> 0 0ca327dcda2ccbf068be9eaafae28c50 Rita Root became a registered member https://iarf.net/network/activity/4939/ Thu, 17 Sep 2026 05:42:59 +0200 0 4017f4dec28170bee7fe4dd1974afb51 Lukasz (Luke) Liniewicz posted an update: This Guardian article explores how progressive faith […] https://iarf.net/network/activity/4937/ Wed, 16 Sep 2026 23:57:38 +0200 This Guardian article explores how progressive faith communities in the US are invoking religious-freedom protections to defend abortion access, support migrants, protect Indigenous sacred sites and establish overdose-prevention facilities. Several claimants argue that their faith does not merely permit these activities: it places obligations on…

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]]> 0 adef8b47d1624f88a92575aef4468308 Rev. Dr. John C Dorhauer published a new course. https://iarf.net/network/activity/4932/ Wed, 16 Sep 2026 16:03:28 +0200 John has researched, written, and taught about the machinations, manipulations, and ambitions of religious fanaticism in its US context. His book Steeplejacking: How the Christian Right is Hijacking Mainstream Religion was a critical work in this emerging field two decades ago. In this webinar, he will give a brief description of its current…

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]]> 0 23ebceb78d3db57e27e48e545eea5250 Ernests Ivanovs posted an update: Today we celebrate the 145th birthday of Rev. Dr. […] https://iarf.net/network/activity/4929/ Wed, 16 Sep 2026 11:27:29 +0200 Today we celebrate the 145th birthday of Rev. Dr. Shin’ichirō Imaoka (1881–1988) — Japanese educator, Unitarian, and founder of the modern Free Religion (Jiyū Shūkyō) movement.

Dr. Imaoka pioneered a vision of religion as “living freely and autonomously, unbound by the frameworks of established religion” — a path of creative, inquiring, and liber…

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]]> 0 be35abaf51ee0292b47674d4ddab2b64 Lukasz (Luke) Liniewicz posted an update: I was invited to the German Chapter’s annual meeting held t […] https://iarf.net/network/activity/4910/ Sun, 13 Sep 2026 16:29:52 +0200 I was invited to the German Chapter’s annual meeting held today in Offenbach (and online): a challenge for my Dutchified German, but above all a great pleasure to meet many of our German members and leaders. The hybrid format worked very well – we should make use of it more often!

Great ideas, thoughtful questions, and a lot of enthusiasm for the…

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]]> 0 50588ac1be101838b888f7c631731f27 Lukasz (Luke) Liniewicz published a new periodical issue https://iarf.net/network/activity/4900/ Sat, 12 Sep 2026 01:53:44 +0200

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IARF World, December 2000 (Centenary Issue)

International Association for Religious Freedom
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This issue of the IARF's newsletter commemorates the centenary of the International Association for Religious Freedom (1900-2000). It features reports on centennial celebrations held in Bangalore, India; at Hotaka Shrine in Japan; and at the Klingberg Youth and Education Centre…
]]> 0 3d5fb0b1c2aaa193890f57686419f062 Lukasz (Luke) Liniewicz published a new periodical issue https://iarf.net/network/activity/4899/ Sat, 12 Sep 2026 01:53:44 +0200

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IARF World Community News, No. 2, 1986

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IARF World Community News, No. 2, 1986, covering the Montpellier theological conference, preparations for the 1987 Stanford Congress, Social Service Network projects, United Nations work, and women's and youth programmes.
]]> 0 81fec8d47ea7972a948c59c39b72e420 Lukasz (Luke) Liniewicz published a new periodical issue https://iarf.net/network/activity/4898/ Sat, 12 Sep 2026 01:53:43 +0200

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IARF World Community News, No. 1, 1986

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IARF World Community News, No. 1, 1986, with reports on IARF's United Nations work, the Bangalore conference, preparations for the 1987 Congress, Social Service Network projects, and women's and youth programmes.
]]> 0 9a8db98c63cd1f4bf961141bf254c017 Lukasz (Luke) Liniewicz published a new periodical issue https://iarf.net/network/activity/4897/ Sat, 12 Sep 2026 01:53:43 +0200

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IARF World Community News, No. 2, 1985

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IARF World Community News, No. 2, 1985, with reports from the European Peace Conference in Utrecht, preparations for the 1987 North American Congress, women's and youth programmes, and Social Service Network appeals.
]]> 0 4e82d8efd9af0475d0624424ab7ee73b Lukasz (Luke) Liniewicz published a new periodical issue https://iarf.net/network/activity/4896/ Sat, 12 Sep 2026 01:53:43 +0200

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IARF World Community News, No. 1, 1985

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1985 issue focused on the IARF Conference in India, the Delhi Declaration on the religious path to peace, youth work in the Philippines, Social Service Network projects, women's programmes and United Nations engagement.
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IARF World Community News, No. 2, 1984

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Report issue on the 25th IARF World Congress in Japan in 1984, including presidential messages, keynote addresses, the Congress Declaration and Action Program for Peace, project reports and appeals.
]]> 0 45c0bfbacc92737df6dadd724610dc74 Lukasz (Luke) Liniewicz published a new periodical issue https://iarf.net/network/activity/4894/ Sat, 12 Sep 2026 01:53:43 +0200

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IARF World Community News, No. 1, 1984

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IARF World Community News, No. 1, 1984, with preparations for the 25th IARF World Congress in Japan, Social Service Network reports, women's and youth programmes, and regional news.
]]> 0 bed7f8e5b560c2c011f9fd0c10e8357e Lukasz (Luke) Liniewicz published a new periodical issue https://iarf.net/network/activity/4893/ Sat, 12 Sep 2026 01:51:52 +0200

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IARF World Community News, Nr. 1, 1983

1983
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The Nr. 1, 1983 issue of the IARF World Community News, reporting on the association's activities, including the first IARF Youth Encounter in India, the Women's Program, and the expansion of the IARF Social Service Network. Key sections cover the…
]]> 0 c05d657e5bbac56a553781e8bbbc67c7 Ernests Ivanovs posted an update: Shanah Tovah u'Metukah! Wishing a sweet and peaceful New Year […] https://iarf.net/network/activity/4888/ Fri, 11 Sep 2026 10:18:06 +0200 Shanah Tovah u’Metukah!

Wishing a sweet and peaceful New Year 5785 to all our Jewish friends, members, and partners around the world.

May this Rosh Hashanah bring renewal, reflection, and hope for a year of greater understanding, justice, and religious freedom for all.

L’Shanah Tovah Tikatevu!

May you be inscribed for a good year.

— The I…

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]]> 0 5c324cc024b9b0d98a385ed8bfe5cc65 Ken Ovitz became a registered member https://iarf.net/network/activity/4884/ Thu, 10 Sep 2026 15:23:39 +0200 0 6c9cc5a27add6900eed8fbc8e69a1223 Ernests Ivanovs posted an update: Risshō Kōsei-kai — A global Buddhist movement rooted in the https://iarf.net/network/activity/4883/ Wed, 09 Sep 2026 16:44:09 +0200 Risshō Kōsei-kai — A global Buddhist movement rooted in the Lotus Sutra, dedicated to “Buddhism in daily life” and world peace through interfaith cooperation.

Founded in 1938 by Rev. Nikkyō Niwano & Mrs. Myōkō Naganuma in Japan. Today: 6+ million members worldwide.

Core pillars: • Hōza — compassionate “circle of harmony” dialogue for personal &a…

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]]> 0 2014334f5219a7707d92d757a2fede4a Rev. Dr. John C Dorhauer became a registered member https://iarf.net/network/activity/4882/ Wed, 09 Sep 2026 12:31:41 +0200 0 fa9217d7c280cb247583676beaa80bfc Bob Carroll published a new course. https://iarf.net/network/activity/4880/ Tue, 08 Sep 2026 20:10:32 +0200 A three-session exploration of the thought of Rabbi Abraham Isaac Kuk, one of the most influential Jewish religious thinkers of the modern era. Rabbi Bob Carroll introduces Kuk as a mystic and Kabbalist before examining how his mystical worldview shaped his approaches to tolerance, pluralism, religious and intellectual freedom, and enduring…Read more

]]> 0 f3633f0a2622735cc37642ad0f56b757 Lukasz (Luke) Liniewicz posted an update: The August issue of our newsletter is out! You can read it her […] https://iarf.net/network/activity/4433/ Tue, 08 Sep 2026 08:05:19 +0200 The August issue of our newsletter is out! You can read it here.

Also, please consider subscribing to our Network digest – you can receive an email with everything that has been posted in your groups and courses, new members and public posts every day, every 3 days or every week. It’s a convenient way to stay up to date with what is happening on…

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]]> 0 8b7755a646b87256cbbc5af1f3f897eb Paul Overend posted an update: Following up on the first session of Pascal Schilling's […] https://iarf.net/network/activity/4843/ Mon, 07 Sep 2026 19:30:21 +0200 Following up on the first session of Pascal Schilling’s excellent lecture course, ‘Free Religion – History and Evolution to the Present Day’, I came across this book

Francis Ellingwood Abbot, The way out of agnosticism; or, The philosophy of free religion (Boston Little Brown and Co, 1890) [Internet Archive]

I share it here as Abbot was a founder o…

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]]> 3 50a233bb913b51e95cd767567632438f Lukasz (Luke) Liniewicz published a new book https://iarf.net/network/activity/4870/ Mon, 07 Sep 2026 19:08:27 +0200

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The Way Out of Agnosticism; or, The Philosophy of Free Religion

Francis Ellingwood Abbot
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Based on forty-one lectures delivered in Harvard University's Advanced Course, Philosophy 13, in 1888, this work argues for a constructive religious liberalism grounded in science and philosophy. Abbot presents a direct response to nineteenth-century agnosticism, aiming to defend enlightened theism…
]]> 0 2e3ce0c729cb1856a8a7c0954563a568 Lukasz (Luke) Liniewicz published a new book https://iarf.net/network/activity/4869/ Mon, 07 Sep 2026 19:07:16 +0200

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Free Religion: An American Faith

Stow Persons
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A historical study of free religion in the United States, first published by Yale University Press in 1947. Stow Persons traces the movement's emergence from Unitarian and Transcendentalist currents through the Free Religious Association, examining its appeal to reason, democratic…
]]> 0 2c4e3224e6c9bf517a7d2a43649c2c39 Lukasz (Luke) Liniewicz published a new book https://iarf.net/network/activity/4868/ Mon, 07 Sep 2026 19:07:12 +0200

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The Religion of Humanity

Octavius Brooks Frothingham
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A systematic statement of liberal and naturalistic religion centred on humanity, moral development, and the authority of conscience. Octavius Brooks Frothingham reconsiders God, the Bible, Christ, atonement, providence, immortality, moral inspiration, and the education of conscience in light of modern…
]]> 0 183464cef0ca629cee2e283098c150a9 Lukasz (Luke) Liniewicz published a new article https://iarf.net/network/activity/4867/ Mon, 07 Sep 2026 18:56:37 +0200

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The Free Religion Movement

David M. Robinson
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A scholarly overview of the Free Religious Association and the nineteenth-century American free religion movement. Robinson traces its Transcendentalist and Unitarian origins, its emphasis on individual religious authority and scientific inquiry, its movement toward a global understanding of religion, and…
]]> 0 335f3682f4c3dcb1fc0b6b638cf2ee17 Lukasz (Luke) Liniewicz published a new book https://iarf.net/network/activity/4866/ Mon, 07 Sep 2026 18:56:35 +0200

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The Free Religious Association: Its Twenty-Five Years and Their Meaning

William J. Potter
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The official 1892 twenty-fifth-anniversary pamphlet of the Free Religious Association of America. It includes a report of the annual convention and William J. Potter's address tracing the association's antecedents, founding, public work, principles of religious freedom and scientific inquiry, and…
]]> 0 35dcc6354f23ad1cd7827f42f3305177 Lukasz (Luke) Liniewicz commented on Human Rights Education with Adivasi Women in Kerala in the library https://iarf.net/network/activity/4856/ Sun, 06 Sep 2026 17:13:15 +0200

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Human Rights Education with Adivasi Women in Kerala

International Association for Religious Freedom, Religious Freedom Youth Network (RFYN)
Yes, this was a very good programme, and the video is good too, quite professional, actually.
]]> 0 8742b6d354e1607a9ce77b49fa3f8956 Wytske Dijkstra commented on Human Rights Education with Adivasi Women in Kerala in the library https://iarf.net/network/activity/4850/ Sun, 06 Sep 2026 10:30:50 +0200

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Human Rights Education with Adivasi Women in Kerala

International Association for Religious Freedom, Religious Freedom Youth Network (RFYN)
I've visited Kerala on the occasion of the IARF 2010 congress in Kochi. Having visited a similar IARF programme in an other India state, I can see the great importance of these programmes. I particularly appreciate the respectful way in…
]]> 0 45d47a1753c56e288f7f47c3b83dd7af Ernests Ivanovs posted an update: For over 2,000 years, Kanenuiakea has been the living, […] https://iarf.net/network/activity/4846/ Sat, 05 Sep 2026 12:39:41 +0200 For over 2,000 years, Kanenuiakea has been the living, breathing spiritual practice of the Kanaka Maoli (Native Hawaiians). This isn’t a religion you join—it’s one you’re born into through ‘ohana (family/community) or hanai (adoption).

Key facts: • Pre-dates Tahitian arrival (10th century CE) by centuries • Continuous practice since first arrival…

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]]> 0 f042659682f2a05812c7377da386259c Ernests Ivanovs posted an update: For a quarter-century, the Interfaith Encounter Association […] https://iarf.net/network/activity/4839/ Thu, 03 Sep 2026 11:00:18 +0200 For a quarter-century, the Interfaith Encounter Association has been building bridges between Jews, Muslims, Christians and others across the Holy Land — not through politics, but through genuine human encounter.

When people meet, listen and share — prejudice becomes friendship.

25 years. 138 groups. 6,000+ encounters. 20,000+ lives con…

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]]> 0 61851944294f523fb799c7604518db9e Lukasz (Luke) Liniewicz published a new video https://iarf.net/network/activity/4835/ Wed, 02 Sep 2026 15:51:33 +0200

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Human Rights Education with Adivasi Women in Kerala

International Association for Religious Freedom, Religious Freedom Youth Network (RFYN)
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This short documentary records an IARF human-rights education programme with Adivasi women in Kerala, India. Participants describe discrimination experienced in everyday life, including exclusion from upper-caste social events and denial of access to shared wells and water sources. The programme…
]]> 0 6fd0e0e13d275f669b854fa0fb0e6ce3 Lukasz (Luke) Liniewicz published a new video https://iarf.net/network/activity/4834/ Wed, 02 Sep 2026 15:51:17 +0200

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C. N. N. Raju on the History of IARF in India

International Association for Religious Freedom, C.N.N. Raju
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C. N. N. Raju gives a concise first-person account of the growth of IARF in India. Beginning with his involvement in the Brahmo Samaj, he recalls efforts following an IARF conference in Kolkata to establish branches across the country, eventually…
]]> 0 992955e4e42a9b35c02729b3c8fdd426 Lukasz (Luke) Liniewicz published a new video https://iarf.net/network/activity/4833/ Wed, 02 Sep 2026 15:50:34 +0200

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Human Rights Awareness in Maasai Country, Kenya

International Association for Religious Freedom, Religious Freedom Youth Network (RFYN)
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This field recording documents a human-rights awareness programme held on 12 March 2013 in Enarau, a rural community in Kajiado district in Maasai country south of Nairobi. The event was organised by Adhengo Boaz of the Jahwar Amber Fund with…
]]> 0 dca9ffdce4684d9924e19fb1b8cae02c Lukasz (Luke) Liniewicz published a new video https://iarf.net/network/activity/4832/ Wed, 02 Sep 2026 15:50:20 +0200

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Bringing Rights Awareness into India through Youth: IARF Human Rights Education

International Association for Religious Freedom, Religious Freedom Youth Network (RFYN), Bro. Albert Xaviour
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Bro. Albert Xaviour describes how IARF’s human-rights education work helped young adults in India move from learning about rights to carrying practical awareness into rural communities. Drawing on his own background in a fishing family and social work, he recalls…
]]> 0 86c9fa4c17773ffcf7dfdc67832a688e Lukasz (Luke) Liniewicz published a new event recording https://iarf.net/network/activity/4831/ Wed, 02 Sep 2026 15:49:22 +0200

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Religion and Conflict Prevention: IARF EME Conference 2016 at a Glance

International Association for Religious Freedom
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A short retrospective film from the 2016 conference of IARF’s Europe and Middle East Region, held in Tetovo, North Macedonia, 22–25 August 2016 under the theme “Religion and Conflict Prevention.” Hosted by the Bektashi Community and the Evropa Centre for…
]]> 0 f7c65590f2ccd670f5dbc43485156967 Lukasz (Luke) Liniewicz published a new event recording https://iarf.net/network/activity/4830/ Wed, 02 Sep 2026 15:49:07 +0200

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Richard Boeke Receives the IARF Distinguished Leadership Award

International Association for Religious Freedom, Richard Boeke
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At the 35th IARF World Congress in Washington, DC, Rev. Dr. Richard Boeke receives the Distinguished Leadership Award in recognition of a lifetime of work for international liberal religion, interfaith understanding and peace. The presentation recalls his involvement in IARF…
]]> 0 7c15eb0921c7365a54ea7f18279bcee1 Lukasz (Luke) Liniewicz published a new event recording https://iarf.net/network/activity/4829/ Wed, 02 Sep 2026 15:46:30 +0200

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Indigenous Access to Sacred Sites on Private Land: IARF Oral Statement at the UN Human Rights Council

International Association for Religious Freedom
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On 5 March 2026, the International Association for Religious Freedom delivered this oral statement during the Human Rights Council’s interactive dialogue with UN Special Rapporteur on freedom of religion or belief Nazila Ghanea. Responding to the Special Rapporteur’s report on…
]]> 0 b7a972e95d3e33fe4036b41e7c0a608a Ernests Ivanovs posted an update: Did you know UU has roots across Latin America? Here's the […] https://iarf.net/network/activity/4809/ Mon, 31 Aug 2026 08:21:33 +0200 Did you know UU has roots across Latin America? Here’s the story:

History: In January 2005, delegates from Argentina, Mexico, Brazil, Bolivia, Costa Rica, Chile, and Puerto Rico gathered in San Nicolás de los Arroyos, Argentina to form AUULA (Alianza Unitaria Universalista Latinoamericana) — the Latin American UU Association. Many discovered UU…

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