World Environment Day 2024 On the occasion of World Environment Day, the international organization IARF, in collaboration with the esteemed district institution Sony Computer Education and GVAN, a dedicated entity for environmental protection and conservation, organized a transformative tree plantation event in the garden at the district hospital premises. This…

Kane'aki Heiau Article Upon returning to Hawai'i, I intended to worship at the Kanenuiakea healing shrine, Kane'aki Heiau, as per my custom according to my multiple faiths. However, access was denied, as it is now restricted to members of Mauna 'Olu Estates. It is reported that no Hawaiian owners reside…

The BV Foundation for Peace and Harmony, a member group of IARF South India, celebrated the 124th IARF Formation Day on Saturday, May 25th, at the Gandhi Center Seminar Hall located at Dr. LB College in Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh, South India. Prof. Prakasa Rao, chairman of the foundation, presided over…

The International Association for Religious Freedom is pleased to announce that its Europe and Middle East (EME) region will hold its quadrennial conference in September 2025 in Frankfurt and Offenbach am Main, Germany. The conference will be hosted by several German IARF member groups, led by the Frei-religiöse Gemeinde Offenbach,…

It seems clear that religion has a purpose because it has so many adherents.In Karen Armstrong’s CharterforCompassion.org website there is a demonstrated consensus thatThe principle of compassion lies at the heart of all religious, ethical and spiritual traditions, calling us always to treat all others as we wish to be…

Rev. Dr. Richard Boeke's latest book is Fideology: Building Trust through the Shared Experience of Faith at the Root of the World’s Religions.Fideology refers to "faith as trust. The word, coined by Richard, is based on the same Greek roots as fidelity, confidence, and bona fide. Richard credits his teacher, Professor Wilfred Cantwell Smith,…

The US Chapter of the International Association for Religious Freedom is excited to announce a new monthly discussion series. On the third Wednesday of each month between April and December 2024, presenters will share their personal global spiritualities or alternately provide suggestions for how to support the United Nations' Sustainable…

Rev. Dr. Esther Suter, our main representative to the UN, has written a short update on the 68th session of the UN Commission on the Status of Women (CSW). It touches upon critical issues discussed during the event, including the challenges faced by women in the digital age, the importance…