Sumeru News — Interfaith

UN’s Interfaith Harmony Week Celebrations in Surrey, BC

Buddhism in Canada Events Interfaith Vancouver

Rev. Tse Wong recently participated in this event at the Kabir Centre. Here’s a link to more details: http://thelinkpaper.ca/?p=4177

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Sri Lankan National Day celebrated in Ottawa

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Sri Lanka’s 65th Independence Day was celebrated around the world on February 6, 2010. Here is how the Daily News, Sri Lanka’s national newspaper, described the event held in Ottawa: The Sri Lanka High Commission in Ottawa together with the Sri Lankan expatriate community commemorated the 63rd Anniversary of the National Day in Ottawa, Canada... Read more »

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Interfaith in Richmond, BC

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Here’s an interesting article called Faith Communities Take Lead With Inter-Faith Bridging Project, from The Link (Canada’s leading Indo-Canadian newspaper). Sounds like a great initiative. Hopefully, it will expand and communities in other cities will take up the idea as well.

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Vancouver Chinese more Christian than Buddhist?

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Perhaps, according to this article in the Vancouver Sun… http://communities.canada.com/vancouversun/blogs/thesearch/archive/2011/02/05/vancouver-s-chinese-flock-to-christianity-more-than-buddhism.aspx As well as this companion piece from the same day’s paper… http://www.vancouversun.com/opinion/Chinese+celebrate+festival+despite+shift+religious+beliefs/4229751/story.html

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GOD(s): A User’s Guide

Buddhism around the World Education Events Interfaith Museums

The Museum of Civilization in Gatineau, Québec is hosting an multi-faith exhibition entitled: DIEU(x): modes d’emploi / GOD(s): a user’s manual The exhibition runs from November 10, 2010 – September 11, 2011. For details visit their excellent mini-site: http://www.mcq.org/dieux/

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