2 results for month: 12/2015


TRIB: “Pittsburgh-area religious leaders fear Trump remarks fan intolerance”

The Monroeville Interfaith Ministerium and its member Dr. Salah Almoukamal were featured in the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review: Pittsburgh-area religious leaders fear Trump remarks fan intolerance Getty Images Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump speaks to guests gathered for a campaign event at Mississippi Valley Fairgrounds on Dec. 5, 2015, in Davenport, Iowa.   By Natasha Lindstrom Wednesday, Dec. 9, 2015, 11:04 p.m. Western Pennsylvania religious leaders spanning Muslim, Christian, Jewish, Hindu and Buddhist faiths convened an emergency meeting Wednesday to discuss the latest incendiary remarks by a man ...

MIM responds to Monroeville Council prayer controversy

The Monroeville Interfaith Ministerium has issued the following statement in response to reports that the Monroeville Council may face legal action over its practice of beginning council meetings with the Lord's Prayer: December 4, 2015 Dear Mayor Erosenko and Members of the Council, As member congregations of the Monroeville Interfaith Ministerium, we believe that the power of prayer guides each of us to live our values. As a diverse community, we also believe that no single tradition’s prayer represents all of the religions of Monroeville. Therefore, we endorse the idea of a moment of silence prior to the beginning of the Council meetin...