"Most fundamentally, interfaith is respect. Respect for different traditions, different religions, different faiths. It is coming to understanding them. And more, it is coming to love them. All of us have so many layers in our lives. We...
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"Most fundamentally, interfaith is respect. Respect for different traditions, different religions, different faiths. It is coming to understanding them. And more, it is coming to love them. All of us have so many layers in our lives. We speak many languages and listen to diverse music. We eat many kinds of foods. It is time that our spiritual diet, too, becomes a healthy mixed menu. Its very variety makes us richer, deeper, more understanding, more loving."
Greetings. My name is Elisheva C. Clegg. I am an ordained interfaith minister, chaplain and pastoral counselor, M.A. serving Virginia, West Virginia, District of Columbia, Maryland and North Carolina. “Creating personalized, original ceremonies incorporating practices, rituals, prayers, poems, readings and music honoring the cultural, ethnic and racial diversity of each couple.” A personalized ceremony is much more than the action of arranging and selecting poems, rituals, readings, etc. The... Read Full Story
This blog entry was provided by Rev. T. Wade Clegg III Chambers Pocket Dictionary defines humanism as “seeking, without religion, the best in, and for, human beings.” From an article in Dale McGowan’s book, “Parenting Beyond Belief,” (pages 123-125) Shannon and Matthew Cherry said, “That’s really how we see our job as parents: seeking to bring out the best in our children so that they can have the best in life.” The article goes on to state, “The humanist tradition in the West has its roots... Read Full Story
When there is a long silence on a blogsite, one begins to wonder what is happening. The last entry was December 8, 2008 from T. Wade with his “A Personal Note to Myself.” That note was a bit of self-reflecting about an important new phase in our efforts to really make a difference, as a family, in our community. There is a point in life when one is walking the talk, and it can be very consistent; but, then there is that vital intersection when one must LEAP ! This message is about our faith... Read Full Story
This one page notice provides latest participation in support of the UVA Medical Center. If you have not read our initial 4-page handout either by mail, or in the blog entry here(" We're Back and With a Powerful New Vehicle for Good ') last month , then please go to the article below this one for a thorough review. Beginning in April, now in May, we are funding two accounts in the UVA Medical Center Office of Social Work. One account pays for co-pays for Pay Range 1 (indigents) and the other... Read Full Story
Sometimes you receive comments about an article which needs a response. It would be nice to respond directly to a human being and not someone who felt it necessary to hide behind the name "anonymus." The following was sent in response to the story of "The Necklace" published last month. Our Reverend T. Wade felt an answer was needed further explaining the story and it's intended purpose. ORIGINAL COMMENT from "Anonymus" "Man did you ever miss the point of the story.The story was a metaphor... Read Full Story
Hello Wade, Do keep in touch and allow me to know how life is progressing. Talk to me; I will hear you. If it feels like it's not progressing, then you are not involved enough in it. I look around often and check to see if all my limbs are working, that I can still run, that I can speak without stuttering, that I think above average with interest, and I do listen, and I know there are people who care about me. With this start and many more assets, I also realize that there are people around... Read Full Story
[I am resubmitting this summary in an expanded form so readers might better catch the intent of the complete article.] published in The Journal of Individual Psychology, vol. 64, no. 2, summer, 2008, pp. 137-160. The teachings about homosexuality in various religions differ, and they do so for different reasons, so they cannot provide therapeutic goals about sexual orientation. The psychological consensus-opinion emerges as a valid alternative. Grounding spirituality in a self-transcending... Read Full Story
In most middle schools and high schools, it's scary to be viewed as an outsider. If you're creative, different, or interesting, you probably won't get invited to the parties and sleepovers of the most popular cliques. You might even get teased or bullied by the clannish keepers of the status quo.
But for millions of thoughtful, unique, and unconventional women and men, there comes a time in your life when you start to see the world from a less-fearful perspective--when you realize it's... Read Full Story
The good, the bad and the absolutely obscene – word choices can structure a diversity of language options to lift us soaring, or dash our spirits into splinters. Allow me to spend just a short time referring to the bad and ugly, namely “hate speech.” Perhaps you are saying to yourself, “the only time I see those rebel rousers is on the news or perhaps cable channels or on the internet.” Has it ever occurred to you that from the hallowed halls of religious gatherings, there are words in... Read Full Story
Basis for a Global Community Daniel A. Helminiak University of West Georgia, USA World's Religions after September 11: A Global Congress Montréal, Québec, Canada September 11-15, 2006 The goal is to propose a basis for structuring a global community. Whereas in earlier times individual religions held together their separate and isolated societies, today the encounter of different religions leads to misunderstanding, animosity, and outright violence. Rather than being a solution to the... Read Full Story
