In honor of this 12 months’s convergence of the holy days of Ramadan, Passover, Vaisakhi and Easter in April this 12 months, Colorado Governor Jared Polis declared April 21 Spiritual Freedom Day, and took half in an interfaith gathering in its honor on the State Capitol.
“One of many nice issues in regards to the state of Colorado is our various views,” Polis mentioned. “It’s a precept that our nation was based upon.”
Spiritual leaders becoming a member of the governor within the celebration included Rabbi Caryn Aviv, Rabbinic and Program Director at Judaism Your Approach; Jeff Hunt with Colorado Christian College; Imam Shafi Abdul Aziz with the Colorado Heart for Islamic Outreach, and Dilpreet Jammu with Colorado Sikhs.
“Even after we disagree, I feel there may be worth in practising inclusion and practising respect for an additional particular person’s dignity and humanity and sitting by our variations in our discomfort,” mentioned Rabbi Aviv. “That’s an indicator, I feel, of democracy.”
Involved about divisiveness in as we speak’s society, she mentioned hopes that folks will follow extra sort and loving speech, one thing that’s central not solely to Judaism however to most non secular beliefs.
“What was stunning is how a lot frequent floor there may be between our traditions,” mentioned Jammu. “We’re actually not that completely different when it comes to our values. We wish equity, we wish justice, we wish fact.”
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