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\u00a0 \u00a0On Wednesday Feb. 13, the Multifaith Campus Ministry held their second faith fair in the library loggia between 11 a.m. and 1 p.m. <\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0 \u00a0Nine different religious groups were represented, which included the Dayton Pagan Coalition, the Ahmadiyya Mosque, the Sikh Community, the Mormon (LDS) Church, the Catholic Church, the Presbyterian Church, the Center for Spiritual Living in Greater Dayton, the Bah\u00e1\u2019\u00ed Community, and the Interfaith Forum of Dayton. <\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0 \u00a0This colorful pallet of religions gave their insights into their beliefs and answered questions from the Sinclair community. <\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0 \u00a0According to Multifaith Chaplin, Larry Lindstrom, the faith fair was inspired by the display \u201cQuilting the Golden Rule.\u201d The display was a showcase with quilts representing different religions and traditions being shown during the month of January. This has been a tradition for the past five years.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0 \u00a0The display allows students to explore the teaching of the golden rule; that we should treat others the way we would like to be treated.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0 \u00a0\u201c[It] was to help people understand that we need to take care of each other\u2026 and we looked for some way to do a program that might connect to interfaith conversation,\u201d said Lindstrom with regards to the creation of the faith fair. <\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0 \u00a0The Ministry originally planned to bring in the religious and traditional groups represented on the quilts while the quilts were still up, but due to the snow days earlier in the month, the quilts were unable to appear for the fair. Nevertheless, the fair was and is certainly a growing success. <\/span><\/p>\n

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\u00a0 \u00a0One of the main reasons for the faith fair is to expose the different religions our world has to offer; it allows students to explore religions that may interest them for their own practice and helps them better understand the religious communities that are all around them.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0 \u00a0\u201cI believe that students, when they go out to the workforce, [will] be alongside people of other faith traditions and it would be really helpful to have some understanding of what their faith is about\u2026 my hope here is to help students become more aware of other faith traditions,\u201d said Lindstrom.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0 \u00a0In order to expand on the groups that would attend from the four or five that attended last year, the Ministry reached out to some of the professors at Sinclair with connections to other religious groups outside of Christianity (last year, most of the religious communities that attended the fair were Christian). <\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0 \u00a0In the open invitation to any of the religious communities who were interested in attending, groups were reminded that Sinclair\u2019s philosophy is that everybody has a voice and that one should respect that voice. <\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0 \u00a0Groups were also told to exclude any \u201canti\u201d pieces, for one of the main purposes of the fair is inclusion. <\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0 \u00a0After speaking to many of the communities that were represented, students were able to test what they already understood and were able to have any questions answered by the representatives. <\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0 \u00a0They were able to see how a certain religion helped shape the representatives\u2019 lives. According to Lindstrom, the representatives were blown away by the students\u2019 openness and preparedness to engage in intelligent conversations about religion. <\/span><\/p>\n

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Lindstrom said:<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0 \u00a0\u201cOne of the groups had even said to me, \u2018you know, I didn\u2019t expect this kind of warm reception. I wasn\u2019t sure what to expect here, but I didn\u2019t know you would be so kind and hospitable.\u2019\u201d <\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0 \u00a0When asked about future faith fairs, Lindstrom states that the Ministry plans on broadening the group even farther. They are also considering providing food during the event. <\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0 \u00a0\u201cI\u2019ve certainly found that open conversation often happens around food,\u201d he said. <\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0 \u00a0The Multifaith Ministry is holding three more events this term: On Feb. 28 at 1 p.m., they will hold a program on the Mormon Church and will have two speakers from the Dayton branch of the church introduce people to the Latter Day Saint (LDS) tradition and the history of the church. <\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0 \u00a0On March 21 at 1 p.m. the Ministry will be holding a program called \u201cDiscovering Your Own Truth\u201d that addresses what it means to identify as a nonreligious in a religious culture. <\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0 \u00a0Professors will dive into the idea of how it is assumed that we live in a culture where everybody has a religious commitment of some kind. <\/span><\/p>\n

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\u00a0 \u00a0Finally, on April 1 they will host a program called \u201cI Want to Hear Your Voice,\u201d which is a part of a growing series of programs which allows voices we might not otherwise hear have an opportunity to speak. <\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0 \u00a0This particular event will focus on women in Islam and will allow them to share their perspective regarding stereotypes of Islamic women. <\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0 \u00a0\u201cIt\u2019s really going to be a program where we allow those folks to establish the agenda\u201d, states Lindstrom, explaining that they will steer the ship answering questions and sharing their stories with the audience. <\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0 \u00a0The Multifaith Campus Ministry tries to hold an event every month during the term.<\/span><\/p>\n

Yasel Rosado<\/strong>
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