In this video, Democracy Now delivers an extensive report on the Interfaith Response to the New York Police Department video controversy: http://www.democracynow.org/2012/1/27/nypd_commissioner_ray_kelly_urged_to The Interfaith Center of New York’s Executive Director, Reverend Chloe Breyer, appears in the video at 18:56, making the following statement: “We were so disappointed to hear that 1,489 members of the NYPD Read more
By Katherine Clark Originally published on FaithWorld Reuters A small group of diverse religious and community leaders gathered in Zuccotti Park this past Sunday to lead an interfaith service at Occupy Wall Street. Organized by staff at the Interfaith Center of New York, we had asked the participants – representing Christian, Jewish, Hindu, Muslim, and Sikh traditions — Read more
ICNY Staffers attended a preview of the new exhibit featuring Islamic Art at the Metropolitan Museum of Modern Art. One of the finest collections of Islamic art in the world has been given a new home at New York’s Metropolitan Museum of Art. View video on BBC Website. “Drawn from the Middle East, North Africa, Europe and Asia Read more
Originally published on HuffingtonPost Religion October 14, 2011 By Dr. Sarah Sayeed With the passing of the 10th anniversary of 9/11, another 10th year commemoration is upon us: the war in Afghanistan. It is a somber reminder that the United States has been caught in a cycle of retribution that is likely to extend long Read more
Reflections on the Glasgow portion of the James Parks Morton Interfaith Sister Cities Exchange * The Rev Chloe Breyer, Executive Director of the Interfaith Center of New York * September 24, 2011 When we set out to create a three-way sister city exchange with Glasgow, Barcelona, and New York, we thought that these cities challenges Read more
Posted on huffintonpost.com on 8/31/11 By: Dr. Sarah Sayeed Last week, a troubling piece of news came to the fore, announcing the NYPD’s initiative to promote security through a wide surveillance of New York’s Muslims and community institutions. Some of the City’s Muslim leaders acted swiftly, questioning the constitutionality of such monitoring. The Police Commissioner and the Mayor Read more
While recognizing the balance between civil liberties and security is never easy an easy one to strike, The Interfaith Center of New York is deeply concerned to learn of reports of illegal collaboration between the NYPD and the CIA. As citizens of this city, we need to know if there is a possibility that our Read more
The Interfaith Center of New York welcomes the passage this week’s Workplace Religious Freedom Bill, initiated by the Sikh Coalition and sponsored by Council Member Mark Weprin (D-Queens). When barriers are lowered to allow more of our city’s religiously diverse citizens to enter the workforce and public square, we are all better, safer, and stronger Read more
Summary: When the Dalai Lama comes to New York this week, he will be flooded by an onslaught of Buddhists and spiritual seekers. His popularity, and the interest in Buddhism, has grown exponentially since the 1960′s through an overwhelmingly liberal excitement over non violence and spiritual exploration. But the Dalai Lama is in many ways Read more
Summary: Senator Obama’s announcement to expand President Bush’s Faith-Based Initiative returns attention to a heated public debate about the role of religion in government. Negative reactions from the left and the right demonstrate that a liberal candidate engaging religion will not ease the polarized positions between secular liberals and the religious right. With this ever Read more
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