by sivicouncil | Oct 27, 2015 | statements
50 years ago, on October 28, 1965, Pope Paul VI issued a proclamation Nostra Aetate (In Our Time) at the Second Vatican Council, opening up the relationship of Catholics to non-Christian religions. The document called for mutual understanding, respect, and fraternal...
by sivicouncil | Oct 10, 2015 | statements
At this time, when the forces of fear are calling for rallies against a religious minority, and xenophobia and bigotry are given more prominent voice in the public square, we feel it necessary to reaffirm the common values of openness, tolerance, understanding, and...
by sivicouncil | Sep 23, 2015 | statements
SiVIC joined ING and other local organizations in calling for education for both religious understanding and civic involvement in the United States, following unfortunate comments by presidential candidates in recent days. The statement says, in part: We urge Dr....
by sivicouncil | Jun 18, 2015 | statements
June 18, 2015 Our hearts go out to the people of the Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church in Charleston, South Carolina, and to the families and friends of the nine victims who were killed as they studied the Bible and prayed together. No religious community –...
by sivicouncil | Apr 18, 2015 | statements
Statement at Press Conference, April 15, 2015 Congregation Netivot Shalom, Berkeley (see program: Genocide Before Our Eyes) On Monday afternoon, I once again had the honor of attending the annual Holocaust Remembrance Day that has been sponsored by the Santa Clara...
by sivicouncil | Apr 10, 2015 | statements
SiVIC has joined with other interfaith organizations around the Bay Area to raise awareness of the attacks on the Yezidi- a minority religion in northern Iraq currently under assault by ISIS. There will be a press conference next Wednesday, April 15, and an...
