Sheikh Jamal Rahman, Pastor Don Mackenzie, and Rabbi Ted Falcon have taught together since 2001, speaking and leading workshops in the United States and Israel-Palestine. Jamal's personal experience as a Muslim after 9/11 moved him to share more of the substance of Islam.Ted stepped more visibly into the larger community, teaching how a healing spirituality emerges within Judaism. Don concluded his position as minister of University Congregational UCC to devote more time focusing on the ways a true spirituality supports us in bringing healing to our world.
Together they explore an inclusive spirituality to promote healing that expresses as concrete environmental, social, and political action. They bring a message of deep hope and profound possibilities for healing on both a personal level and a planetary level. Their work comprises a dialogue of the mind, the heart, and the hands, encouraging greater understanding, compassion, and social action in the world. Their book, Getting to the Heart of Interfaith: The Eye-opening, Hope-filled Friendship of a Pastor, a Rabbi, and a Sheikh, was released in July 2009 by Skylight Paths.
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Interfaith Amigos in The New York Times & Seattle Magazine
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| "Three Clergymen, Three Faiths, One Friendship," The New York Times, November 24, 2009 |
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| "Local Authority: Three Wise Men" Seattle Magazine 12-09 |
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Interfaith Amigos on Video
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The Interfaith Amigos on The CBS Evening News, December 26, 2009
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KBTC Public Television, PBS affiliate
Northwest Now, air date 12/17/2009
This episode of Northwest Now explores the common ground between religious faiths that are shaping our world, and uncovers what we can learn from one another in our diverse Northwest community. Click here to view.
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Town Square Seattle: Faith-Based Alliance for Health-Care Reform
On October 28, 2009, the Interfaith Amigos (Jamal Rahman, Ted Falcon, and Don Mackenzie) joined a diverse group of speaker/panelists from the local faith-based community for a public forum on health-care reform. They addressed the question "What would Jesus, the Prophet Muhammad, Moses and Buddha say and do about health-care reform in the United States?" The participants represent the three Abrahamic faiths and Buddhism and were asked to inspire the audience with words of wisdom from their faiths' scriptures, teachings, and traditions. Click here to see the video.
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Interfaith Amigos on Audio
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NPR On Point, Dec. 24, 2009. Click here to listen.
NPR Here and Now, Dec. 25, 2009. Click here to listen.
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Amigos in the Blogosphere
Sheikh Jamal Rahman, Pastor Don Mackenzie, and Rabbi Ted Falcon, known collectively as the Interfaith Amigos, have been learning and teaching together since 2001. They are now blogging weekly for YES! Magazine. In their debut blog, the three Interfaith Amigos offer an “Invitation to Sacred Intention,” guidance for forming intentions that focus not on what we do or don't have, but on who we are.
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