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An update of opportunities related to spirituality, ethics, culture & social justice I TWO-WEEK ISSUE
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March 9-22, 2020 |
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2019-2020
Interfaith Student Council
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Buddhist
Joshua Reinier
Christian (Protestant)
Nathan Leavitt
Christian (Roman Catholic)
Jane
Vourlekis
Hindu
Serena Zets
Jewish (Chabad)
Abraham Kuhn
Jewish (Hillel)
Sarah Goodstein
Muslim
Marwan Ghanem
Pagan
J Valero
Quaker
Molly Tucker
Questioning
Rabo Birch
Unitarian Universalists
Emily Cairncross
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Faculty FaithStories
SAVE THE DATES I Fridays in April
April 3, 10, 17, 24, 12:00 Noon
KING 306
Sponsored by the Interfaith Student Council
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LA CASA HISPÁNICA - MARCH CALENDAR
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TUESDAY TEA
The Visual Culture of Colonial Peru
Tuesday, March 10, 3PM
Allen Memorial Art Muesum
87 N. Main St.
Alexandra Letvin, assistant curator of European and American art, focuses on the Allen Memorial Art Museum's newly acquired
Cross with Virgin, Christ, and Saints
in this program.
She speaks about this work from 18th-century Cuzco in the context of artistic and religious practice in the Spanish Viceroyalty of Peru.
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Multifaith Calendar
* Holy days usually begin at sundown the day before this date. ** Local or regional customs may use a variation of this.
DEFINITIONS HERE
MARCH 2020
- 9
- Magha Puja Day ** - Buddhist
- 10
- Holi ** - Hindu
- Purim * - Jewish
- Hola Mohalla - Sikh
- 13
- Birthday of L. Ron Hubbard - Scientology
- 17
- St. Patrick's Day - Christian
- 19
- St. Joseph's Day - Christian
- Lord's Evening Meal - Jehovah's Witness Christian
- 20 Equinox
- Ostara - Mabon * - Wicca/Pagan Northern and Southern hemispheres
- 21
- Norooz (New Year) - Persian/Zoroastrian
- Naw-Rúz (New Year) * - Baha'i
- 25
- Annunciation of the Blessed Virgin Mary - Christian
- 25-April 2
- 28
- Khordad Sal (Birth of Prophet Zarathushtra) ** - Zoroastrian
APRIL 2020
- 2
- 3
- Laylat al Miraj * - Islam
- 5
- 8
- Hanuman Jayanti ** - Hindu
- 9-11
- Theravadin New Year ** - Buddhist
- 9-15
- 9
- Mahavir Jayanti ** - Jain
- Maundy Thursday - Christian
- 10
- 12
- Easter - Christian
- Palm Sunday - Orthodox Christian
- Lag B'Omer - Jewish
- 14
- Baisakhi (Vaisakhi) - Sikh
- 17
- Holy Friday - Orthodox Christian
- 11
- Lazarus Saturday - Orthodox Christian
- 19
- Pascha - Easter - Orthodox Christian
21
- Yom HaShoah - Jewish
- First Day of Ridvan * - Baha'i
- Lailat al Bara'ah * - Islam
- Palm Sunday - Orthodox Christian
- 23
- St. George's Day - Christian
- 24
- 27
- Mahavir Jayanti ** - Jain
- 29
- Ninth Day of Ridvan - Baha'i
- Feast Day of Saints Peter and Paul - Christian
- Yom Ha'Atzmaut * - Jewish
- 30
- St. James the Great Day - Orthodox Christian
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Religious Involvement and High Pressure Groups
Involvement in campus organizations is an vital aspect of college life. At Oberlin, just as on other college campuses, destructive and high-pressure religious, political, and social groups exist, and so it is important to learn how to avoid these groups in order to protect yourself from harm they may cause. Some people would call such groups "cults," but whatever term is used, any religious, political, or social group that practices deceptive, destructive, or high-pressure tactics is not welcome on Oberlin's campus and should be avoided for your own wellbeing.
Oberlin College's guidelines for recognized religious communities prohibit behaviors such as deceptiveness, proselytizing (outreach that applies pressure or exploits vulnerabilities), and harassment. Therefore, we strongly encourage students to begin their exploration for spiritual communities with those recognized through the Office of Religious and Spiritual Life.
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In the News...
G
rowing up in a polygamist community, Shirlee Draper heard stories about her father's childhood - how he was pulled out from under his bed in a government raid and taken from his parents.
"I grew up with intense fear of outsiders," Draper said. "We called people who drove into town that were not part of our community 'kidnappers'. We knew that was a fate we could suffer as our parents had suffered."
Draper was a member of the Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (FLDS) - a polygamist sect led by Warren Jeffs, who is now in prison for two felony counts of child sexual assault. But it wasn't until Draper decided to leave that she realized how she had been trapped.
"I saw firsthand how the leaders were able to gain control because of the fear of law enforcement," she said. In
Utah, polygamy is a felony, and it took Draper six years to move out. "I had no way to get help. Everywhere I went, I was visually identifiable as a felon, and I was greeted with hostility."
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REFLECTION
Prayer of St. Patrick
I arise today
Through the strength of heaven;
Light of the sun,
Splendor of fire,
Speed of lightning,
Swiftness of the wind,
Depth of the sea,
Stability of the earth,
Firmness of the rock.
I arise today
Through God's strength to pilot me;
God's might to uphold me,
God's wisdom to guide me,
God's eye to look before me,
God's ear to hear me,
God's word to speak for me,
God's hand to guard me,
God's way to lie before me,
God's shield to protect me,
God's hosts to save me
Afar and anear,
Alone or in a multitude.
Christ shield me today
Against wounding
Christ with me, Christ before me, Christ behind me,
Christ in me, Christ beneath me, Christ above me,
Christ on my right, Christ on my left,
Christ when I lie down, Christ when I sit down,
Christ in the heart of everyone who thinks of me,
Christ in the mouth of everyone who speaks of me,
Christ in the eye that sees me,
Christ in the ear that hears me.
I arise today
Through the mighty strength
Of the Lord of creation.
-St. Patrick
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 contact us
The Rev. Dr. David F.H. Dorsey
Multifaith Chaplain
Director of Religious and Spiritual Life
ddorsey@oberlin.edu
To submit inclusive and non-coercive events or opportunities for this publication, please email ddorsey@oberlin.edu by Thursday 12 p.m. to be posted the following Monday.
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