Tuesday night, my friends and I went to the 10th annual Interfaith Dinner in the Grand Ballroom. It was a nice night with food, music, and merriment, but also sharing of religions and cultures rather than the ever-so-common separatism among the religions
The theme of this year’s dinner was “better together”, and each religious student group shared pieces from their holy books that emphasized that theme, often in the native tongue of the religion and then an English translation. The musical performances also emphasized tolerance, spreading hope and love, and giving peace a chance. It was just lovely!
It’s always nice to see people of different backgrounds coming together to share common goals and beliefs, but it’s especially nice when different religions come together, especially since religion is so often something that divides peoples rather than its intent of helping people. This dinner affirmed my belief that religion actually can do good! Who would have thought, eh?
If you’re interested in joining a religion-based student group at GW, we have them in droves! I wrote a post about it a while back, but there’s also plenty of info on the student org website where you can find all you need to know.
Questions? Write me! shireens@gwmail.gwu.edu
~~~Shireen
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