Secretariat Updates May 2010

General | Administrator | May 31, 2010

RFP-USA Hosts Meeting with White House Officials The Executive Council of RFP-USA held a consultation meeting with Rev. Joshua DuBois, Executive Director of the White House Office of Faith Based and Neighborhood Partnerships on April 7, 2010 at the Religious Action Center of Reform Judaism in Washington, DC. Rev. DuBois emphasized the importance of advancing partnerships between US religious communities and the US government, and shared mechanisms through which multi-religious cooperation, diplomacy, and peace-building can be enhanced by the US government. Ms. Mara Vanderslice, Deputy Director of the White House Office of Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnerships elaborated further by sharing the outcomes of the final report of recommendations made recently by the President's Advisory Council on Faith-based and Neighborhood Partnerships, which includes 11 inter-religious cooperation recommendations on the role of religion and global affairs, advancing multi-religious cooperation, engaging Muslim communities, and integrating and valuing America's religious diversity. The meeting was also addressed by Rabbi David Saperstein (Religious Action Center of Reform ... Read more