NEVADA: An Interfaith Students Club (ISC) has been formed at University of Nevada-Reno (UNR).
ISC aims to unite students of various religions and denominations including the non-religious and facilitate healing among them, cultivate social cohesion, increasing understanding of “other” religions and non-believer groups, seeking commonalities, providing a platform for frank and open discussion on various issues surrounding religion.
It plans to hold various multi-faith panel discussions on contemporary religious issues affecting the area-Nevada-USA-world, joint interfaith Thanksgiving prayers, a forum on “Faith and the Media”, and make efforts to establish a multi-faith prayer-room on the campus, etc.
It is headed by Daniel Richard Sanchez as President, Suhayb Alsharekh is its Vice- President while Andrew Protz is Treasurer. Its Spiritual Advisors include Dr. Thomas Butler, Pastor Emeritus of Sparks United Methodist Church; Fr. Stephen Karcher, Priest of St. Anthony Greek Orthodox Church; Rajan Zed, President of Universal Society of Hinduism; and Jikai’ Phil Bryan, Reno Buddhist Center Priest.
UNR, land-grant state-supported institution was established in 1874. It has over 18,000 students and is helping create “world’s most accurate atomic clock.” It is home to one of the largest earthquake-simulation labs and many Hollywood movies were shot on its campus. Marc Johnson is President.
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