Since September 11, 2001, a growing number of cities have encouraged the formation of an organization that could promote and organize interfaith activities. In most cases, those cities have had limited funds, and they have expected such interfaith groups to secure any needed money through fundraising efforts.

The sale of religious jewelry would seem like a possible way to raise money for an interfaith organization. Still, this writer feels the need to ponder on the suitability of such an endeavor. Should an interfaith group deem it appropriate to obtain needed money by selling religious jewelry?

This writer recently received correspondence that contained a view about the nature of an interfaith activity. That correspondence implied the necessity to involve all religious groups in any such activity. While a decision to sell religious jewelry could well lead to the sale of items with symbols of many different religions, it could never have items from every religion. The Amish do not wear any type of jewelry.

In fact, since this article began with mention of September 11, 2001, the reader is now asked to recall a memorial service held in New York City soon after that tragedy. That memorial service took place at the baseball stadium that is normally used by the New York Mets.

The public officials made an effort to invite representatives from a broad spectrum of faith groups. Still, not every religion had a representative at that memorial service. One religion that was not represented happened to have a center right across from the stadium. That center was operated by members of the Baha’i Faith.

The entire service was televised. Aided possibly by a guiding hand from on high, one TV cameraman caught a picture of people coming out of the Baha’i Center to pray in unison with those at the memorial service. Perhaps that shot brought more members of the public to that Baha’i Center, a place where one can find some religious jewelry.

In November of 1992, some of that religious jewelry from New York’s Baha’i Center must have been included in a conference display. In November of that year, there was a Baha’i World Congress in New York City. Both books and jewelry were on display during that four-day event.

Teenagers and junior youth from Baha’i families had been invited to attend that Congress. The Congress organizers apparently possessed great foresight. They could see ahead to the sort of questions that can come-up during an interfaith effort. Each major religion has its own calendar, and the dates on those calendars do not represent a fixed date on the traditional twelve-month, 365 day calendar.

Sometimes, it is hard to plan an interfaith activity that does not conflict with some other religious event. Today’s youth must plan to grapple with the repercussions from such potential conflicts.

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