Interfaith Alliance, in partnership with Human Rights First, invited houses of worship from across the country – and from a variety of faith traditions – to organize interfaith events as part of our Faith Shared initiative held on Sunday, June 26^th. The key component of each Faith Shared event was clergy of different faiths coming together to share readings on respect and tolerance from their sacred texts.

The goals of Faith Shared were to create opportunities for faith communities to strengthen ties with one another – and to use images and videos from the events to spread a message of respect and understanding around the world. By doing so, we hoped to counter a perception of intolerance that is often portrayed in the international media.