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Who has a seat at the table when it comes to homeless advocacy?

Guests Kyla Dixon (All Souls Unitarian) and Robert Warren (People for Fairness Coalition) discuss why the housing crisis in Washington DC is as much a moral issue as an economic one.

Robert, who is Muslim, and Kyla, who is Unitarian, talk about their years of collaboration organizing DC's homeless community and interfaith partners to advocate for better housing policy amidst gentrification, for accessible support services, and ultimately for housing to be considered a basic human right.

Learn more about:

People for Fairness Coalition https://pffcdc.org/

Service 2 Justice / Rooting Out Racism https://www.kyladixon.com/

Washington Interfaith Network https://www.windc-iaf.org/

Miriam's Kitchen https://miriamskitchen.org/

Street Sense https://www.streetsensemedia.org/

All Souls Unitarian https://all-souls.org/

Church of the Epiphany http://epiphanydc.org/

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Tan lines, training wheel hijabs, and Sikh style icons...

I chat with Simran Jeet Singh (Union Theological Seminary) and Aysha Khan (Religion News Service) about the awkward, hilarious inside jokes and dirty secrets you'd only know about in their communities. Like how you can tell from a Sikh dude's beard that he's from Long Island, and why Ahmadis are the Mormons of Islam.

As with any awesome hangout, our discussion got pretty deep too. We found parallels and connections in our distinct experiences. And I walked away with a new perspective what it means to express solidarity.

But what I love most about this episode is that there are so many genuine belly laughs. I hope it's contagious.

Find out more:

Simran https://www.simranjeetsingh.org

Aysha https://religionnews.com/author/akhan/

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This week, Jack has his first conversation with a Scientologist! Sylvia Stanard, the Deputy Director of the National Affairs Office of the Church of Scientology, visits alongside Vivek Gupta, a director and youth ambassador at the United Hindu and Jain Temples Association (DMV area).

Jack asks how a Scientologist got on the DC Mayor's Interfaith Council, whether one can be an atheist Hindu, how each of their communities are addressing religious freedom, and a lot more...

Learn about:

Scientology in DC https://www.scientology.org/churches/national-affairs-office-dc/

United Hindu and Jain Temples Association https://www.dcunitedtemples.org

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What do Christian Science and Sufi Islam say about spiritual healing and divine love?

This week, Christian Science practitioner Allison Rose-Sonnesyn and Sufi acupuncturist Ali Sherbiny join Jack to discuss how their life experiences and religious traditions shape their perspectives on health, mindfulness, the concept of remembrance, and the role of prayer.

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Christian Science Church of DC http://firstchurchdc.org

Smiling Light Acupuncture and Wellness https://www.smilingacupuncture.com

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An Abenaki poet and a Lutheran pastor discuss rights vs responsibility, working towards ‘survivance’, and The Great Conversion.

This summer, in a creaky Vermont farmhouse on the campus of the Middlebury College Bread Loaf School of English, Jack hosted a conversation between poet Cheryl Savageau and retired pastor Mike Fonner.

Cheryl graciously shared about leaving Catholicism as a youth, reconciling her Abenaki heritage with Jewish traditions, and the importance of telling stories of the Native diaspora.

Mike reflected on what being a Christian means to him and how his time serving with communities in Asia cultivated an admiration for Buddhist thought.

Learn about Cheryl’s forthcoming memoir Out of the Crazywoods (University of Nebraska Press, May 2020) here:

https://cherylsavageaublog.wordpress.com/books/out-of-the-crazywoods/

Join us for a delightfully dorky discussion on the intersection of comics and religion with A. Dave Lewis (founder of Sacred and Sequential, and writer of Kismet: Man of Fate), Assaf Gamzou (editor of Comics and Sacred Texts), and Dan Clanton Jr. (author of The End Will Be Graphic).

We talk about which X-men keep kosher on missions, why comics are the perfect medium to watch the growth of a soul, and of course we end the show with eschatology (extra credit if you get that pun!).

Learn more about:

Sacred & Sequential http://www.sacredandsequential.org

Comics and Sacred Texts edited by Assaf Gamzou and Ken Koltun-Fromm http://www.upress.state.ms.us/books/2168

Die by Kieron Gillen https://imagecomics.com/comics/series/die

Maus by Art Spiegelman https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/171058/maus-i-a-survivors-tale-by-art-spiegelman/9780394747231/

Marked by Steve Ross https://www.amazon.com/Marked-Steve-Ross/dp/1596270020

Esther by JT Waldman https://www.jtwaldman.com/project/megillat-esther/

Graven Images by A. Dave Lewis and Kristine Hoff-Kramer https://www.bloomsbury.com/us/graven-images-9780826430267/

G Willow Wilson https://www.indiebound.org/search/book?keys=G.+Willow+Wilson&x=0&y=0

Robert Crumb https://www.rcrumb.com

Chris Ware https://www.barclayagency.com/speakers/chris-ware/

JM DeMatties http://www.jmdematteis.com

The Golden Plates by Mike Allred https://www.goodreads.com/series/94786-the-golden-plates

Infidel by Jose de la Ruba https://imagecomics.com/comics/releases/infidel-tp

The Expanse https://www.syfy.com/theexpanse

Firefly https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0303461/

Kismet: Man of Fate by A. Dave Lewis https://awbw.com/webcomics/kismet-man-of-fate/

God Loves, Man Kills https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/299947.X_Men

Cerebus by Dave Sim https://comicsalliance.com/tribute-dave-sim/

Frank Miller https://www.theguardian.com/books/2018/apr/27/frank-miller-xerxes-cursed-sin-city-the-dark-knight-returns

Thor by Jason Aaron https://www.marvel.com/comics/discover/1302/jason-aarons-thor

Southern Bastards by Jason Aaron https://imagecomics.com/comics/series/southern-bastards

For our first edition of "Interfaith-ish Goes to the Movies", we review the new documentary 'Hail Satan?'

Jack hosts an all-star panel, including Sabrina Dent of the Religious Freedom Center, Charles Watson Jr of the BJC, Derek from the Capital Area Satanists, and interfaith ish-tronaut Miranda Hovemeyer. We dive into religious liberty claims, confronting notions of Christian supremacy, and whether Satanists are welcome at the interfaith table.

Plus an interview with filmmaker Penny Lane about her experience with The Satanic Temple.

For more info about the film 'Hail Satan?' https://www.hailsatanfilm.com

For more info about our guests' organizations:

Capital Area Satanists http://capitalareasatanists.org

BJC https://bjconline.org

Religious Freedom Center https://www.religiousfreedomcenter.org

Guest host Sue Katz Miller takes us on another midsummer mystical music tour, featuring Sephardic rhythms, African-American spirituals, feminist Muslim hip hop, and more!

Learn more about:

Trio Sefardi http://triosefardi.com/

Rhiannon Giddens https://www.rhiannongiddens.com

Mona Haydar http://www.monahaydar.com

Emma's Revolution https://emmasrevolution.com

From Tahiti to the Yucatan, Djibouti to DC! Guest host Sue Katz Miller chats with international interfaith-er MacKenzie Bills about her many endeavors across the world. Plus how she navigates interfaith spaces as a secular person.

Learn more about the DMV Youth Empowerment Retreat:

https://www.bridgee.us/dmv-youth-empowerment-retreat