Links to Multifaith and Religion Sites

Contents:

Religions Working Together for a Better World

Service Organizations

American Friends Service Committee: A Quaker organization which includes people of various faiths who are committed to social justice, peace, and humanitarian service.
American Jewish World Service: A not-for-profit nonsectarian organization founded to help alleviate human suffering, poverty, hunger and disease among the people of the world regardless of race, religion or nationality. It provides American Jews with a vehicle to act upon a deeply felt and long cherished obligation to improve the quality of life for all people.
Computerized AIDS Ministries: The United Methodist Church provides a home page with stories and resources about Ministries for Persons Living with AIDS based on the CAM BBS service.
Global AIDS Interfaith Alliance: GAIA partners with religious organizations in less-developed countries to prevent the spread of HIV and to care for people living with AIDS.
Heifer Project International: Dedicated to the sustainability of providing food- and income-producing animals, training and related assistance to families and communities around the world.
International Network for Interfaith Health Practices (IHP-NET): Blueprints for faith groups working with public health agencies to promote health in congregations and communities.
Multifaith AIDS project, Seattle WA: Through the volunteer efforts of people of faith, we create a caring, compassionate community that engages and embraces people of all cultural, ethnic, and spiritual backgrounds. We build the community we envision by providing: service that is responsive to people in need, education that promotes affirmation of and respect for diversity, and celebration of the rich spiritual heritage of humanity.
World Faiths Development Dialogue: WFDD's mission is to reduce poverty, enhance the quality and impact of development policies and programs, and help build social cohesion. It seeks to catalyze the active, coordinated engagement of the world's faiths in the development process.

Networking

Council for a Parliament of the World's Religions: Foster interreligious dialogue and cooperation in metropolitan Chicago and around the world. Info on the December 1999 Parliament in Cape Town, South Africa.
Global Dialogue Institute: Site of the Journal of Ecumenical Studies (index); The Center for Global Ethics; The Consortium for Interreligious Dialogue (CID) and more.
Interfaith Voices for Peace and Justice: A communications network and database for North American faith-based groups working for the betterment of society
International Association for Religious Freedom: A world community of religious groups working together for justice, peace and religious freedom.
Seed House: An interfaith (Christian, Jewish, Muslim) social justice organization which exists to facilitate meaningful dialogue and action leading to repair and reconciliation.

United Communities of Spirit: This network combines insights from every religion and spiritual tradition, as we seek to build illuminated community among the people of the world.
Wittenberg Center for Alternative Resources: An NGO that works in service of a vision of a healed world, where people of all faiths, traditions and colors can come together with mutual respect, and where the rapidly vanishing voices of the traditional wisdomkeepers of the Earth are heard and respected. They bring together environmental, spiritual, and indigenous leaders with policymakers, to establish networks for creating a sustainable future for the generations to come and for all our relations.
World Interfaith Congress: An online forum for faith-based organizations and their members. Working to promote the broad ideals of mutual understanding and accurate interreligious communication.
International Forgiveness Day: Seeking to create an International holiday on the first Sunday in August for a celebration that transcends all religious, ethnic, political, social, economic and other structures that divide humankind.
Glimpses of a Holy City: The multicultural and multifaith experiences of the London Borough of Ealing.

Communities of Prayer

Prayer Vigil for the Earth: A Global Prayer Community to give the life of our prayers and meditations to Mother Earth and to unite in a place without words--the place of prayer.
World Puja: Bringing the peoples of the world together through meditation and prayer.
Global Renaissance Alliance: Small, intimate circles of spiritual support, praying together, meditating together, envisioning a healed and peaceful world, creating among its members a sense of sacred communion
World Prayers: A multi-cultural prayer collective attempting to gather the great prayer classics from spiritual traditions around the world into a common archive for the purpose of inspiration, study and cross cultural appreciation.
World Peace and Prayer Day: An annual prayer event (June 21) to raise awareness of the need for all people to join spiritually for the survival of our planet and her inhabitants. The first World Peace and Prayer Day (WPPD) was an initiative undertaken in 1996 by the indigenous people of Turtle Island (Americas) under the initiative of Chief Arvol Looking Horse, leader of the Lakota, Dakota, Nakota Nations (known as the Great Sioux Nation) and Nineteenth Generation Keeper of the White Buffalo Calf Peace Pipe Bundle.

Faith Communities for Peace

Baptist Peace Fellowship of North America: To unite and enable Christians to make peace with justice in a warring world. We are called by God to the Gospel of Peace. This calling is rooted in our faith in Jesus Christ, who is our Peace, in whom God is reconciling the world and through whom God calls us to the ministry of peacemaking. Peace is not only our goal, but our means. The foundation of peace is justice. The force of peace is love.
Bat Shalom of the Jerusalem Link: Israeli and Palestinian women working together toward a culture of peace and cooperation between our peoples.
Buddhist Peace Fellowship: BPF seeks to awaken peace where there is conflict, bring insight to institutionalized ignorance, promote communication and cooperation among sanghas, and in the spirit of wisdom, compassion, and harmony, offer practical help wherever possible.
Catholic Peace Fellowship: CPF was originally founded in 1964 to support Catholic conscientious objectors, draft resisters, anti-war activists, and all Catholics committed to peacemaking in accord with the teaching and example of Jesus.
Central Committee for Conscientious Objectors (CCCO): Supports and promotes individual and collective resistance to war and preparations for war.
Churches for Middle East Peace (CMEP): An ecumenical working group of Christian organizations lobbying for a sound United States policy aimed at achieving and maintaining just and stable relationships throughout the area.
Episcopal Peace Fellowship: To aid and encourage all Episcopalians to strive for justice and peace among all people and to bear nonviolent witness to Christ's call to peace. As a community we are dedicated to discovering and practicing the biblical concept of peace.
Fellowship of Reconciliation: An interfaith organization committed to active nonviolence as a transforming way of life and as a means of radical change.
Jewish Peace Fellowship: Exploring war and peace from a nonviolent and Jewish point of view.
Lutheran Peace Fellowship (LPF): A community of Lutherans across the U.S. and around the globe, responding to the gospel call to be peacemakers and justice seekers.
Muslim Peace Fellowship (Ansar as-Salam): A gathering of peace and justice-oriented Muslims of all backgrounds who are dedicated to making the beauty of Islam evident in the world.
Orthodox Peace Fellowship: An association of Orthodox believers trying to apply the principals of the Gospel to situations of division and conflict, whether in the home, the parish, the community we live, the work place, within our particular nation, and between nations. We work for the conservation of God's creation and especially of human life.
Pax Christi: A Catholic peace organization working to create a world that reflects the Peace of Christ by exploring, articulating, and witnessing to the call of Christian nonviolence. See also Pax Christi USA.
Presbyterian Peace Fellowship: A national community of Presbyterians who trust in the nonviolent Jesus Christ. We call forth and celebrate prophetic action by individuals and by our denomination (The Presbyterian Church USA) in the search for alternatives to violence, exploitation, militarism, and war. Through the decades, across generations, and in the changing circumstances of history -- this is our trust and our task.
Religions for Peace: Upholding the principle of profound respect for religious differences and dedicated to multi-religious cooperation for peace.
Religions for Peace - USA: A coalition comprised of leaders from over 50 U.S. religious communities, it is one of 55 national chapters of Religions for Peace International.
World Conference on Religion and Peace: An international coalition of representatives from the world's great religions who are dedicated to achieving peace. Respecting cultural differences while celebrating our common humanity, WCRP is active on every continent and in some of the most troubled places on earth, creating multi-religious partnerships that mobilize the moral and social resources of religious people to address their shared problems.
World Peace Prayer Society: A non-sectarian organization dedicated to spreading the message and prayer "May Peace Prevail on Earth".

Prayers for Peace

Anglo-Catholic Socialism: Prayers and hymns for justice and Peace.
Church of England - Invitation to Prayer: Prayers for peace, justice and reconciliation.
James Twyman - Peace Prayers: Interfaith prayers for peace.
Orthodox Peace Fellowship - Daily prayer for peace: A daily prayer for peace in English or German.
World Prayers: Selected prayers for peace & healing
Interfaith Prayers for Peace: Spiritual And Religious Alliance for Hope offers a selection of prayers from many faith traditions.


Peaceprayer.org: Interfaith prayers and prayer resources for peace in Iraq.
Poets Against the War: A collection of poems by over 12,000 poets on anti-war themes.
Prayer Vigil for Peace in the Middle East: Christian prayers and worship resources.
Unitarian Universalist Perspectives on Iraq: Prayers, readings and other liturgical elements plus other resources have been assembled by the UUA.
Anglican Communion - Peace for Iraq: A collection of prayers for peace.

Groups Promoting a Global Ethic

Center for Global Ethics: Coordinating the work of thinkers, scholars and activists from around the world, who are working to define, implement and promote policies of responsible global citizenship. As profoundly interconnected members of a global community, we recognize the need to develop and advance the acceptance of a viable and sustainable Global Ethic.
Global Ethic Foundation: The Foundation encourages inter-cultural and inter-religious research and education and promotes the Global Ethic declaration.
Global Ethic: Celebrating the Spirit - Towards A Global Ethic. Promoting the Global Ethic signed at the Parliament of the World's Religions in Chicago, 1993.
Towards a Global Ethic (An Initial Declaration): A CPWR site with resources on the Global Ethic documents, A Call to Our Guiding Institutions and Gifts of Service to the World.
Global Ethics Forum: This forum grew out of the Global Ethics Seminar at University of Manitoba, and offers resources for the task of exploring ethical models, problems, history and theory from some of the many diverse world cultures.
Institute for Global Ethics: A nonsectarian, nonpartisan, global research and educational membership organization promoting ethical behavior in individuals, institutions, and nations through research, public discourse, and practical action.

Groups and Communities for Ecology and Earth Stewardship

California Interfaith Power and Light (CIPL): A state ICL web site with lots of interesting information. California Interfaith Power & Light seeks to be faithful stewards of Creation by responding to global warming through the promotion of energy conservation, energy efficiency, and renewable energy. This ministry intends to protect the earth's ecosystems, safeguard public health, and ensure sufficient, sustainable energy for all.
Coalition on the Environment and Jewish Life (COEJL): COEJL seeks to expand the contemporary understanding of such Jewish values as tikkun olam (repairing the world) and tzedek (justice) to include the protection of both people and other species from environmental degradation.
Druid Network: Environmental action starts locally: being aware of your own environment, and connecting with it. As we go deeper into Druidry, exploring the spirit and creativity all around us, many find themselves drawn to a particular patch of nature that holds a special place in their everyday lives, and where they can give back.
Evangelical Environmental Network (EEN): Our job here at EEN and Creation Care magazine is to help our brothers and sisters in Christ as well as society at large understand the fullness of Christ's reconciliation of all of creation.
Faith & the Common Good: An initiative asking Canadians what values we believe should form our communities. Working in partnership with the David Suzuki Foundation, we are currently focussing on the theme Renewing the Sacred Balance - integrating faith, spirituality, and ecology.
Green Faith: GreenFaith is New Jersey's interfaith coalition for the environment. Founded in 1992 as PEQ, they inspire, educate and mobilize people of diverse spiritual backgrounds to deepen their relationship with the sacred in nature and restore the environment for future generations.
Interfaith Climate Change Network (ICCN): A collaborative effort of the Eco-Justice Working Group of the National Council of the Churches of Christ in the USA and the Coalition on the Environment and Jewish Life. The ICCN�s goal is to pursue justice for the poor around the world and protect all life on Earth by taking action to address global climate change. We hope that you'll become part of the network and make your voice heard in our campaign to protect the Earth's climate.
Interreligious Eco-Justice Network: Engaging people of diverse faith traditions in prayer, dialogue, education, advocacy and celebration of the sacredness of creation. The network encourages faithful living that reflects a right relationship between humankind and the environment.
National Tribal Environmental Council: Promoting an understanding of the environment based on tribal cultural and spiritual values.
National Religious Partnership for the Environment (NRPE): An environmental coalition between U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, The National Council of Churches of Christ (NCCC), The Coalition on Environment and Jewish Life (COEJL), The Evangelical Environmental Network (EEN). Guided by biblical teaching, the Partnership seeks to encourage people of faith to weave values and programs of care for God's creation throughout the entire fabric of religious life
The Regeneration Project: An interfaith ministry devoted to deepening the connection between ecology and faith. They are the umbrella that started Interfaith Power & Light which has branches in many states.
UU Ministry for Earth: Our mission is to facilitate and support the work of Unitarian Universalists by affirming and promoting the Seventh Principle of the UUA, "Respect for the interdependent web of all existence of which we are a part." Our members believe that the Earth is in peril from human activities, and for us as people of faith, this is a moral and spiritual crisis of utmost importance.
Earth Day Networks - Religious and Faith Communities Outreach: Encouraging Earth Day sermons and congregation-based environmental initiatives.

Religious Perspectives on Sexual Inclusivity

Center for Lesbian and Gay Studies in Religion and Ministry (CLGS) at Pacific School of Religion, Berkeley, CA: Our goal is to be the premier source for reliable and up-to-date information and resources on LGBTQ issues and religion, including resources, such as articles, bibligraphies, sermons, and presentations�and look for much more.
Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Religious Archives Network (LGBTRAN): Developing archives and encouraging historical study of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) religious movements.
TransFaith Online: Seeks to be inclusive of Transexuals, Intersexuals, Crossdressers, Transvestites, and all other Transgendered individuals however they may be defined.Also seeks to be inclusive of all spiritual traditionsand orientation -- while placing a particular emphasis on support and education within the Christian tradition and Christian communities.


Affirmation: United Methodists for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Concerns is an independent voice of LGBT people and their allies who affirm full participation of all persons in the church and society and who relentlessly pursue policies and processes to that end. Together we proclaim a Gospel of respect, love, justice and mercy for all. Affirmation is an activist, not-for-profit organization with no official ties to The United Methodist Church.
Alliance of Lesbian and Gay Anglicans: They are working for the unconditional inclusion and full participation of lesbian and gay people in every facet of the Church's life throughout the Anglican Communion.
Brethren/Mennonite Council for Lesbian and Gay Concerns: BMC supports all people as they seek to know God's will for their lives, including those open to same-sex relationships, those seeking a life of celibacy, and those exploring questions of sexual orientation. We also believe that God does celebrate the love shared in same-sex relationships.
Buddhabuddies.org: A les-bi-gay Buddhist sangha in the Boston area with satellite groups in other East Coast cities.
Dignity USA: Working for respect and justice for all gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender persons in the Catholic Church and the world through education, advocacy and support.
Friends for Lesbian and Gay Concerns: A North American Quaker faith community that affirms that of God in all people -- lesbian, gay, bisexual, heterosexual, transgendered, and transsexual.
Gay Buddhist Fellowship: Supports Buddhist practice in the Gay men�s community. It is a forum that brings together the diverse Buddhist traditions to address the spiritual concerns of Gay men in the San Francisco Bay Area, the United States, and the world.
Integrity: A witness of God's inclusive love to the Episcopal Church and the gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender community
Metropolitan Community Churches: MCC is a worldwide fellowship of Christian churches with special outreach to gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgendered people.
More Light Presbyterians: Seeking the full participation of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people of faith in the life, ministry and witness of the Presbyterian Church (USA).
Rainbow Baptists: A website providing support, information and advocacy for gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender and queer identified Baptists, their family and friends.
Rainbow Sash Movement (USA): A National Catholic Gay/Lesbian/Bisexual/Transgender organization of people wearing Rainbow Sashes and Rainbow colors to publicly challenge the institutionalized homophobia of our Church. The site features news for the GLBT Catholic Community.
The United Church of Christ Coalition for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Concerns: Provides sanctuary and support to gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender sisters and brothers and their family and friends.

Other Sites of General Interest:

Adherents.com: A collection of adherent statistics and religious geography citations, references to published membership/adherent statistics and congregation statistics for over 3,000 religions, churches, denominations, religious bodies, faith groups, tribes, movements, ultimate concerns, etc.
Interlude: The Cybermonks hope to bring to your Internet experience a few moments of peace, composure, and mental expansion - with a thought of the day, meditations and many other offerings.
Mahatma Gandhi Research & Media Service: a non-profit enterprise which aims to popularize Mahatma Gandhi's life and work and thus spread the ethics of nonviolence.
Places of Peace and Power: The Sacred Site Pilgrimage of Martin Gray: Photographs by an anthropologist specializing in the study of sacred sites and pilgrimage traditions around the world
Terra Ferma: Forum for the Equitable Representation of Religion in the Media and Academia hosted by McGill University, Montreal.
The Vatican Museums: A variety of resources, Christian, Egyptian, Etruscan, etc.
Interfaith Calendar: Primary sacred times for world religions and links to world religion resources.
Jubilee USA Network: A diverse gathering of people and organizations dedicated to working for a world free of debt for billions of people.
Mythic Maps: This website explores mythic maps, i.e. belief structures, set of perceptions or ideas that help us make sense of that deep soulful realm where everyday experience and meaning coincide. It has a nice calendar on holidays from many faiths.
The Heart's Treasurehouse: An interfaith site dedicated to promoting dialogue and a better understanding of the world's spiritual philosophies and traditons, their differences as well as the profound similarities at their core.
Faith Initiative Interfaith Magazine: Promoting religious harmony by providing educational resources and information to promote a better awareness of the causes and consequences of inter-religious tensions and conflicts; and educating the public in the diverse nature of religious belief.

Interfaith Call

Pointers to Religious and Multifaith sites:

Multifaith and Religious Studies

Facets: Facets of Religion - a site of multifaith pointers.
Interfaith.org: Links to religions and spirituality.
MultiFaithNet Resources Bank: Religion or spirituality links, browse by category or search for something in particular.
Relig Hot Lists at www.Mall-Net: More than 400 pointers to various religious sites.
Religions & Scriptures: Steve Wright offers links to a number of religions and their corresponding texts.
Religions Mega-site: Hosts a searchable database of over 1300 religious web sites on the Internet, tips on creating a church home page and more.
Yahoo: Pointers to multifaith resources.
Meta-Religion: Links, articles and sacred texts related to religion, cults, science, philosophy and occultism.

Comparative Religion: A Directory of Internet Resources for the Academic Study of Religion with lots of links to religious pages and more!
Theological Resources on the Web: Pointers to useful places on the Web for beginning research on religious and theological questions.
Electronic Resources for Religious Studies: Rice Universities poitners to religious texts and other resources.
Virtual Religion Index: Rutgers University index to religion-related webpages for the student.
Computer-Assisted Theology: Internet resources for the study and teaching of theology, primarily Christian.
Religious Movements Homepage: A University of Virginia site dedicated to studying religious movements on the web and in the world, providing a foundation for understanding how religious groups emerge, grow, stagnate, reinvigorate themselves, and sometimes die.
The Leonard E. Greenberg Center for the Study of Religion in Public Life: Advancing knowledge and understanding of the varied roles that religious movements, institutions, and ideas play in the contemporary world, the Center publishes Religion in the News, a thrice-yearly magazine that covers media reporting of religion.
BBC World Service - Guide to Religions of the World: Info on Buddhism, Christianity, Hinduism, Islam, Judaism and Sikhism.
Boston University School of Theology - religion and philosophy resources on the internet: A selected listing of local and world-wide Internet sources for religion and philosophy.
Divinity School Library, Duke University: Internet Resources in Religion and Theology links.
Finding God in Cyberspace: A guide to religious studies resources on the internet, by John L Gresham MLS PhD.
The Seminar for the Interdisciplinary Research of Religions and Ideologies (S.I.R.R.I.): Romanian researchers and students studying and promoting interreligious and interfaith dialogue, especially among (but not restricted to) Judaism, Christianity, and Islam.
Pew Forum on Religion & Public Life: Seeking to promote a deeper understanding of how religion shapes the ideas and institutions of American society.
Pluralism Project: Developed at Harvard University to study and document the growing religious diversity of the United States, with a special view to its new immigrant religious communities.
Center on Religion and Democracy: A politically non-partisan research center at the University of Virginia, committed to addressing the complex relationship between religion and democratic culture.
Society for the Scientific Study of Religion: A membership organization for scholars, church leaders, and others interested in systematic and/or scientific studies of religion. Publishes monographs and a journal.
Religious Research Association: The RRA encourages and communicates research across multiple themes and approaches in t he study of religion, including: new religious movements, dynamics of denominational and congregational growth, individual and organizational variations in beliefs and practices, relation between personal spirituality and institutional religious involvement, conflict within congregations and denominations, religious experience, ethnic religious groups, religion and family life, religion and political behavior, comparative analyses of religious behavior and institutions.



Insight into Religion: Christains and Muslims comparing the Q'uran and Bible for insight into God as Creator.
Under Shekhina's Wings: Links to Women's spirituality in all its forms: Jewish, Christian, Earth Religion, etc.

Religious News

Religion journalism on the WWW: An overview of American journalism's coverage of religion news and the Web resources that lead to and reinforce that coverage. Reviews and links to major metro dailies, denominational papers and more.
Greenbelt Interfaith News Links: Links to news services carrying religion news.
Zondervan Publishing House's Religion News Links: A collection of Christian and religious news resources on the Web.
JournalismNet - Religion: Links to religious news both interfaith and denominational.

Religion News Service: Intelligent, objective coverage of all religions -- Judaism, Christianity, Islam, Asian religions and private spirituality. RNS also provides commentary from a diverse array of all points of the political and theological spectrum.
Ecumenical News International: A global news service reporting on ecumenical developments and other news of the churches, and giving religious perspectives on news developments world-wide. sponsors of ENI, which is based at the Ecumenical Centre in Geneva, Switzerland, are the World Council of Churches, the Lutheran World Federation, the World Alliance of Reformed Churches, and the Conference of European Churches, which also have their headquarters at the Ecumenical Centre.
Interfaith News.net: A site dedicated to providing positive news and views on spiritual, religious, and interfaith issues.
Newsroom.org: Designed to help editors, journalists and decision makers cover the religious dimension to news, Newsroom offers story leads, reports, analysis, commentary and local contacts drawn from a global network of news agencies, reporters and scholars.
Worldwide Faith News: A searchable data base of full text news releases and other information, including policy statements, from national and world faith groups. Pointers to participating groups (mostly Christian with one Jewish group).
UPI Religion & Spirituality Forum: Religious news and opinion from UPI.

Al-Khilafah Publications: Daily news from the Muslim world and an opportunity to interact on a new current affairs discussion board dedicated to bringing key items of news and related Islamic comment. Also featuring Islamic cultural articles and the monthly Khilafah Magazine.
Anglican Communion Web Site: News of the Anglican Communion worldwide.
(Greek) Orthodox World News: News of the Orthodox Church, available on the web or via email.
Religion News Today from Crosswalk.com: Truthful, thoughtful, comprehensive, and accessible coverage of world news and culture along with commentary that places this coverage in the context of a Christian worldview and promotes critical and responsible engagement with the culture.
Sikhnet News: Stories from Punjab newspapers and other news of the Sikh world.
Vaishnava News Network: an independent network of collaborating Vaishnavas worldwide providing the world Vaishnava community with news and forums of communication.
Beliefnet News: Religion and spirituality news from around the world.

onReligion.com: Provides a daily clipping service of religious news which includes descriptions of at least 4 or 5 articles -- sometimes 8 or 10 articles -- from newspapers in the United States and from some other English language newspapers.
Wren's Nest at WitchVox: Updates on discrimination cases, legislative alerts, calls for action and general comments about Pagan issues around the world on a daily basis.

PBS Religion & Ethics Newsweekly: Covers top stories in religion and ethics news -- focusing on important and significant events, controversies, people, and practices of all religions, all denominations, and all expressions of faith.
Source Point: A Journal of Interfaith Solidarity: The dialogue this journal intends to inspire is that between faith and social responsibility, between the insight of the mystic and the action of the prophet and the integration of the masculine and feminine self in our human being.
Interfaith Today: The purpose of this podcast is to highlight the work of the global Interfaith Movement.

Interfaith/Multifaith Groups

International

International Fellowship of Christians and Jews: Working to promote greater understanding between Jews and Christians and build support for Israel and other shared concerns.
United Religions Initiative: United Religions wants to create a body that will be to the world's religions what the United Nations provides for the world's nations. United Religion's mission is to provide the world's religions with a conspicuous, permanent center where prayer and dialogue among the world's religions have the potential of resulting in a worldwide moral resolve in both word and action.
Interfaith Youth Core (IFYC): An independent organization created by and for young people with a profound belief in the power of youth to change the world. IFYC programs integrate intercultural encounter, social action and interfaith reflection.
The Temple of Understanding: A global interfaith organization devoted to creating the recognition of the Oness of all religions and faiths.

North American

North American Interfaith Network: NAINetwork is a non-profit association with a membership of more than 60 interfaith organizations and agencies throughout Canada and the United States.
Ontario Consultants on Religious Tolerance: Information on religious topics promoting tolerance and exposing misinformation.
American Interfaith Institute: Promotes scholarly communication between Christians and Jews.
Equal Partners in Faith: A multi-racial, multi-faith national network of religious leaders and people of faith committed to equality and diversity. Our diverse faith traditions and shared religious values lead us to affirm and defend the equality of all people, regardless of religion, race, gender or sexual orientation. As people of faith, we actively oppose the manipulation of religion to promote exclusion and inequality.
The Guthrie Center (Housatonic, MA): Bringing together individuals for spiritual service, as well as cultural and educational exchange, following in the tradition of service and compassion as exemplified by Ma Jaya Sati Bhagavati.
The Interfaith Alliance: Monthly online magazine and news of Interfaith coalitions combating the Radical Religious RIght.
The Interfaith Center at the Presidio (SF, CA): A multifaith project in the San Francisco Bay Area.
Interfaith Community (Palo Alto, CA): This organization provides a religious, cultural, social and educational context for interfaith families (primarily Christian/Jewish).
Interfaith Fellowship (NY, NY): An alternative spiritual community of worship, celebration, healing, and service located in New York City.
Interfaith Working Group (Phila., PA): A Philadelphia area Interfaith group dedicated to bringing varied religious views on social issues before the public.
Jewish-Christian Relations site: Articles about Jews and Christians working together and links to organizations promoting such relationships. Site in both English and German.
Ontario Multifaith Council on Spiritual and Religious Care

European

The International Interfaith Centre, Oxford: Education for interreligious understanding and fostering cooperation and tolerance amongst religions.
World Congress of Faiths: A London-based group dedicated to bringing people of different Faiths together.
The Inter Faith Network for the UK: Working to build good relations between the communities of all the major faiths in Britain: Baha'i; Buddhist; Christian; Hindu; Jain; Jewish; Muslim; Sikh; and Zoroastrian.
MultiFaithNet: Information about the 9 major Religions in the UK. Both free and subscriber services.
Greenwich Multi-Faith Forum: GMFF brings together the diverse faiths and religious denominations present in the London Borough of Greenwich and offers information on local events and places of worship for all faiths.

Multifaith Conferences

Ecumenicon: The Ecumenicon Conference is a conference dedicated to interfaith dialogue, ritual, and spiritual growth.
EtheraCon: An annual conference for Teaching, Ritual, and Community, with teachers from many esoteric traditions held in New York State in January.

Multifaith Anthologies and Religious Text Archives

A SourceBook for Earth's Community of Religions: Anthology for global interfaith community, created for the Parliament of the World's Religions in 1993.
World Scripture: A comparative anthology of sacred texts, edited by Dr. Andrew Wilson.
Internet Sacred Text Archive: This site is intended to be a freely available archive of significant primary texts relating to religion and mythology. Texts are presented in English translation and, in some cases, in the original language.
English Language Religious Resources: English language Bibles, Book of Mormon and Qu'ran at Electronic Text Center, University of Virginia Library. See the main page for other language options.

Nature and Magical Religions

More extensive listings can be found at the NCLC COG pages

General Pagan pointers

alt.pagan FAQ: Frequently Asked Questions from alt.pagan.
Green Pages: Gatherings, Student groups and general resources.
Hama's Pagan Page: Another excellent collection of links - arranged by sites, groups, events, journals and more.
High Plains Pagan & Magick Page: Pagan & Magick Announcements and News based in Wyoming, but covering a much wider area.
The Magickal Table: A directory page that provides a link, a review and an e-mail contact (where available). Unique and quite interesting.
Otherworld: A meeting place between the Worlds - lots of pointers.
Pagan Federation: UK, European and worldwide Paganism resource. Articles from Pagan Dawn, the PF magazine.
Relig Hot Lists at www.Mall-Net: More than 400 pointers to various religious sites - heavy on Pagan/Occult.
Wisdom of the Earth: Resources for Earth Religions.
BBC Religion & Ethics: Paganism: Paganism describes a group of contemporary religions based on a reverence for nature. These faiths draw on the traditional religions of indigenous peoples throughout the world.

Wicca and Witchcraft

COGWEB: Covenant of the Goddess, National Home Page. Info on CoG's annual festival, interfaith outreach efforts, local councils and Witchcraft in general.
Reclaiming Collective: Information on the collective and upcoming Bay Area events.
Witches Voice: A News and Education Network: A proactive educational network dedicated to correcting misinformation about Witches and Witchcraft.

alt.religion.wicca FAQ: Frequently Asked Questions from alt.religion.wicca
A Portrait of Wicca: An essay from A SourceBook for Earth's Community of Religions.

Asatru and Norse-Paganism

Asatru Folk Assembly: A religious organization dedicated to practicing and spreading Asatru. This site has two online magazines and extensive archival material.
Irminsul Aettir's Asatru pages: An association of Asatruar to facilitate networking, sharing of resources, developing educational material and programs, fostering cooperation and the promotion of Asatru.
Raven Online: Information and ritual from the Raven Kindred.
Ring of Troth: The official Ring of Troth Home Page
American Vinland Association: Promoting the reestablishment of the Old Religions of Northern and Central Heathen Europe.

Druids

Ar n'Draiocht Fein: Basic info on Ar n'Draiocht Fein, a branch of Neo-Pagan Druidism.
Druidism FAQ: A Guide to the Druids and Celtic mysticism.
Henge of Keltria: The Henge provides information on Keltrian Druidism, a Neo-Pagan Celtic Earth-based religion.
The Order of Bards Ovates & Druids: Basic information on the Order.
South Central Druid Coalition: Wide-ranging collection of links to diverse Druid groups.

Celtic Revivalists

The Celticist Faith Page: Info on Celticism, it's beliefs, practices, and history, plus prayers in Gaelic and English.
Clannada na Gadelica: Gaelige Traditionalist Tribal Resource & Mail List Page. Lyrical and beautiful introduction to the owner's tribe. Netscape and a fast line a must! Straight to the library for Gaelic philosophy and such.
IMBAS: The home of of the IMBAS list and archive of Celtic reconstructionist information.
Nemeton: The home page of the Nemeton list and Celtic Reconstructionism.
O'Dubhain's Cauldron: Searles O'Dubhain offers explanations of Celtic Gods, Hallows, divination and more. Trailstalker presents the Kitchen Witch Inn with lots of resources for families.
The Sanctum of Cathbad: Cathbad has links to Celtic resources and offers his own "best of" collections from Nemeton-L and IMBAS.

Church of All Worlds

CAWeb: Church of All Worlds unofficial site.
CAW FAQ: Church of All Worlds frequently asked questions.

Magic(k)al Religions

Hermetic Alchemical Order of the QBLH: Thelemic Magickal order offers a variety of resources.
Magick: Ander's Magick page. If you have trouble reaching it try Index page and that should get you there.
Hermetic Order of the Morning Star International: A Western Esoteric Order following practices arising from the Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn.

Egyptian/Khemetic and Levantine Paganism

Fellowship of Isis: The main Fellowship web page. The FOI headquarters is located in Clonegal Castle, Enniscorthy, Eire. There are many FOI centers around the world.
Akhet Hwt-Hrw: Temple & School of the Religion of Ancient Egypt: Drawing upon the actual practices and teachings of Egypt, as revealed by temple inscriptions and papyrus texts, Akhet seeks to reawaken these ancient truths in order to achieve a balanced, healthy spiritual lifestyle for today.
Qadash Kinahnu: Canaanite Phoenician Temple: The purpose of this temple is the explanation and worship of the ancient deities of Canaan and Phoenicia, an area in the Near East which includes what are the modern countries of Syria, Lebanon, Jordan, and Israel/Palestine, all the way through the Sinai.

Tribal, Aboriginal, Indigenous and Paleo-Pagan Religions

Native American Religions

The Hopi Way A website dedicated to spreading the message of truth from the Hopi Elders.
Native American Traditions: Articles from MEN magazine, including an interview with Wallace Black Elk and others.
Spirit of the Wolf: A collection of teachings of the American First Peoples.

Huna and Pacific Island Religions

Huna from Hawaii: Emphasizing the Huna healing tradition. General information on the Huna worldview and religion.
Huna Moku, Energy Island: Dedicated to psychic development, subtle energy research and social or geographical mysteries of Huna.

African and Afro-Diasporic Religions

Ifa Foundation of North America: Newsletter, information on the Orishas and more. (graphic intensive).
Ijo Orunmila: A gathering place for students of wisdom and seekers of truth ready to open your mind and soul and feast upon the spiritual riches of Ifa.
OrishaNet: Resources on the World of La Regla Lucum�, Santer�a and If�.
Religions of the Caribbean: Information on Santeria and Vodoun and other traditions of the Caribbean region.
Vodou Page: Information and commentary on Vodou by Bon Mambo Racine Sans Bout Sa Te La Daginen.
OrishaNet (Santeria/Lumumi): Dedicated to being an accurate source of information on La Regla Lucum� for those learning the religion and other interested parties.
Santeria, A Practical Guide to Afro-Caribbean Magic: A full copy of the book of this title by Luis M. Nunez.
Church of the Seven African Powers (Santeria): Information on the religious system of Santeria, which has evolved from that of Yoruba ancestors of West Africa.


Rastafarianism: A sketch of Rastafari history and belief.
Kemet: Resources on Kemetic Orthodoxy, a modern practice of the religious tradition of Ancient Egypt.

Shinto

International Shinto Foundation: Providing accurate information on Shinto in both Japanese and English to dispell myths and promote scholarship.

Eastern Religion Sites

Buddhism

Buddhist Studies WWW Virtual Library: Links of leading information resources in the field of Buddhism and Buddhist studies.
Buddhist Ethics: The Journal of Buddhist Ethics. Links to Global Resources for Buddhist Studies.
DharmaNet International: Gateways to Buddhism: Online clearinghouse for Buddhist study and practice resources. It is home to Dharmanet's own in-house databases and collections, as well as providing links to all online Buddhist resources, large and small.
Tricycle: The Buddhist Review: Issues of the Magazine, Buddhism 101, Ask Thich Nhat Hanh, bookstore and more.
BuddhaNet: Resources for the growing world-wide culture of people committed to the Buddha's teachings and lifestyle, as an on-line cyber sangha, an electronic meeting place of shared concern and interests.
Center for Buddhist Studies (Taiwan): Many resources, including Chinese Buddhist Electronic Text Association (CBETA), Sutras from several traditions, bibliography and full-text journals.
Fundamental Buddhism Explained: Explanation of Buddhism based on the Pali Canon.

Mahayana Buddhism

Dharma Realm Buddhist Association: Text available in English, Chinese, Vietnamese - . The DRBA is a religious community with members in the United States and Canada, in Taiwan, Malaysia, Vietnam, Hong Kong, Europe, Australia, and elsewhere.

Shin Buddhism

Shin Buddhism Network and Shin Dharma Net: Sharing information concerning Shin Buddhist Tradition and Pure Land Buddhism as it is presently practiced and interpreted by Shin communities in the West and Japan.
The White Path Temple: A virtual Shin Buddhist Temple in the Cyberspace, complete with classes, art gallery, Kyoto photos, online Buddhist dictionary and other resources.
Horai Association International Dharma Net: Dharma-media to transmit the authentic Pure Land teaching, including translations of sutras and texts.

Theravada Buddhism

Theravada.net: Resources on Theravada, a Buddhist sect which tries to maintain the Buddhist scriptures and traditions as they are without any attempt to add, modify or cut off certain part of them. This sect is adhered predominantly at Thailand, Sri Lanka, Burma, and Cambodia.
Samatha Trust's Buddhist Meditation Homepage (UK): Its principal aim is to keep alive the Buddha's teaching through providing opportunities for people to learn and practise Samatha, a traditional form of Buddhist meditation based on mindfulness of breathing.
Vipassana Newsletter: Info on the doings of International Meditation Centers around the world with webpage links where available.
Vipassana Page: Intro to Vipassana and Theraveda, with particularly good resources on women's writings.
Vipassana Research Institute (VRI): Articles, research and information on techniques of Vipassana.

Tibetan Schools

Quiet Mountain Tibetan Buddhist Resource Guide: Resources on the Buddhist lineages, monasteries, teachings and cultures of Tibet.
Dhargyey Buddhist Centres (New Zealand): Information on His Holiness, The Dalai Lama, other Tibetan teachers and their writings, and links to other centers.

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Vajrayana Buddhism

Vajrayana Foundation Hawai'i: Info on retreat center and classes, but also an archive of articles on Vajrayana thought.

Zen/Chan/Son Buddhism

International Research Institute for Zen Buddhism (IRIZ): Based at Hanazono University, Kyoto, IRIZ offers many electronic texts and scholarly resources for Chan/Zen/Son study.
International Zen Association: A cultural association founded in 1970 by Master Taisen Deshimaru to support his mission, the dissemination of Zen practice and teaching.
Order of Buddhist Contemplatives: Abbeys, monasteries and meditation groups dedicated to the practice of the Serene Reflection Meditation tradition, known as Ts'ao-Tung Ch'an in China and Soto Zen in Japan.
Shaolin Gung Fu Institute: Lots of information on Shaolin history, philosophy (Chan & Taoist) and temple structure, etc.
Zen Guide: Information on history and teachings of Zen and links to Zen centers.

Hinduism

www.hindu.org: Dharma & philosophy, events, teachers, ashrams, organizations, scripture, ancient sciences and more.
Global Hindu Electronic Network: Scripture, information, organizations and much, much more!
Hinduism Online: Hindu basics, artwork, and links.
Hinduism Today: Monthly Hindu Newspaper Affirming Dharma and Recording Modern History
Hare Krishna: Information on the Krishna consciousness movement and an archive of related texts amd the Back to Godhead magazine.
Hare Krishna WWW Resources: A page with information, links and the The Bhagavad Gita As It Is online.
Hindu Tantrik Home Page: Tantrik tradition - texts, images, pujas and practices, meditations and dharanas, kundalini, nadis, chakras, an extensive bibliography, and original English translations and links to other sites.
Namaste: Information and links on Hinduism, yoga and spirituality.
Spirituality, Yoga and Hinduism Page: Spiritual quotes and poems, yoga, meditation, Hinduism, Sanskrit and more.

Sikhism

The Sikhism Homepage: Information on history, religion, philosophy and culture of the Sikhs.
Sikh Museum: Information Resource on Sikh Religion, esp. Contemprary Sikhism.
Sikh Net: Information on the Sikh religion and resources for Sikhs.
Sikhism: thy name is Love and Sacrifice - Sri Guru Granth Sahib: Resources on the Gurus of Sikhism, quotations, videos, articles and wisdom traditions.
Sikh Youth Site: Information about Sikhism and resources for Sikh youth.

Jainism

Jain World: This web site combines the aspirations of JAINS around the globe and is being positioned to link various aspects of our lives like - religious, social, philosophical, cultural etc. cutting across all barriers. Objective is to complement the current work being done at various web sites to create a complete knowledge-base of authentic and original scripts and various commentaries on them. Special emphasis is on how this can help us in day-to-day life now and keep us ahead in the days to come.
Jain Heritage: Life stories of of devoted, selfless, pious lives led by Sadhus, Sadhvis, Shravaks and Shravikas and others who set an example by their courage, selflessness, nobility and philanthropy, highlighting the importance of Jainshasan is to derive inspiration from those who serve as a beacon to us.
Jain Study Circle: Study resources promoting fundamental principles of the Jain religion among Jains, especially Jain youth.
Essence of Jainism: This Jain Literature and Jain Logic Site presents the Essence of Jainism by providing original Jain Texts with translations into various modern languages. US Mirror site.
Jain Tirth Yatra: Information on jain tirth (temples) in india. Sacred tirthyatra to palitana, samatsikhar, sankheshwar, mahudi, etc. Efforts are made to compile all the major Jain Tirths and provide the religious seeker a place to offer his/her offerings in an unique way. Come in and begin your sacred Tirthyatra without leaving your desk.

Taoism

Center of Traditional Taoist Studies: Taoist religion, philosophy and healing.
The Taoist Restoration Society: Nonprofit organization helping to preserve and restore China's Taoist heritage. Discussion boards, guest speakers, personals, book reviews, the pantheon, holidays, more!
Siu Tao [Xue Dao]: Discussions and articles on Siu Tao in both English and Indonesian.
Taoism Information Page: Provides English-language resources for study of Taoist texts in translation, secondary literature, and scholarly perspectives on Taoism. It is now part of the World-Wide Web Virtual Library.

Religions of the Book

Baha'i

The Baha'i World: This site represents the official presence of the Baha'i Faith on the World Wide Web. It is sponsored by the Office of Public Information of the Bah�'� International Community. Also see their magazine One Country.
Baha'i On the Internet: About the Baha'i Faith and pointers to other resources.
Discovery Baha'u'lla'h: A nice Baha'i introductory page.
H-Bahai: Humanities-Net site and list archive for a scholarly discussion of the culture and history of The Baha'i Faith. Also available are diverse bibliographical, research, and teaching aids.
Spirit of Glory: The Baha'i Faith: This site brings together a broad set of material on the Bah�'� Faith into one site.

Christianity

General Sites:

Apostolic Faith Ministry: A site offering Biblical advice and counsel for life skills, recovery, abuse, domestic violence, relationships, child rearing, etc.
Bibles.com: an Christian Internet Ministry connecting Christians wordwide via cyberspace.
Christian Lit: A guide to Christian books, articles, sermons, etc., available on the Internet related to Classical Christianity.
Christianity.net: Christianity Today, Inc. site fosters Christian communications, provides abundant Christian content, and affirms Biblical values.
Institute for Christian Leadership: ICL provides resources to Christian higher education institutions and pointers to lots of Christian resources on the internet.
World Council of Churches: A fellowship of Churches, now 330, in more than 120 countries in all continents from virtually all Christian traditions.
Institute for the Study of American Evangelicals: Located at Wheaton College, the ISAE engages in the study of evangelicals and seeks to support evangelical scholars from a variety of disciplines who seek to apply Christian truths to intellectual and cultural endeavors.
Bible Keepers: Am online Bible study resource, offering the Bible in 28 different languages as well as a variety of versions.

Denominational Sites:

Anglican/Episcopal

Anglicans Online: FAQs and information resources for Anglicans and Episcopalians.
Church of England: The official site for Church. Contains pages explaining the working and beliefs of the Church of England, Diocesan directories, the Archbishop of Canterbury's pages and more.
Overview of the Episcopal Church: Info on Episcopal Church and links to other Episcopal sites.
Church of England web site: Official Church of England website. Mother Church of the Anglican Communion. Liturgy, history, mission, social and ethical issues.

Assemblies of God

Assemblies of God: Official home page provides information on beliefs, news, publications and more.

Baptist

American Baptist Churches in the USA: Official website offering news and information about the Denomination.
International Fellowship of Free Will Baptist Churches: Uniting Free Will Baptist churches from around the world for the purposes of identification, communion, and mutual edification and encouragement in order to better fulfill the Great Commission of evangelism and the establishment of churches among all peoples.
National Association of Free Will Baptists: News and resources on the Free Will Baptist denomination.
Southern Baptist Convention: News and resources on the Southern Baptist Convention.

Celtic

Celtic Christianity: Links to many Celtic Christian resources.
Celtic Orthodox Christian Church: Followers of Jesus Christ, practicing the Orthodoxy of real Celtic Christianity. Resuming the mission of the Saints who spread His Gospel to the world.

Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints

the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints: The official site of the LDS church. Information, scriptures, temple locations and family history are amongst the resources.
Mormon.org: A site designed for those who are interested in learning more about the basic doctrines, teachings, history, and organization of the Church.
Why Prophets.com: A web site devoted to exploring Bible prophecy as it relates to the LDS (Mormon) church.

Evangelical

Institute for the Study of American Evangelicals: Located at Wheaton College, the ISAE engages in the study of evangelicals and seeks to support evangelical scholars from a variety of disciplines who seek to apply Christian truths to intellectual and cultural endeavors.

Lutheran

Association of Free Lutheran Congregations: A fellowship of independent Lutheran congregations. Information on congregations, seminaries, missions, publications and more.
Evangelical Lutheran Church in America: Official home page provides daily Bible readings and prayers, a way to find a congregation close to you, and resources for leaders and people seeking spiritual help.
Lutheran Church - Missouri Synod: A world-wide confessional Lutheran Church body. Information on beliefs, congregations and denominational news.
Documents of the Lutheran Church - Missouri Synod: A collection of documents of the Lutheran Church - Missouri Synod.
Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod: WELS beliefs, Mission, Objectives, Vision, Creeds, Doctrinal Statements, and more.

Methodist

Official United Methodist Church: Information on the United Methodists and links to UM churches.

Orthodox

Eastern Orthodox: Writings, prayers, etc. and guides to Orthodox Christianity.
Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople: Information about the Orthodox Christian faith, the Archdiocese of America, its national ministries and institutions, news, and the Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople.
Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America: Information on the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese, news and events, Archbishop Demetrios, the Orthodox Christian faith, messageboards, audio, video, and more

Presbyterian

Associate Reformed Presbyterian Church: Information on the denomination, beliefs and churches.
Cumberland Presbyterian Church: Information on synods, presbyteries and churches in the denomination.
Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.): Official web site offers news, resources and congregational info.
Presbyterian Church in America: Organized in December 1973, it separated from the Presbyterian Church in the United States (Southern) in opposition to the long-developing theological liberalism which denied the deity of Jesus Christ and the inerrancy and authority of Scripture.� Additionally, the PCA held to the traditional position on the role of women in church offices.

Roman Catholic

Ad Maiorem Dei Gloriam: Pointers to various Christian sites, with an emphasis on Catholicism.
Roman Catholic documents: An excellent source for Papal encyclicals, statements from the Bishops and other documents of the Roman Catholic Church.
Catholic Information Center on Internet: CICI provides a variety of liturgical and practical pointers to the Catholic internet.
The Order of Preachers: Dominican Order home page with information on its founding and mission and the Catholic church.
The Woodstock Theological Center: An independent research institute at Georgetown University. The page offers information on the institute and articles on issues on Christian theology as it relates to social, political, and economic issues.
Old Catholic List Archive: A brief introduction and historical sketch of the Old Catholic Churches; an index of files about Old Catholic liturgics, faith and practice, and classic spirituality.
Biblical Evidence for Catholicism: Dave Armstrong, who describes himself as a Catholic Apologist, offers a beautiful site with many links.
Radical Catholics: Catholicism as a life-affirming, earth-affirming, and love-affirming religion rather than a religion of hierarchy, oppression, and male power.
Women Priests: Presenting the case for ordaining women in the Catholic church, presented in six languages.
Theology Library at Spring Hill College: A directory of on resources on the Catholic church, revelation, liturgy, justice, theology, morality, spirituality, evangelization, religion and more.
Vatican, the Holy See: Official site of the Vatican offering information on Catholicism in several languages.

Rosicrucian

The Rosicrucian Fellowship: An International Association of Christian Mystics.

Methodist

United Church of Christ: A library of ecumenical resources for Bible, liturgy, lectionary preaching, church music, spirituality, prayer, church history, theology, education, ecumenical relations, community service, justice, peace, and human rights. Most of these resources are suitable for any Christian denomination--Protestant, Roman Catholic, Anglican or Orthodox.

Islam

Ahlul Bayt Digital Islamic Library Project: Digitizing important Islamic resources, both text & multimedia, for the internet community.
Al-Islam: Info about Islam, beliefs, current and historical events and more.
Al-Muslim: We hope to give every person the chance to discover and learn the truth about Islam.
City of Light: Cyber Mosque, online library and other resources.
Islamic Finder: A US search engine for finding Masjids, Islamic organizations, Muslim businesses, prayer time schedules, and more.
Islam Question & Answer: This site aims to provide intelligent, authoritative responses to anyone's question about Islam, whether it be from a Muslim or a non-Muslim, and to help solve general and personal social problems.
Islam USA: Providing resources and knowledge of Islam for Muslims and individuals who are studying the religion of Islam.
Islamic Studies: Dr. Alan Godlas, professor in the Department of Religion at the University of Georgia, provides a scholarly overview of Islam and related subjects.
Musalman - The Islam Starting Point: Information on beliefs & practices, resources, businesses, organizations, news and much more.
Qur'an: The Holy Qur'an, English translation by Dr. Rashad Khalifa, a Turkish translation, a Farsi translation, also various commentaries.
Sunni Muslims Jam'aat: The beliefs and fundamentals of the Ahl us-Sunnah wal-Jam'aat.
The Council on American-Islamic Relations: CAIR's mission is to enhance understanding of Islam, encourage dialogue, protect civil liberties, empower American Muslims, and build coalitions that promote justice and mutual understanding. CAIR is America's largest Islamic civil liberties group, with regional offices nationwide and in Canada.

International Association of Sufism: Resources about Sufism and activities in the Sufi community.

Judaism

Shamash, The Jewish Internet Consortium: Pointer page to Judaism and Jewish resources.
MavenSearch: A Jewish Web Directory: Directory and search engine for Jewish content related websites.
Judaism 101: an online encyclopedia of Judaism, covering Jewish beliefs, people, places, things, language, scripture, holidays, practices and customs.
The Virtual Yeshiva: Creatively living a spiritually aware and traditionally sensitive Judaism.
JEC - Journal des �tudes de la cabale (Journal of Kabbalah Studies): An on line academic journal devoted exclusively to the study of Kabbalah, published in French, English or Hebrew.
Bluethread: A neutral place to study Torah, Mitzvot and their meaning to Reform Jews.
Orthodox Union: Central coordinating agency for American and Canadian Orthodox Jewish congregations.
Rabbinical Council of America (RCA): Professional organization of Othodox Rabbis around the world.
Foundation for the Advancement of Sephardic Studies: Information about Sephardic history, language and literature, and communities worldwide.
Neturei-Karta International: Neturei Karta is an international organization of Orthodox Jews dedicated to the propagation and clarification of Torah Judaism. Neturei Karta deplore the systematic uprooting of ancient Jewish communities by the Zionists, the shedding of Jewish and non-Jewish blood for the sake of Zionist sovereignty and the Neturei Karta favor a peaceful transition from the present Zionist rule to a non-Zionist entity.

Society of Friends/Quakers

Religious Society of Friends: A potpourri of Quaker information and links.
Quaker Information Center: Information about the Religious Society of Friends: Quaker beliefs & practices, history, organizations, literature, activities, and events; volunteer & service opportunities; and some employment listings.
Friends General Conference: FGC provides resources and opportunities that educate and invite members and attenders to experience, individually and corporately, God's living presence, and to discern and follow God's leadings. FGC reaches out to seekers and to other religious bodies inside and outside the wider Religious Society of Friends.
Friends Journal: An monthly magazine of current Quaker thought and life, includes articles, art, poetry, news, and a list of Friends meetings. One article per issue is available online.
Quaker archive: A searchable archive of recent writings by Quakers and other documents, plus chat rooms, calendar info and more.
Friends Committee on National Legislation: A Quaker lobby concerned with disarmament and peace and social justice issues.

Scientology

Church of Scientology: Extensive files on the Church, including many pictures plus sound clips of L. Ron Hubbard's lectures.
What is Scientology?: A church sponsored site with information on Scientology in a number of languages.
Scientology Religion: Theology & Practice Index: Offers a pdf book of articles about the beliefs and practices of Scientology.
Scientology Volunteer Ministers: Information on Scientology Ministers available to those seeking their help.

Unitarian Universalists

Unitarian Universalist Associationt: A "non-creedal" religion that believe that personal experience, conscience and reason should be the final authorities in religion, and that in the end religious authority lies not in a book or person or institution, but in ourselves. The UUA grew out of the consolidation, in 1961, of two religious denominations: the Universalists, organized in 1793, and the Unitarians, organized in 1825.
Meadville Lombard Theological School: Educating people for effective, morally responsible Unitarian Universalist ministries and advances liberal religious scholarship for a diverse and multicultural world community. Publishes The Journal of Liberal Religion.
Starr King School for the Ministry: Info on the School and on the history of Unitarian Universalism.

Zoroastrianism

World of Traditional Zoroastrianism: The Tenets of the religion, as believed in by thousands of Parsis/Irani Zoroastrians. Lots of religious articles and stories, and links to other Zoroastrian sites.
Avesta -- Zoroastrian Archives: Provides the complete text of the extant Avesta, the most ancient scriptures of Zoroastrianism, as well as many Pahlavi scriptures and other aids to the student of Zoroastrianism.
Federation of Zoroastrian Associations of North America: Organization information and Fezana Journal.
Vohuman.org: A web magazine of Zoroastrian heritage.

Other Traditions

Foundation for Conscious Evolution: Conscious evolution can form the basis for a meta-religio for the 21st century. It is a point of convergence and fulfillment of the aspirations of all the religions of the world, each of whom foreshadowed aspects of the next stage of human evolution.
Movement of Spiritual Inner Awareness: An organization for Soul Transcendence, which they see as becoming aware of oneself as a Soul and as one with God.
Science of Mind: a correlation of laws of science, opinions of philosophy, and revelations of religion applied to the needs and aspirations of humankind.
Church of Scientology: Extensive files on the Church, including many pictures plus sound clips of L. Ron Hubbard's lectures.
Shamanism: soc.religion.shamanism FAQ plus links to Shamanism sites on the net.
Theosophy: Articles, resources and pointers on Theosophy.
United Church of Religious Science: The Science of Mind is built on the theory that there is One Infinite Mind which of necessity includes all that is, whether it be the intelligence in man, the life in the animal, or the invisible Presence which is God.
Universal Life Church: The Universal Life Church will ordain anyone that asks without question of faith, for life, without a fee. The church has two tenets: the absolute right of freedom of religion and to do that which is right. Anything else (within the law) is allowed.
Zoroastrian: Stanford University Zoroastrian Group's overview of Zoroastrianism.
Church of Seven Planes: Provides those who ask the opportunity to become legally ordained without cost and without regard to religious belief. Once ordained you may organize your own church.
Cardiff Church of Universal Life Online and Wales Parish of the Church of the 7 Planes: Using prayer, religious belief, healing, casting, blessing and other "white" powers to assist those in need, within a framework of professional counselling and psychotherapy.

Free Thought

Free Thought: Writings of the 19th c. Free Thought movement.
United Universists: A progressive, naturalistic worldview in which all meaning and purpose is understood through personal reason and experience.

Spirituality

Spirituality: Spirituality & Consciousness - metaphysical and magical religion pointers
Library of Wisdom: Links by Brother David to Spirituality, Mysticism, Metaphysics, Healing, Personal Growth and New Age interests.
LightShift 2000: A universal global meditation scheduled for January 1, 2000 followed by Noon meditations on the first of each month to January 1, 2001 -- bridging the millennium in the sweetest and brightest possible light.
World Pantheist Movement: Revering the universe, caring for nature, celebrating life.

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