What is possible in a post-9/11 world?
In this opportunity to refuse a day of Quran-burning, a new community called The Worship Studio invites the public to take on the question of what better responses to 9/11 are possible. Open to people of all faiths, this Saturday, September 11th event will be held at Earth House Collective/Lockerbie Central United Methodist Church in downtown Indianapolis. Honoring the sacred potential of diverse people sharing a community together, local musicians and other artists will lead the public in remembering the significant traumas of the September 11th date and in celebrating local partnerships which have responded to acts terror with acts of interfaith community-building and hope.
Informational displays open at 6:30 pm in the Earth House café at 237 N. East St., Indianapolis 46204. The event begins at 7 pm upstairs in the Lockerbie-Central United Methodist sanctuary and will conclude at 7:50 pm for a post-event conversation with John Clark, director of the Cold Spring Institute and creator of the online magazine Provocate, to discuss local interfaith community building opportunities and the possibilities for our post-9/11 city. More information is available calling Christian Theological Seminary at (317) 931-4225.
The public is invited, and the event is free.
Check out this response by Christian Theological Seminary’s President Edward Wheeler to the concept of burning Qurans on Youtube (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n8cJznvFDrk) and in the Indy Star (http://www.indystar.com/article/20100910/OPINION01/9100327/1031/In-honor-of-9-11-let-s-commit-to-love-and-peace).