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Bishop Swing
Bishop William Swing is the President and Founder of the URI. Bishop Swing had the original vision of URI in 1993 in response to an invitation from the United Nations which asked him to host an interfaith service honoring the 50th anniversary of the signing of the UN Charter. Bishop Swing served as the Episcopal Bishop of California from 1980 until his retirement in 2006. In that capacity, he was a national and international leader in response to the AIDS crisis, co-founded Episcopal Community Services to address San Francisco’s homeless problem, and co-founded Community Bank of the Bay to support local businesses and the economy.
April 30, 2013 2:11 PM
Remembering Harvey Masonek
The Right Rev. William E. Swing, Founder and President of URI, reflected on the life and career of longtime URI supporter Harvey Masonek during Monday’s memorial service in San Francisco.
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April 30, 2013 1:48 PM
The Religious Dimension of the Boston Marathon Bombing
In an essay on the Boston Marathon bombing, the Right Rev. William E. Swing notes that it is important to consider the context in which religiously-motivated violence occurs.
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March 5, 2013 3:55 PM
Laboring in the Soil of Interfaith, Searching for the Soul of Interfaith
URI Founder and President the Right Rev. William E. Swing presented these thoughts on faith, ecumenism and interfaith on Feb. 25 as the annual Paul Wattson Lecture at the University of San Francisco.
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January 11, 2013 3:13 PM
A Witness to Peace
As long as there is a URI, the name Irfan Ali will never be forgotten and will be held in high esteem.
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December 28, 2012 11:10 AM
Peace Comes Piecemeal
One of our President's Council members stopped in the doorway following a meeting and announced, "I finally got it. Peace is made by multiple small actions happening at the same time."
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Bishop Swing Addresses Religiously Motivated Violence in Wisconsin and Missouri
We don’t have a manifesto from Wade Michael Page, so we will never know his exact motives. But terrorism against worshippers is religiously motivated violence nonetheless.
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June 25, 2012 10:17 AM
Why Sustainability Matters
The tenth item in URI’s list of principles – “We act from sound ecological practices to protect and preserve the Earth for both present and future generations” – might seem a little peculiar to someone who thinks of URI primarily as an interfaith organization devoted to peace.
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June 21, 2012 1:35 PM
Bishop Swing Addresses Outgoing Trustees
The Right Rev. William E. Swing offered a few comments to the outgoing Trustees of the Global Council during Wednesday's worldwide staff call.
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March 20, 2012 3:48 PM
My One Hour with Pope Shenouda III
Sixteen years ago today, March 20, I met the Patriarch of the Coptic Orthodox Church, Pope Shenouda, III, in Cairo. March 20, 1996 as an eventful day for me starting with the news of the death of the Sheikh of al-Azhar. Then I arrived early for another meeting, this one with the Grand Mufti of Egypt, Dr. Muhammed Tantawi. When we were talking, the telephone rang and it was President Hosni Mubarrak who summoned him for an immediate meeting. (Tantawi was soon after selected as the Sheikh of al-Azhar.) As we finished our chat, Tantawi said, "when the light of one religion burns, it is a great blessing. When the lights of many religions burn together, it will be radiant and bring abundant blessings." He counseled that the vision of a United Religions would be for the good of the world if it were "gently presented."
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October 28, 2011 11:47 AM
...for the benefit of the Earth community
Recently I wrote a Commentary on URI's Preamble, Purpose and Principles, and one sentence jumped out at me: "....we unite for the benefit of the Earth community." When you boil URI down to its... Read more...
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