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L.A. Times - Religious News

LAPD names its first Islamic chaplain
Mon, 29 Jun 2009 00:00:00 -0700
Police leaders hope that the new chaplain, who has a history of building bridges between Muslims and law enforcement, can help officers understand his community better. American Muslims have never been much of a presence in the Los Angeles Police Department, accounting for less than 1% of its nearly 10,000 officers.
Live: Warped Tour at the Pomona Fairplex
Mon, 29 Jun 2009 00:00:00 -0700
It's a case of deja vu as Bad Religion and NOFX headline in Pomona. Sideshow annoyances aside, the marquee names and promising newcomers prove there's plenty to enjoy in the annual punk road show. It's either a testament to the Warped Tour's longevity or a knock on its creativity that Bad Religion and NOFX, the bands headlining this 15th installment of the youth-skewing summer punk rock road show, could have played at any point in the outing's history.
Northern Ireland Protestant paramilitary groups to disarm
Sun, 28 Jun 2009 00:00:00 -0700
Holdouts Ulster Defense Assn. and the Ulster Volunteer Force say the time has come for peace and that they have decommissioned or will soon all their weapons. Lasting peace in Northern Ireland took another step forward Saturday when major Protestant paramilitary organizations announced that they had decommissioned some or all of their weapons, following a similar move years earlier by the opposing Irish Republican Army.

Religion & Ethics NewsWeekly

July 3, 2009: Faith Communities and Disability
stephanie winkler Thu, 02 Jul 2009 18:37:55 -0000
Reverend BILL GAVENTA (Boggs Center on Developmental Disabilities): In every faith community there is a scriptural basis for welcome and hospitality. But you’ve also got congregations who live in cultures where people with disabilities have been hidden and ostracized and devalued in lots of ways, and too often faith communities sanctify prejudices in the community [...]
July 3, 2009: Aravind Eye Hospital
stephanie winkler Thu, 02 Jul 2009 18:30:09 -0000
[media=434] FRED DE SAM LAZARO: Aravind is the world’s largest eye care center, a one-stop shop that even makes many of the lenses and instruments used by its surgeons. It looks like any of India’s high tech centers where rich Indians and medical tourists can get first-world care at third-world prices. The surgical error rate is [...]
July 3, 2009: Interview: Rev. Dr. Brad Braxton
stephanie winkler Thu, 02 Jul 2009 18:24:07 -0000
[media=433] Read more of Religion & Ethics NewsWeekly’s July 1, 2009 interview in New York City with Riverside Church senior minister, the Rev. Dr. Brad Braxton: I would say it’s a time of relief, at least for me personally, to know that this moment has the potential to teach so many lessons. So it’s not relief as [...]

 

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21st Century Vision Quests - UK based programs for vision quests and rites of passage traditions.
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Animas Valley Institute - Vision quests, rites of passage, wilderness programs, and nature retreats in the Four Corners area of the United States, includes program schedule, events, guides, and a discussion forum.

Circles - Offers vision quests and workshops. Located in Corte Madera, CA.

Earth Mother Awareness - Wilderness vision quest programs. Also offering rites of passage ceremonies and survival workshops.
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FootSteps Vision Quest - Questing for personal vision and wilderness rites of passage, offers woodlands, desert, and ocean quests throughout Canada.

Journey Into Wholeness Vision Quest - Jungian Vision Quests in Temagami, ON.

404 Modern Day Vision Quests - Article explaining modern vision quests, the general purpose, what to expect, and personal experiences of a few people who have undetaken this rite of passage.
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Mother Earth Adventures - Vision quests and sweat lodges in Illinois.

Northern California Men's Center Vision Quests - Vision quests led by Gary Plep.
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Ontos - A center for Being, integrating creativity and spirituality in the healing process. Located in Pensacola, Florida.
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Rites of Passage Council - Offers Vision Quests and other programs for soul centered evolution in the southeast. Located in Asheville, NC.
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Rites of Passage Presents the Vision Quest - Rites of Passage, Inc. offers Vision Quest programs that bring people into the wilderness for healing of Self and World.
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Sacred Mesa - Spiritual retreats in mystical Christian and shamanic traditions with contemplative prayer, lectio divina, soul journeys, sweat lodge, vision quest. Women's healing and workplace spirituality. Located in Sedona, AZ.
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School of Lost Borders - Offers vision fasts and rites of initiation. Located in California.
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School of Natural Wonder - Offering Adult and Youth Vision Quests and Wilderness Rites of Passage in Vermont and New Mexico.
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500 Temagami Vision Quest - An experience of the unfolding of the Self within the container of nature and close community. Uses myth, metaphor, and deep Jungian dreamwork.
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The Vision Quest - A sacred rite of passage and a quest for vision, guidance, and renewal in nature conducted throughout the United States, includes enrollment information, facilitator background, and other related workshops.

Vision Arrow - Offers vision quests and workshops dedicated to personal growth, spiritual development, wilderness exploration. these adventures are held in the Utah Canyons, northeastern Pennsylvania, Highlands of Scotland, and the Sahara Desert.
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Vision Quest - Information regarding vision quests, their purpose, and how to prepare for the journey.

404 Visions Suche - Offering the ancient rite of passage in Germany. Includes team information and event schedule.

404 Wilderness Guides Council - A list of worldwide vision quest programs.

Wilderness Reflections - Offers transformative wilderness journeys including vision quests, rites-of-passage and corporate teambuilding. Located in Woodacre, Ca.
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Wilderness Rites Vision Quest - Offers a variety of earth-based healing practices related to this ancient way of being with nature. Based in Talent, Oregon.