Interfaith

The after effects of terrorist attacks not only affect airlines, but also many other aspects of the travel industry. These recent terrorist attacks have also affected BYU students and faculty members traveling internationally.

Human rights advocate Martin Luther King III discussed the ideal “beloved community” during his Sept. 28 forum address. He described the “beloved community” as a space of social equity and belonging, peace and freedom from prejudice.

Rev. Dr. Joan Brown Campbell recalled how her granddaughter was asking her family for help in learning about civil rights activist Martin Luther King, when her family told her that she should ask her grandmother instead, because she knew King.

BYU religion professor Brad Wilcox spoke in an Education Week session on Thursday about the role members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints play in the gathering of Israel.

Religion helps manifest an individual’s innate underlying truth, but it can also serve as a roadblock to allowing the human race to uphold common identities. Respect for belief and bridging such divisions is one reason for the Parliament of the World's Religions.

The subject of prayer has become divisive in the past few years, but the blowback surrounding #prayforvegas after the Vegas shooting is leading many to debate the real power of prayer.