The Religion Communicators Council exists to spread the good news
to the world. Its members come from all religious groups and work in various
public relations arenas.
Throughout our history, America
has been a land defined by religious faith and freedom. Religious freedom is
our first and most fundamental, God-given right deemed so precious that our
Founding Fathers enshrined it in the U.S. Constitution, according to the
website Alliance Defending Freedom.
So what does a religious group do
when its right to practice is threatened in the United States of America?
Exercise its right to freedom of speech and organize a non-profit organization
to address the situation. That is exactly what happened in 2011 when the
American Center for Outreach was formed by Muslim leaders in Nashville,
Tennessee.
This week, ACO Executive Director
Paul Galloway was happy to host the Religion Communicators Council (RCC) for
its April meeting. Galloway spoke about the mission, purpose and history of the
center. RCC members were glad to hear from Galloway and plan ways to work
together in the future.
RCC hears regularly from a
variety of organizations and groups which better the community, promote messages
of faith or give tips on how to spread the good word.
The American Center for Outreach
works to promote religious liberty and faith-based social justice through
advocacy and issue-based coalitions. Its principles are religious freedom, mutual
respect, and interfaith cooperation, among others.
Galloway has been called “the
Yoda of interfaith affairs” while he was with Interfaith Ministries for Greater
Houston, where his work was honored with a Jefferson Awards Certificate of
Excellence for Public Service.
“This country was founded on
principles of religious freedom and I appreciate anyone who makes that a
priority,” says president of the Nashville RCC chapter and pastor of the Church
of Scientology, Rev. Brian Fesler. RCC is open to members from all
denominations, and the Nashville group includes Baha’is, Christians, Jews,
Muslims, Scientologists, and more. For
more information about the RCC, visit www.religioncommunicators.org.
For more information about the
American Center for Outreach, visit acotn.org.
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