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The two-day conference, titled “Peace, Prosperity, and the Pursuit of Paradise,” will take place on the MU campus and feature addresses from Ustadah Tahera Ahmad and Dr. Jonathan Brown.
The event, titled “Building Better Community: An eat and greet to encourage trust between residents and officers,” seeks to establish trust between the police and citizens in an informal setting. It is being co-sponsored by the Bias-Free Columbia Coalition and will occur at 6 p.m. Friday, April 27.
Brick Johnstone of the MU School of Health Professions authored a study suggesting that feelings of spirituality and other religious emotions are not isolated in one portion of the brain. Johnstone’s study, “Right parietal lobe ‘selflessness’ as the neuropsychological basis of spiritual transcendence,” was published online in the International Journal of the Psychology of Religion in January.
The study, titled “Missing Voices: A study of religious voices in Mainstream Media reports about LGBT equality,” examines more than 300 news sources over three years and shows a reliance on religious sources that have official policies opposing equality for alternative lifestyles. The project was headed by CORP Executive Director Debra Mason, who was assisted by Cathy Ellen Rosenholz, a Communications Ph.D. candidate at MU.
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Columbia, MO 65211-2600
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The Center on Religion & the Professions regularly teams with other organizations in Missouri. Be sure to visit their websites to learn more about their work and goals.
Teen Relationship Education trains religious groups and provides tools to help them communicate effectively about relationship violence among youth. TREE, based in Columbia, is run mostly by volunteers and serves communities of all faiths in Boone Co.
The World Religions in Missouri project works to improve the understanding of Missouri public school teachers about issues in religious diversity and teaching religion in schools. WRIM held a successful conference for teachers in June 2010 and will hold additional sessions around Missouri.
Photos: Dominic's pics (tree), sidewalk flying (desks) / CC

Campus Religious Organizations
University of Missouri has more that 60 religious organizations for students, faculty and staff. Groups gather for fellowship, service, religious or interfaith activities, and to discuss faith-related issues.
MU Equity Office
The Equity Office at the University of Missouri, part of the Chancellor’s Diversity Initiative, seeks to address bias incidents on the college campus and assists individuals who have been harassed on the basis of characteristics like race, gender and religious affiliation. The organization’s website has a form to submit reports of bias incidents occurring on campus, and definitions specifically related to religious discrimination. The organization then seeks to work with students to bring about fair and just solutions to reported problems, with the ultimate goal being to promote a welcoming and inclusive Mizzou.
Cultural Organizations
The following list includes groups on MU’s campus seeking to increase cultural awareness. This may include building interfaith understanding.
* Organization is pending recognition or has a registration and/or training hold according to the University of Missouri’s Organization Resource Group (“The ORG”). This does not necessarily reflect the strength, quality or activity level of an organization.
This list was compiled from the ORG Web site’s list of religious student organizations, MU’s Chancellor’s Diversity Initiative, Religious Resources, and information collected by the Center. If an organization is omitted or you seek information about a group that is not available here, please contact us.