The Tony Blair Foundation

Michelle shared The Tony Blair Faith Foundation's website with us, and I've been exploring it today. The goal of this foundation is to "promote respect and understanding about the world's major religions and show how faith is a powerful force for good in the modern world." The site emphasizes that different faiths can make a difference by joining together and fighting issues like illness and poverty around the world.

I like that the site is committed to teaching others about understanding different religions. If people understood why different religions work the way they do, then there may be less of a fear or intimidation factor among individuals when encountering someone of a different religion for the first time. In this way, communication is a top priority for the foundation. To build on the importance of communicating about religions, the foundation is trying to implement a Faith and Globalization course into universities and institutions around the world. Maybe one day it will make it to Penn State-- check it out!