The Nashville Chapter of the Religion Communicators Council holds
bi-monthly meetings to discuss hot topics and have deep discussions on what is
happening in the world today.
What role do women play in religion? This was the topic of
discussion as the Religion Communicators Council met on International Women’s
Day for its bi-monthly meeting, “Building Bridges Over Bagels,” in Nashville,
Tenn.
The Religion Communicators Council (RCC) is the longest running
interfaith communications organization in the United States, and has chapters
across the country that meet regularly to promote “excellence in the
communication of religious faith and values in the public arena and encourage
understanding among religious and faith groups,” according to the RCC website.
When the Nashville RCC chapter met recently, its president, Rev.
Brian Fesler, had the group look at various news items and asked the attendees
to vote on which they would take up to discuss at the meeting. The topic
chosen: International Women’s Day, and the role of women in religion.
Each person discussed how their faith tradition has honored women
or spoke of the women of great influence on their faith, then went further into
discussing women of influence in other faith traditions that were not
represented, such as women founders of more modern religions.
The meeting took place at the Baha’i Faith Community Center on
Bell Road. Recent past meetings have been at the Church of Scientology, Islamic
Center of Nashville and United Methodist Communications. The next meeting
location will be announced on the Nashville RCC website, and takes place on May
10th at 8:30am. For more information about the RCC
or their next meeting, visit www.religioncommunicators.org.