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Local leaders decry Baha’i persecution in Iran

Baha’is, Iran’s largest non-Muslim religious minority, has long endured persecution by the hands of Iranian authorities, but the UN and international human rights agencies have raised … more

By Juan Lasso | 9/16/22

Rev. Gertude Nation from Grace United Methodist Church led the opening prayer at the interfaith Thanksgiving service.

Thanksgiving interfaith service unites religions

Seven religious leaders and more than a dozen members of various faiths came together to find commonality at the Valley Stream Religious Council’s Interfaith Thanksgiving service on Nov. … more

By Nicole Alcindor | 12/5/19

High School students Aman Islam, third from left, Emily Yan and Casey Wells received awards and citations from the Valley Stream Religious Council and the Village of Valley Stream. They were with Deputy Mayor Shawn Wright, far left, Religious Council member Marie McNair, Sister Margie Kelly and Mayor Ed Fare.

Valley Stream high schoolers honored for accepting diversity

Three Valley Stream high school students were honored for embodying diversity, unity, acceptance and respect at the Religious Council’s second annual Unity in Diversity awards ceremony on June 2. more

6/13/19

Nov. 17 — 24

Interfaith Thanksgiving The Valley Stream Religious Council will host an interfaith Thanksgiving service on Nov. 17 at 7:30 p.m. The service takes place at the Baha’I Center of Nassau County, … more

11/16/16

Religious Council members planted the garden on May 15.

Religious Council’s garden symbolic of its community

The colorful medley of flowers that adorn the ground in front of the village’s signs at the corner of Sunrise Highway and Central Avenue could be a metaphor for the manifold ethnicities and … more

By Micah Danney mdanney@liherald.com | 6/29/16

Micah Danney/Herald The Valley Stream Religious Council met with members of Masjid Hamza on July 2. Clockwise from left were Rabbi Joel Buchband, Margaret Keen, the Rev. Joanna Keneally, Karim Mozawalla, Mufti Mohammad Farhan, Sarfraz Ahmed, Mohammad Quadry, David Mitchell and Paul Brown.

Religious leaders discuss harassment

The Valley Stream Religious Council hosted members of Masjid Hamza at the Baha’i Center of Nassau County in Valley Stream on July 2 to address reports of harassment against the mosque and its … more

By Micah Danney mdanney@liherald.com | 7/8/15

Celebrating Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s birthday at the Valley Stream Presbyterian Church were, from left, Rabbi Steven Graber of Temple Hillel, the Rev. Matthew Curry of Grace United Methodist Church, the Rev. Joanna Keneally of Unity CHurch of Christianity and Barbara Myers of the Christian Science Society.

Religious leaders set example

Thousands of Valley Stream residents and people from neighboring communities often attend services at one of Valley Stream’s many churches or synagogues. The area has a deep-rooted religious community that many people enjoy being a part of. In addition, religious leaders have a long-standing relationship with one another through the Valley Stream Religious Council. more

By Brian Croce | 2/12/14

Religious leaders from across the community joined hands to sing “We Shall Overcome” at the annual Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day celebration at the Valley Stream Presbyterian Church on Monday. From left were Barbara Myers, Sister Margie Kelly, the Rev. Katherine Brooks, the Rev. Kymberley Clemons-Jones and Marie McNair.

Religious leaders revisit Dr. King’s dream

Through prayer, poetry, song and speech, local religious leaders honored the memory of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, the famed Civil Rights leader, at the Valley Stream Presbyterian Church on Monday afternoon. more

By Andrew Hackmack | 1/22/14

The Valley Stream Religious Council hosted its annual Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day service on Monday afternoon.

Valley Stream religious leaders celebrate King's legacy

Communities across the country honored and celebrated the life of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. on Monday as a pioneer in the Civil Rights movement of the 1960s and the man who dreamed of a world where his four children would not judged by the color of their skin but by the content of their character. more

By Brian Croce | 1/23/13

A mime dance in honor of King delighted the crowd at the celebration.

Religious leaders strive to keep the dream alive

A world of tolerance, a world free from oppression was what Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. dreamed of. Though strides have been made, local religious leaders acknowledged that King’s dream has not yet been fully achieved. more

By Andrew Hackmack | 1/18/12

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