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The Salt Lake Interfaith Roundtable is pleased to again participate in this annual event, dedicated to helping make our community aware of new ideas about religion in the modern world.

As Americans, and as American Muslims, we uphold, protect, defend and celebrate the values enshrined in our constitution. All our faiths reinforce the creed of "One Nation under God, with liberty and justice for all”.

One of the communities we are appreciating at this Unity Day USA is the Sikh Community, for setting an example that forgiveness, patience, forbearance, and kindness are the right values, and the right thing to do when tragedy befalls a community.

Muslims together condemn the arrest and imprisonment of a Christian girl, Rimsha Masih, in Pakistan on blasphemy charges. We urge Muslims in Pakistan and around the world to focus on this particular topic and seek to abolish the blasphemy laws.

We pray for the innocent people who died in the senseless shooting at the Sikh Gurudwara in Oak Creek, Michigan.

On this Unity Day, we the people of the United States of America of every faith, race, ethnicity, culture and background will gather to express our commitment to co-existence, unity, prosperity and well being of our nation.

Interfaith wedding officiated by Mike Ghouse. They are setting a new standard, that of respecting the otherness of other and accepting the God given uniqueness of each other.

Pluralist Mike Ghouse accepts his award at the Safeer-e-Pakistan 8th Annual award dinner for Interfaith Outreach 5-19-12

Speakers: Suhail Kauser, Rabbi Yogi Robkin, Rev. Judi Arkow, Rev. Bill Matthews, Minister Pravrajika Brahmaprana, Pluralist Mike Ghouse, Editor Rick Mann and Imam Mohammad Zafrullah Hanjra.