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This original oil painting by master artist Marc Chagall is
a symbol of the American Interfaith Institute’s “Tent
of Abraham” program. The Biblical Abraham
is seen as the common root of the three great faiths of Christianity,
Islam and Judaism. This painting depicting a fatherly
Abraham receiving three angels symbolizes the powerful connection
and shared values between Christians, Muslims and Jews.
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In January 2000, the American Interfaith
Institute joined forces with the National Liberty
Museum, a unique Museum in historic Philadelphia dedicated to defusing all types of violence
and bigotry. Through 120 exhibits and works of art,
8 films and dozens of interactives, the Museum teaches
visitors that there are no inferior people or superior
religions.
To date, more than 400,000 visitors have toured our eleven galleries
and gained a greater appreciation for the concept of freedom.
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An exhibit featuring a commissioned painting of George Washington
reflects our first President’s commitment to the separation of
church and
state.
After visiting the Touro Synagogue in Rhode Island
in 1790, Washington wrote the following:
"The government of the United States, which gives to
bigotry no sanction, to persecution no assistance, requires
only that they who live under its protection should demean themselves
as good citizens, in giving it on all occasions their effectual
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