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Throw What You Know

Throw What You Know (TWYK) is a grass-roots effort initiated in Jackson, Mississippi to "throw away" preconceived notions regarding the three Abrahamic Faiths, Judaism, Christianity, and Islam.

By eradicating religious prejudice, ignorance, and stereotypes while establishing a basic understanding of the basic tenants of the three faiths, TWYK hopes to establish a chain-reaction of conversations where individuals not only understand religious differences, but more importantly the religious similarities.

TWYK realizes it is not hatred that fuels religious intolerance, but rather a lack of exposure of followers of different faiths. The TWYK Ambassadors have already conducted and participated in several interactive discussions around the community, but are anxious to continue this interfaith dialogue!

If you are interested in hosting an interfaith dialogue within your organization, please contact Lamees El-sadek.

Throw What You Know Ambassadors:

Lamees El-sadek is a junior pursuing a double-major in International Health and Economics and Biology with a minor as a Lilly Fellow. She is the chair of the Interreligious Engagement Taskforce of the Campus Ministry Team and is the founder and president of the Muslim Student Association. El-sadek is also very active with the Jackson Planting Peace Projects and Habitat for Humanity Builds. 
 
Philip Ewbank is a junior majoring in religious studies. He has lived in several nations including Indonesia and the United Arab Emirates and is very active promoting interfaith education in area schools.

Katie Sorey is a junior Religious Studies Major with a pre-ministerial concentration. She is currently pursing ordination in the Untied Methodist Church and hopes to attend seminary school. Sorey is involved in several campus ministries including the Wesley Fellowship, CALLS (Considering a Life of Leadership and Service), and the Campus Ministry Team's Chapel Taskforce. Sorey is also an active member of the Interreligoius Engagement Taskforce, the Planting Peace Initiative, and the Interfaith Youth Corps.
 
Maria Underwood is a junior Religious Studies Major and Lilly Fellow Minor who has been involved with the interfaith peace dialogue movement since her trip to the West Bank in March 2009 with the North Alabama United Methodist Conference. Underwood currently works at the Mississippi United Methodist Conference as the missions outreach representative. Underwood is also a co-chair of the Campus Ministry Team.
 

Past Presentations and Panel Participation Events

• The Mississippi Religious Leadership Conference's first and premier Interfaith Dialogue Panel: Galloway Methodist Church - March 2010
• St. Andrew's Episcopal High School: Participated in an interfaith dialogue following a presentation of the Musical Comedy, the West Bank Story - January 2010
• Ascension Lutheran Church: Islam 101 Presentation - December 2009
• Jackson Preparatory High School - We presented a four part lecture series on peace building within the Abrahamic faiths.  We led discussions on how the teachings and practices of the different faiths could be used to justified peace as well as violence.  We examined different scriptures, figures, and movements within the faiths to see how followers promote peace building within the world.
• Madison Central High School - Led class discussions focusing on the three Abrahamic faiths and their relation to peace in the world - November 2009
• Madison Baptist Fellowship Church - Lead a Bible Study Class to initiate and engage the members in conversation concerning misconceptions of the three Abrahamic faiths and their respective peace initiatives - November 2009

Upcoming Events
Anna Baltzer is coming to Millsaps College - Jackson, Mississippi! - on April 20, 2010 at 7:30 p.m. in the Academic Complex. Read more about this Jewish, Gaza Strip Peace Activist, Columbia Graduate, Fulbright Scholar, and granddaughter of Holocaust Refugees at www.annainthemiddleeast.com! We hope to see you then.

"The fact that you are here tonight gathered together with us testifies to the fact you understand the need for this organization and the need for redoubling our efforts in this organization ... And never before probably has the need for interfaith commitment been nearly as great as it is at this very moment." - Walter Cronkite

"Show me a religion that doesn't care about compassion. Show me a religion that doesn't care about stewardship of the environment. Show me a religion that doesn't care about hospitality." - Eboo Patel

"The world's major religions in the end all want the same thing, even though they were born in different places and circumstances on this planet. What the world needs today is a convergence of the different religions in the search for and definition of the cosmic or divine laws which ought to regulate our behavior on this planet." - Robert Muller

"The problems we face today, violent conflicts, destruction of nature, poverty, hunger and so on, are human-created problems which can be resolved through human effort, understanding and the development of a sense of brotherhood and sisterhood. We need to cultivate a universal responsibility for one another and the planet we share." - the Dalai Lama

"Tolerance, a term which we sometimes use in place of the words respect, mercy, generosity, or forbearance, is the most essential element of moral systems; it is a very important source of spiritual discipline and a celestial virtue of perfected people." Fethullah Güllen