Category: Statements

On Saturday, October 7, 2023, Hamas launched an unprecedented surprise attack on Israel, sending missiles and militants across the border from the Gaza Strip, indiscriminately killing more than 1,300 people many of whom were civilians going about their daily lives waiting for the bus, dancing at a festival, doing morning chores, and hiding as best [...]

We are appalled by the recent lack of respect and civility shown to...a Franklin High School senior and student representative to the Franklin School Committee, who spoke with courage at the October 26, 2021, Franklin School Committee meeting about the discrimination she and her friends experience on a regular basis.  The interruption and attempt to [...]

A Statement by the Franklin Interfaith Council: In Support of COVID-19 Vaccination “Love your neighbor as yourself” is a key principle of the religions we practice. We believe it’s what God calls us to do. But while it’s an easy phrase to remember and recite, it can be challenging to actually live it out in [...]

As religious leaders of diverse traditions we understand life to be the greatest and most sacred gift endowed by our Creator. Inherent in that gift is the inalienable right to live freely and without fear. The May 25, 2020 abhorrent killing of George Floyd, in Minneapolis, at the knee of a law enforcement official, sworn [...]

As members of the Franklin Interfaith Council, we represent a variety of faiths and a wide spectrum of political views.  We do not speak out about transitory issues.  We make statements only insofar as they are imperatives coming out of all our traditions about what society needs to do. It is with that understanding that [...]