Pastor Don Mackenzie

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Pastor Don Mackenzie, along with Imam Jamal Rahman and Rabbi Ted Falcon -- now known as the Interfaith Amigos -- started working together after 9/11. Since then, they have brought their unique blend of spiritual wisdom and humor to audiences in the U.S., Israel-Palestine and Japan. Their first book, "Getting to the Heart of Interfaith" (Skylight Paths, 2009), brought the Interfaith Amigos international attention with coverage from the New York Times, CBS News and various NPR stations. They appeared at TEDxDU in the spring of 2011. Their second book, "Religion Gone Astray: What We Found at the Heart of Interfaith" (Skylight Paths), is being published in October. Their work is dedicated to supporting more effective interfaith dialogue that can bring greater collaboration on the major social and economic issues of our time.

Mackenzie is former Minister and Head of Staff at University Congregational United Church of Christ in Seattle.

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What Keeps Us From Truly Effective Interfaith Dialogue?

(16) Comments | Posted December 6, 2011 | 12:28 PM

By Pastor Don Mackenzie, Rabbi Ted Falcon, and Imam Jamal Rahman aka the Interfaith Amigos

We began to explore deeper aspects of interfaith dialogue when the events of 9/11 found us surprisingly uneducated and unequipped to meet the negative image of Islam dramatically portrayed by our media. Many years of...

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Reaching For Hope After 9/11 -- Together

(2) Comments | Posted September 7, 2011 | 4:30 PM

Most of us remember all too clearly exactly what we were doing on the morning of Sept. 11, 2001. We remember because those hours changed us forever.

Along with the shock, the pain, the fear and the grief, we remember an incredible outpouring of compassion. In our city of Seattle,...

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