A Revolution of Hope
~ by Samir Selmanovic
After working on ideas and designs for the last twelve months, we are finally going public. Here is our logo! (See at the top of the blog).
A number of you have set down with me over a meal or a drink and listened
to my half-hour explanation of a drawing like this on a napkin. You
asked questions, shared your excitement and worries, which all added to
it. After this year-long process, special thanks to Steve Hatzman from
Seattle for propelling this design process forward, to Tim Gilman from
Portland for final touches, to Justin Kim from Washington D.C. and
Katharine Loving from New York for their advice on legal issues.
Why
house? Why these religious symbols? Why separate circles? What is
the fourth circle about? Why are they horizontally positioned? What
about the roof? What about the foundations? Where are the walls? . .
. Oh, so much to talk about. We would love to hear some of your
comments or answer your questions.
I
have never seen these three religious symbols displayed together, until
someone sent me a video from a U2 concert where daring Bono wore a
bandana with the three on his forehead. He is convinced of the potential
for good that has been stored in them.
Most people find the
idea of Faith House either impossible or dangerous. On the first
account, I have become like most of you, a passionate post-cynic. On
the second account, I think we will either learn to live together on
this newly small planet, or there will be no planet.
Next
week, we will begin two months of fundraising campaign to bring an
Imam, a Rabbi, and a Pastor to work together for two years, building a
different kind of community. Imagine that! I wonder if you can.
We
believe that our main source of support will be you, the readers of our
newsletter/website. I hope that in the weeks to come, regardless of where you
live in the world, you will make a step from being an observer to being a full participant in this revolution of hope.
God has his hopes high. Why shouldn’t we?
