By Emily Erdelyan at The Red & Black

While society says to leave the topic of religion at the doorstep when being welcomed as a guest at someone’s home, this is hardly the case in the recently established religious club, the Abraham Alliance.

The name of the club is inspired directly by its purpose, which is to “facilitate inter-religious dialogue and education” between students of the Abrahamic faiths and “replace ignorance and hatred with true appreciation for the diversity this campus offers,” according to the organization’s statement of purpose.

“Our generation has grown up in the shadow of 9/11 and the [war on terrorism], which have led to negative cultural stereotypes,” Kaytlin Butler, The Abraham Alliance Club President, said. “If we leave this campus with those same stereotypes, then we failed as a community.”

While texts from Christian, Jewish and Muslim scriptures are central to some club activities, the club is non-exclusive and welcomes students from all religious backgrounds. The club holds holy book studies once or twice a month in the Tate Student Center.

“The holy book studies open people’s eyes to different religious views and allow them to find things they have in common with other students that they may have been unaware of,” Vice President Anna Beth Havenar said. “Conversations start between people that usually wouldn’t interact.”

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