Interfaith Sanctuary

A house of worship built for no single creed — held instead by seven principles every tradition already recognizes as sacred.

We offer free educational and spiritual resources exploring shared values across traditions, with a focus on mutual respect, healing, and connection. All programs and materials are provided at no cost.

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Who We Are

Interfaith Sanctuary is a gathering place, not a doctrine. We were not built to replace the church, synagogue, mosque, temple, or grove anyone already calls home — we were built for the ground between them, where a Jew, a Christian, a Muslim, a Hindu, a Buddhist, an animist, and the simply searching can sit in the same pews and mean the same prayer in different words.

What holds us together isn't a shared belief about God. It's a shared agreement about how to treat one another while we each work that question out for ourselves.

Judaism Christianity Islam Hinduism Buddhism Earth-Based & Animist Paths Still Searching
Our Approach

Human Beings First

We don't gather here to agree on who God is. We gather to meet each other as human beings first — and to let the healing that happens between two people move outward, the way it always has.

One person heals. That healing reaches their family. Families steady their communities. And communities, over time, are what change a society. It is slow, unglamorous work — but it is the only kind that lasts.

Shared in the circle as a reminder of who we're healing toward — an identity that sits underneath every label of religion or background.

Front and Center

The Seven Principles

Inspired by the seven Noahide laws — humanity's oldest recorded attempt at a universal ethic — restated here as a positive charter for a sanctuary that belongs to everyone.

Seven Principles,
One Table
I

Honor the Sacred

Recognize and respect the presence of the Divine in all life.

II

Speak with Reverence

Use words to uplift, bless, and bring truth into the world.

III

Protect Life

Cherish and safeguard the life and dignity of every human being.

IV

Honor Loving, Respectful Relationships

Cultivate integrity, consent, and sacredness in how we relate.

V

Practice Generosity

Live with honesty, trust, and care for others' belongings in shared community.

VI

Treat All Living Beings with Kindness

Show compassion toward animals and honor the interconnection of life.

VII

Build a Just and Fair Society

Stand for justice, accountability, and the well-being of all.

I

Honor the Sacred

Recognize and respect the presence of the Divine in all life.

II

Speak with Reverence

Use words to uplift, bless, and bring truth into the world.

III

Protect Life

Cherish and safeguard the life and dignity of every human being.

IV

Honor Loving, Respectful Relationships

Cultivate integrity, consent, and sacredness in how we relate.

V

Practice Generosity

Live with honesty, trust, and care for others' belongings in shared community.

VI

Treat All Living Beings with Kindness

Show compassion toward animals and honor the interconnection of life.

VII

Build a Just and Fair Society

Stand for justice, accountability, and the well-being of all.

One Rule, Every Tradition

The Golden Rule

Before any tradition here agrees on a single point of theology, they already agree on this. Different words, same rule, older than any of us.

Judaism

"What is hateful to you, do not do to your fellow: this is the whole Torah; the rest is the explanation."

Babylonian Talmud

Christianity

"Do unto others as you would have them do unto you."

Matthew 7:12

Islam

"Pay, O children of Adam, as you would love to be paid, and be just as you would love to have justice."

Qur'an 83:1–6

Hinduism

"Hurt not others in ways that you yourself would find hurtful."

Udana-Varga 5:18

Buddhism

"This is the sum of Dharma: do nothing unto others which would cause you pain if done to you."

Mahabharata 5:1517

Confucianism

"Do not impose on others what you yourself do not desire."

Doctrine of the Mean 13.3

Sikhism

"Precious like jewels are the minds of all. To hurt them is not at all good."

Guru Arjan Dev Ji, 259
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Earth-Based & First Nations Paths

"All things are our relatives; what we do to everything, we do to ourselves. All is really One."

Black Elk

Baha'i Faith

"If thine eyes be turned towards justice, choose thou for thy neighbour that which thou choosest for thyself."

Baha'u'llah

Still Searching

"Treat others as you would want them to treat you, and can reasonably expect them to want to be treated. Think about their perspective."

Secular / Humanist ethics
One Pattern, All of Creation

The Golden Ratio

Just as one rule echoes through every tradition, one proportion echoes through all of creation.

Fibonacci golden spiral

The Fibonacci sequence starts with nothing and one, and every number after is simply the sum of the two before it. Follow it far enough and the ratio between neighbours settles toward φ ≈ 1.618 — the golden ratio.

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The same unfolding appears in the seeds of a sunflower and the scales of a pinecone, and its spiral is echoed in shells, in art, and in the proportions builders have reached toward across every age. Different forms, one quiet order beneath them — a fitting emblem for a house that holds many paths as one.

How We Keep This Space Safe

Sanctuary Ground Rules

A sanctuary held for everyone still needs a floor to stand on. These are ours.

No Gurus

No one here speaks for the Divine on anyone else's behalf. Everyone is their own guru — we can guide, but we don't decide for you.

No Trolling, Ghosting, or Silent Treatment

Disagreement is welcome. Cruelty and disappearing on people are not. Persistent bad faith is grounds for exile from the circle.

We Are a Matriarchy

This sanctuary is held, led, and protected by women. #matriarchy