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Connecting people with spiritual questions to those who can answer them • [View this email in your browser]( The next month, from mid-March and mid-April, contains key holidays of four major world religions, beginning with the Hindu festival of Holi, continuing with Ramadan, and ending with Easter and Passover. It is a distinct month, if we allow it to be, of joy and reflection, of contemplation and community, of reminding ourselves that we've faced greater challenges before and have always overcome them by being together. When we noticed all these holidays huddled so closely together, we decided that we, too, ought to follow their lead. This is why we decided to launch [The Tent]( a month-long experiment in letting Americans of all faiths come together and find their own way of engaging with tradition at the exact moment when so many of us need it most. Sadly, this need is increasingly unmet by conventional houses of worship. As surveys repeatedly confirm, fewer and fewer of us are packing the pews these days. Instead we turn to mindfulness apps and self-help books and anything else that can address the spiritual thirst that is so fundamental to human nature. We hope that we can, if only for a month, disrupt the way faith is practiced in America. Think of it as Uber for religion, giving each and every one of us an easy and approachable way of finding the spiritual services we need. Say, for example, that you, God forbid, lost a loved one and are wondering what your faith or others have to say about grief and mourning. Or that you met someone serious about their faith and are considering conversion. Whatever your need, from the most trivial and mundane to the deepest and most life-altering, you should be able to connect with a clergy person who can answer your question and give you the wisdom and comfort you seek in a way that makes sense to you. To that end, we'll be giving everyone entrée to a marketplace of imams and swamis, rabbis and priests and ministers, faith leaders representing a wide and diverse array of beliefs and practices in Hinduism, Islam, Judaism, and Christianity. These holy brothers and sisters will take to that most unholy place, the Internet, not only to engage each other and their listeners in difficult but absolutely essential questions—like how to fight with people you disagree with, without resorting to rage or hate—but also to offer their counsel to anyone who could use it. We can't fix overnight any of the monumental problems plaguing the planet. But we can open our tent doors wide, sit together for a moment and remind ourselves that if we all grapple with the same needs, insecurities and yearnings, maybe it makes sense to grapple together, if only for one month. [THE TENT IS OPEN]( Register now and catch our kickoff event today at 5 p.m. EST today:
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