1 Results of survey performed at Genesis Centre about service providers learning need of different faiths in the North of McKnight

communities: (Compiled answers from service providers Survey):

People know or have knowledge or more or less understanding of: Sikhism (Sikh), Islam (Muslim), Hinduism (Hindu), Christianity (Christian), Buddhism (Buddhist), Shintoism (Shinto), Aboriginal Peoples of Canada, Mtis, Ahmadiyya, Judaism (Jewish), Taoism. People would generally like to know have a good understanding of each faith, such as: main ideas and routines related to different faiths. How do we learn about each other and how the faiths or various religions spread their practices? Example: important dates and festivals and (cultural and faith based, and maybe some are both?). 1. What is the Faith leaders general knowledge and if any of a different faiths? 2. Question on Sikhism: there is an assumption or perhaps a truth that Sikhs turn to the wholly men in order to get better, instead of taking medical help in time of need. Is this the fact of their religion? How such healing is perceived by faith leaders? 3. This question can be related to any of the faiths, but there is a specific question for Islamic faith leader: Difference between Islamic cultural events and events related to the faith? 4. What stereotypes or assumptions do the faith leaders have, if any, and if they might be teaching these to their people? Do you learn and teach others about different faiths, cultures and including Canadian culture?

5. This question is related to different faiths approach to womens issue. To Western feminist, the veil is a symbol of oppression. To many Muslims, it can equally be a symbol and an act of empowerment, both for its explicit rejection of Western values and its implicit meaning as a status symbol: many Muslims see the veil as a sign of distinction, the more so because it evokes a connection to the Prophet Muhammad and his views. Are the women who follow Islam faith covered by their choice, and can you explain it to us where is it coming from? Is it written in Koran, Holly Book, or it is a male law? Which faith teaches that women whole body needs to be covered (except) eyes and which one teaches or mandate that women needs to cover only her head? Why is so sacred? 6. Question for Iranian faith or Islam faith? As a faith leader what is your attitude towards women? 7. Covered women are by some perceived as less than men, or they are also perceived behind men in the prayer time and worship. Please explain and what is your opinion and standing on the women equality with the men? 8. Did you ever experienced at your congregation or have you been challenged by women who are highly educated opposing or having doubts about head covering? 9. Raising a child in Canada, in a different culture and faith, how and what challenges you face and what faith leaders can teach us about family issues? 10. How is the freedom of the opinion common for Canadian or Western Culture and in the Islamic, Sikhism and Hinduism faith treated or challenged? Gives us

an examples you had or experienced by families in your congregation, and how did you deal with it? 11. Question for Ahmadiyya faith leader: Ahmadiyya believe or follow Theory of Program Evolution. Please tell your attitudes towards the Evolution? What is your religion or faith and how is that different from the Shia Ismaili or Sunni Muslims? What is the solution for their together goal? 12. Shari law is a doctrine on Islamic. Some of the extreme interpretations

of it forbid women from going to school and television. Can you

explain Sharia/Islamic Law and if it is that such a thing even exists? If it does exists, what are some of the positive and negative matters, and how is the issue on family matters resolved, such as: divorce, children custody, etc? 13. Question for a Christian leader: if all Christians believe in Jesus, why so

many sects? What each Church, such as Alliance, United, Presbyterian, or Evangelical Church is represented differently and who represents them? Who would be the head amongst them: Catholics or fundamentalists?
14. There are some assumptions about Aboriginal Peoples of Canada,

such as that in general they do not have an urgency (or time) issues, unlike Western culture. Is that an assumption or there is some truth in it?
15. Question for Aboriginal Peoples of Canada: Can you separate what is

the religious and what is the cultural aspect of your faith or tradition? What is the difference?

16. Question for Hinduism, Buddhist and Christianity faith leaders: If

your faith believes are based on the reincarnation and the Karma, how would you explain what is fair in case when people are struck with unfortunate life circumstances? Example: If one is a good person and a follower and fell ill or lose everything he loves in this life, how would you address this with your followers?