Religion briefs

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Teenagers fast for donations

Under the guidance of six area churches and youth groups, an estimated 100 teenagers around O'ahu yesterday began a 30-hour fast.

The fast finishes today.

Participants asked for sponsors to make donations to World Vision, a Christian group. Those unable to fast for the entire period were asked to give up a meal and donate what they would have spent to a local charity.

The purpose of the fast, called "Famine Friday," was to teach teenagers about hunger and poverty.

For more information, check the Web site at 30hourfamine.org or call (800) 7-FAMINE.

Muslim group moves meeting

The Muslim Association of Hawai'i has moved its hajj (the celebration at the end of the yearly pilgrimage to Mecca) to Kapi'olani Regional Park tomorrow, instead of its usual celebration near its mosque in Manoa.

There will be communal prayers at 9 a.m., with food and games for the children afterward.

The group will gather directly across from the Waikiki Aquarium.

For more information, contact the association at 947-6263 or iio.org on the Web.

Videos explain world's faiths

The Rev. Gregory M. Johnson, assistant professor of religious studies at Hawai'i Pacific University, has spearheaded the creation of an Interfaith Video Network at the Hawai'i Medical Library at The Queen's Medical Center campus.

The goal is to acquire videos about all of the world's spiritual traditions for public perusal.

For more information, contact Johnson via e-mail at gjohnson@hpu.edu or call 544-0806.