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Interfaith Academies
PO Box 45414
Kansas City, MO 64171   
          
Dear Participants in the Interfaith Academies:

            Welcome to Kansas, our nation’s Heartland. Here you 
will have the opportunity to visit several religious sites, including 
the Holy Trinity Orthodox Church, the Hindu Temple and Cultural Center, 
the Sikh Gurdwara, and Temple B'nai Jehudah, as part of your study. 
I invite you to take advantage of all we have to offer and enjoy the Kansas hospitality.

            Your effort to understand the faiths that are now part 
of the American landscape, and to develop and deepen respectful relationships 
with those of all traditions, set a tremendous example for others that is particularly crucial 
during this time in world history. As former chairman of the Senate Intelligence Committee, 
and an advocate for engagement, I can assure you that taking the time to become 
better informed about culture and traditions of your fellow man is a worthy endeavor.
 
            Please accept my best wishes for successful study, and my earnest desire 
that your study may further enrich our American heritage of religious liberty.
                                                       
With every best wish,

 
Sincerely,
Pat Roberts

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