Rev. Abhi Janamanchi (he/him) is Senior Minister of Cedar Lane Unitarian Universalists, in Bethesda, Maryland. A native of India, he is a member of the Brahmo Samaj, a Unitarian-Hindu reform movement that shares many similarities with Unitarian Universalism. He says he resonates strongly with the central teachings of Islam: the oneness of God (“or that invisible creative force that undergirds existence”), religious tolerance and human equality, and showing compassion for the poor.