Saturday, December 31, 2011 LAHORE AN NGO held a three-day Interfaith Harmony Camp at St Anthony’s High School, Lawrence Road, Lahore. The camp was aimed at enabling young students of three religions to develop mutual understanding and trust among each other. A group of 60 students aged 14-16 years from Muslim, Christian and Sikh religions …
Category Archive: MUSLIM-BUDDHIST
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Nov
28
How can we improve interfaith dialogue?
-THE OTTAWACITIZEN.com NOVEMBER 27, 2011 Rev. RAY INNEN PARCHELO is a novice Tendai priest and founder of the Red Maple Sangha, the first lay Buddhist community in Eastern Ontario. It hasn’t always been fashionable to consider seriously faiths other than one’s own. My co-worker remembers telling a friend and church-mate that she was soon to …
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Nov
22
‘Abraham Jam’ Interfaith Music Concert
“‘Abraham Jam’ Interfaith Music Concert Organized By Students of Duke, NC State and Chapel Hill” By Yonat Shimron – HuffingtonPost 11/21/11 DURHAM, N.C. (RNS) Say the word “interfaith” and the next word to roll off the tongue is probably “dialogue.” It’s hard to think of one without the other. But college students know there are …
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Oct
07
Dialogue Decalogue
by Leonard Swidler, Temple University Dialogue in the interreligious, interideological sense is a conversation on a common subject between people with differing views undertaken so that they can learn from one another and grow. The Dialogue Decalogue formulated by Prof. Leonard Swidler sets forth the ground rules for dialogue. FIRST COMMANDMENT The essential purpose of …
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Jul
20
His Holiness highlights role of interfaith leaders in promoting religious harmony
dalailama.com[Tuesday, July 19, 2011 11:23] Chicago, Illinois, 18 July 2011: On his last day of this two-city current tour of the United States, on July 18, 2011 morning, His Holiness participated in a dialogue with interfaith leaders in a session entitled, Building Bridges: Religious Leaders In Conversation With The Dalai Lama. Hosted by the Theosophical …
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Jul
06
Religion still matters, global survey finds
by Karen Peake July 6, 2011 A new Ipsos MORI poll has found that religion still matters to most people in the world. The global survey looked at the views of over 18,000 people across 24 countries, including the UK and US. Seven in 10 of those surveyed said they had a religion but there …
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Jul
05
Tolerance key to progress at home, peace in the world
By SAMAR FATANY | ARAB NEWS Conflict between different faiths today is caused by deviant viewpoints and misinterpretations of the divine scriptures To move Saudi Arabia and other Muslim nations forward we need to resolve the ideological crisis that has long allowed extremely radical views to permeate our societies. The perpetuation of outmoded customs and …
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Jun
13
Conflict is of interests, not of religion
by DNA Correspondent Jun 11, 2011 It is often assumed that inter-religious dialogue is a product of sectarian conflicts which are afflicting the world. But as a group of scholars described it at a meeting on Friday, such talks are as old as religion. The first such meeting took place between Jews and Zoroastrians in …
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May
28
Importance of interfaith dialogue emphasized
By ARAB NEWS May 24, 2011 JEDDAH: Deputy Education Minister Faisal bin Muammar emphasized the importance of interfaith dialogue in order to promote peaceful coexistence among the followers of different religions and cultures. “It is also essential to make joint efforts to stop the deterioration of moral values and fight poverty, terrorism and other crimes,” …
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May
22
Youths must continue inter-faith efforts, says Zaqy Mohamad
SINGAPORE: Mr Zaqy Mohamad, MP for Chua Chu Kang Group Representation Constituency (GRC), has said young Singaporeans must take on the work of sustaining inter-faith dialogue and harmony, even as Singapore has come a long way in embracing religious diversity. He was speaking at an inter-faith Vesak Day celebration organised by the Buddhist Fellowship on …
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May
13
Against extremism
by Philippine Daily Inquirer 05/09/2011 RALLIES protesting the killing of Osama bin Laden by American forces have broken out in Gaza and Pakistan. Since Gaza is dominated by Hamas, a conservative Islamist group classified by the US and the European Union as a terrorist group, the protest rallies there had been expected. But the demonstrations …
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Apr
22
Islam-Buddhism dialogue to be held in Iran
AhlulBayt News Agency) – Second round of Islam-Buddhism interfaith dialogue titled “Role of Religions in Confronting Violence in Human Societies” is to be held in the holy city of Qom. The preliminary session for this conference is to be held in the Organization of Culture and Islamic Communication on April 16. Second round of interfaith …
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Mar
26
‘Don’t bruise the fruit’: Sharing faith without offending
By IRIE PRICE March 26, 2011 AVALANCHE-JOURNAL “First and foremost, it is a perspective of the word becoming flesh,” said Jim Beck, professor of Missions and Bible at Lubbock Christian University and missions coordinator at Monterey Church of Christ. “I think more about sharing my personal experience and my sense of spirituality,” said Rabbi Vicki …
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Dec
24
Islam and other Religions
by Sachiko Murata and William C. Chittick The Universality and Uniqueness of Prophecy Prophecy is the means whereby God offers guidance to human beings through human intermediaries. Just as God’s mercy takes precedence over his wrath and thereby determines the nature of wrath, so also God’s guidance takes precedence over his misguidance. Guidance itself demands …
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Dec
10
Future Religious and Ethical Leaders Ask The Hard Questions — Together
by Chris Stedman December 5, 2010 “‘Thou shalt not’ might reach the head, but it takes ‘Once upon a time’ to reach the heart.” So said Philip Pullman, author of The Golden Compass, in a 2007 interview with The Atlantic. He might be right, but I can’t help but wonder: What if we could reach …
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Dec
06
Buddhist-Muslim Dialogue at Ladakh to promote communal harmony
Wednesday 30 June 2010, A three-day long Buddhist-Muslim Dialogue and seminar ’Addressing Violence: Religious Resources for Conflict Resolution 2010’ , is being held at Leh. Hosted by Mahabodhi Devachan Centre, the objective of the seminar has been to bring together influential representatives of these two great religious traditions. Expert theologists have endeavoured to create a …
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Nov
11
Making Hospital Chapel Welcoming to All Faiths
By SCOTT JAMES Published: October 21, 2010 Looking resplendent in red vestments, the Rev. John Jimenez conducted mass on Monday before about 20 congregants and reminded them the date was the Feast of St. Luke. “Luke is the patron saint of doctors,” he said, “so it has some special meaning here in the hospital.” Father …
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Sep
04
Interfaith harmony for world peace
by Mohammad Jamil September 04, 2010 It is true that cultural conflicts are increasing and are more dangerous today than at any time in history. Yet the fundamental reason for the turmoil and tension in the world is the absence of a just economic order Power has its own dynamics, and there are many instances …
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May
25
Many Faiths, One Truth
by Dalai Lama WHEN I was a boy in Tibet, I felt that my own Buddhist religion must be the best — and that other faiths were somehow inferior. Now I see how naïve I was, and how dangerous the extremes of religious intolerance can be today. Though intolerance may be as old as religion …
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Jan
29
Promoting Religious Dialogue
by Hermann Krause The world religious summit was definitely one of the biggest events of its kind that ever took place in Moscow. The unique meeting was initiated by the Russian Orthodox Patriarch Alexi the Second. Its main objective was however not really religious in nature, but rather political. The world’s religious leaders worked out …
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Jan
27
Sanctity of Water in Religions
by Kenan Cetinkaya E-mail: kchetinkaya@hotmail.com THE SANCTITY OF WATER IN CHRISTIANITY AND OTHER RELIGIONS (ESPECIALLY IN ISLAM) Introduction In this paper, I am going to examine sanctity of water in detail in Christianity in terms of using in the first sacrament; Baptism. Afterward I will compare water’s role in Christianity and Islam. In the beginning, …
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Dec
19
Islam: Pluralism and Interfaith Dialogue
Islam: Pluralism and Interfaith Dialogue by Shah Abdul Halim In the recent past several seminars were organized in the country on interfaith dialogue. These seminars made great contribution in strengthening already existing communal harmony and exposing the hollowness of the propaganda of the interested quarter to malign and defame Bangladesh. These seminars however failed to …
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Dec
18
Christian-Muslim Dialogue: A Review of Six Post-Vatican II, Church-Related Documents
I. Introduction Twenty years ago, during the period between the second and third sessions of the Second Vatican Council, two panels of experts were given the task of drafting texts on Islam to be included in the evolving documents on the church and on ecumenism. The material, discussed early in the third session, was incorporated …
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Dec
18
Madina Charter, Pact
Full Text of the Madina Charter 1. This is a document from Muhammad the Prophet (may Allah bless him and grant him peace), governing relations between the Believers i.e. Muslims of Quraysh and Yathrib and those who followed them and worked hard with them. They form one nation — Ummah. 2. The Quraysh Mohajireen will …
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Dec
11
Tolerance and Dialogue in the Qur’an and the Sunna
The Qur’an always accepts forgiveness and tolerance as basic principles, so much so that “the servants of the All-Merciful” are introduced in the following manner: And the servants of (God) the All-Merciful are those who move on the Earth in humility, and when the ignorant address them, they say: “Peace.” (Al-Furqan 25:63) When they meet …
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Dec
09
The Key to Effective Religious Dialogue
By Jason Barker As stated in the previous article, interreligious dialogue consists of “discussions for mutual understanding held among differing religious bodies.”1 This vague definition does not, however, provide the guidelines within which formal interreligious dialogue should be held. How can Christians dialogue with members of other religions without compromising their beliefs and lapsing into …
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Dec
08
Cultivating Relations with Neighbors
Commentary by Adil Salahi A report that Abdullah ibn Amr, a companion who was well versed in Hadith had a sheep slaughtered. He repeatedly asked his servant: “Have you sent some meat as a present to our Jewish neighbour?” When he said that several times, he added: “I have heard Allah’s messenger (Pbuh) saying: “Gabriel …
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Dec
08
Islam on non-Muslim Neighbors
by El-Sayed M. Amin The neighbor holds a special status in Islam. Islam encourages Muslims to treat their neighbors in a gentle way that reflects the true and genuine spirit of Islam as exemplified in its tolerant aspect especially with people of other faiths. It makes no difference whether the neighbors are Muslim or non-Muslim. …
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