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UN Decade Coalition Established to Advance Multi-Religious Cooperation for Peace
(NEW YORK, 13 March 2009)—Religions for Peace, the world’s largest and most representative multi-religious coalition, was among the 45 religious, interfaith, and value-based organizations from five continents that agreed to form a coalition to advance a “United Nations Decade for Inter-religious and Intercultural Dialogue, Understanding, and Cooperation for Peace.” Coalition members expressed the hope that the UN Sixty-Fourth General Assembly, which will begin its deliberations in September 2009, will approve a resolution establishing such a decade from 2011–2020.
The coalition elected a steering committee—composed of organizations representing religious communities, interfaith and value-based civil society organizations—to strategically promote the decade idea among member states of the UN.
The coalition will meet next in the context of the Parliament of the World’s Religions in Melbourne, Australia, in December 2009. Mr. Dirk Ficca, the Executive Director of the Parliament, himself a member of the steering committee welcomed the initiative.
The World Council of Churches—host of the initial gathering of this coalition in Bossey, Switzerland, in January 2008—continues to promote this initiative, said Mr. Shanta .....
Coalition members hope the proposed UN Decade will be launched on 21 September 2010, the International Day of Peace. more
Chief rabbi advocates a 'UN of Religion'
Uniting world's faithful key to world peace
Religious leaders must work together to create a "United Nations of Religion" that promotes a respect for the differences among the various religions, Metzger said.
"A church, a mosque, a synagogue or a holy temple must be embassies of God and we have to spread this idea to our believers," he said. more
Bahrain 'can lead way to tolerance'
BAHRAIN should take the lead in setting up a core group of religious leaders to promote tolerance and freedom throughout the region, says a US-based imam. The country already stands out for its religious tolerance and freedom, says Imam Mohamed Bashar Arafat
"Bahrain is not only the right place for a major inter-faith dialogue in the region, but is also the right choice for leadership on the issue," he told the GDN. more
Parliament of the World's Religions
To be held in Melbourne, Australia December 3-9, 2009, info and interviews with people from different faiths regarding interfaith, interreligious dialogue. Includes Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd apology speech, concerns about environment, poverty, hunger, inner peace, wisdom and social cohesion - all themes to be addressed at the Melbourne 2009 Parliament of the World's Religions.
The Jerusalem Peace Academy
The Jerusalem, God’s city, will be a separate entity, a ‘corpus separatum’ like the Vatican City, which is surrounded by Rome, but is itself a separate unity.
Secondly, Jerusalem administration will be run by an administrator appointed by the religious leaders of the three religions (henceforth called the Judeo-Christian-IslamicCouncil). The administrator will consult with the Judeo-Christian-Islamic Council on all subjects: tax rates, building projects, citizenship for non-Israeli or non-Palestinian religious peoples, the use of tax revenues, maintaining the mosques and their schools, thechurches and their schools, and the synagogues and their schools.
Thirdly, since the Knesset is located in Jerusalem it will pay property taxes to Jerusalem as it continues to govern Israel. Comparably, the capital building of Palestine will be in Jerusalem, its president will govern Palestine from there, and Palestine will pay property taxes to Jerusalem.
Fourth, the Judeo-Christian-Islamic Council will determine other matters such as making Jerusalem a place of God’s peace with no deadly weapons present, even for crime prevention. Moreover, crime prevention patrols will expel prostitution, obscenity, and immorality while emphasizing modest dress in God’s city.
Fifth, the religious leaders will come to an agreement about rebuilding Solomon’s Temple, which will be located on or near its original site, which is not the site of the Dome of the Rock. Then each of the religions will have a beautiful building on its ancient holy site. Moreover, Solomon’s Temple will symbolize the convergence of the three religions to spread God’s truth around the world.
Sixth, the Judeo-Christian-Islamic Council will consider building a great library in Jerusalem to house the holy writings and scholarship of the three religions, if funds are available. When the religious leaders govern Jerusalem, then God’s city truly will be a place of God, a light to the nations, and a center from which holiness can radiate to the world and inspire all to live according to God’s law and God’s peace.
Then the three religions will fulfill their prophecies of bringing peace to the earth, and
Jerusalem then truly will be the city of righteous peace. more
Unity in Religion
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