Jews, Christians, and Muslims working together » hindu http://3faiths.org Mon, 10 Aug 2009 07:42:00 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 en hourly 1 Wellington Interfaith Prayer Vigil for Peace in the Middle East – audio http://3faiths.org/2009/01/15/wellington-interfaith-prayer-vigil-audio/ http://3faiths.org/2009/01/15/wellington-interfaith-prayer-vigil-audio/#comments Thu, 15 Jan 2009 21:08:35 +0000 Dave Moskovitz http://3faiths.org/?p=170
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    • ]]>     A group of about 100 people from many faiths gathered last night at St Andrew’s on the Terrace in Wellington New Zealand for an Interfaith Prayer Vigil and Candle Lighting for Peace in the Middle East.

    It was a very moving ceremony and demonstrated the ability for many people from different faiths, ethnicities and political viewpoints to come together and pray for a common purpose.

    Speakers included:

    You can download or listen to an audio recording (35 minutes, 16 MB):

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    ]]>     http://3faiths.org/2009/01/15/wellington-interfaith-prayer-vigil-audio/feed/ 2     Kuala Lumpur and avoiding the "clash" of religions and civilisations http://3faiths.org/2008/09/03/kuala-lumpur-and-avoiding-the-clash-of-religions-and-civilisations/ http://3faiths.org/2008/09/03/kuala-lumpur-and-avoiding-the-clash-of-religions-and-civilisations/#comments Wed, 03 Sep 2008 12:22:20 +0000 jdalton3au http://3faiths.org/?p=33
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    • ]]>     Various authors have created a fearful climate arguing that a “clash” of religions and civilisations is inevitable. But many are hopeful that instead, genuine justice and peace can prevail. Kuala Lumpur is a significant location in this given that it stands at the crossroads of Chinese, Indian and South-East Asian cultures, and at the contact point between Islam, Buddhism, Christianity and Judaism. Edward DeBono many years wrote that KL and Malaysia would be critical to watch as an indicator of future global trends, and he even set up office there to watch first hand what developed.

    So its great to see the interfaith work of Just International, which has involvement of Muslims, Christians, Hindus and Buddhists, with a long history of Jewish relations too. I don’t agree with all their analysis but at least they have tried hard to present a balanced/multi-viewed approach to news.

    Their website is well worth exploring for great insights into global issues, and for positive news of movements for justice and peace. Currently they have insights about Georgia, Kashmir, Thailand, Sudan, Orissa and most of the Middle East. Just tends to focus on anywhere multinationals and governments are using religion to cover-up their violence and oppression. They also have some good news stories of multifaith groups building for the future.

    Fr. John

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