During an inter-religious ceremony, refugees, religious leaders, and UN Refugee Agency representatives gathered on 12 December in the Ecumenical Centre chapel to pray, sing, and listen deeply to one another. Titled “This is My Story, This is My History,” the ceremony offered prayers from various traditions including Buddhist, Jewish, Bahá’í, Muslim, Hindu, and Christian.
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South Australia: Faith Groups Work Together
Senior religious representatives have recommitted to interfaith harmony at four meetings hosted by the Adelaide Archdiocese. Philippa Rowland, president of the Multifaith Association of SA and chair of Religions for Peace Australia, convened the meetings to discuss the key elements of the Commitment to Interfaith Harmony.
How I Became an Accidental Interfaith Activist—and Learned to Love Disagreement
We bring you an article below from a respected print magazine which has been in circulation for over hundred years. The author, Amanda Quraishi, was a recent revert to Islam shortly before the ugly events of 9/11 and has since been involved in significant interfaith activity in her nation for many years. Recent events sullied her experience; however, Amanda Quraishi has found that discussion of conflict and topics that may lead to conflict can and do – more frequently – have positive outcomes.
