The Religions for Peace (RfP) International Executive Committee in partnership with the Forum for Building Peace in Muslim Societies (Forum) has collaborated to produce a powerful statement on “Rejecting Violent Religious Extremism and Advancing Shared Well-being.
Religiously motivated terrorism and psychological imbalance are not mutually exclusive. Viewing the tragedy in the Lindt Café as a ‘one-off’ by a ‘maddy’ is dangerous wishful thinking, writes Rachael Kohn.
Rachel Kohn, host of the ABC Radio National program The Spirit of Things is a regular participant at meetings of Religions for Peace NSW Branch. Rachael Kohn also recently chaired a panel at the recent Interfaith G20. Here, we bring you Rachel Kohn’s reflections from The Drum.
The hostage taking in the Lindt Café in Martin Place, Sydney, which resulted in three dead – two innocent victims and the perpetrator – has prompted observations that the lone gunman should be viewed as mad rather than bad.
The Islamic Council of Victoria will hold a special gathering on 16 December with prayers for the victims of the Lindt Chocolate Cafe of Martin Place.
“The prohibition and elimination of nuclear weapons is a deeply spiritual and moral imperative,” stated Dr. William F. Vendley, Secretary General, Religions for Peace-International (RfP), at the Vienna Conference on the Humanitarian Impact of Nuclear Weapons convened by the Europe, Integration and Foreign Affairs, Federal Ministry of the Republic of Austria.
(Reuters) – The United Nations on Thursday declared that June 21 will be International Day of Yoga, adopting a measure proposed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi who said yoga lets people “discover the sense of oneness with yourself, the world and the nature.”
After Target and Kmart in Australia decide to stop stocking Grand Theft Auto (a computer game), fans of Grand Theft Auto demand that the Bible is also banned as it is misogynistic.
Pope Francis has called for inter-faith dialogue to help end fundamentalism and terrorism during his first visit to Turkey.
The Indonesian Central Board of Muhammadiyah in cooperation with the Kuala Lumpur-based Cheng Ho Multi-Culture Education Trust, and Centre for Dialogue and Cooperation among Civilisations (CDCC) will organize the 5th World Peace Forum to be held on November 20 – 23, 2014, in Jakarta, Indonesia.
More than a hundred Muslim scholars and leaders from around the world released an open letter addressed to Islamic State leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi on Wednesday, telling the self-proclaimed caliph, in no uncertain terms, that the group’s use of Islamic scripture is illegitimate and perverse.
Secretary-General of Religions for Peace Indonesia, Theopolis Bela, gives an account of increasing pressures on Christian Churches in Indonesia, which have been attacked; church closures have been forced in some instances.
Religions for Peace United Kingdom has started to arrange a series of talks on ‘Saving the Other’, aiming to portray how religions have helped save each other during times of conflict, as opposed to the image of religions creating conflict.
Religions for Peace notes the passing of Syed Hassan Bahr Al Oloom; a person of great faith, who was deeply respected and warmly appreciated by all who had the privilege to know him.
