SYN’s multifaith radio program Unscriptured is looking for more young people to join its team in 2013.
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“No religion” is the third-largest world group after Christians, Muslims
(Reuters) – People with no religious affiliation make up the third-largest global group in a new study of the size of the world’s faiths, placing after Christians and Muslims and just before Hindus.
2014 Parliament of the World’s Religions in Brussels Cancelled
In December of 2009, Australia hosted the Parliament of the World’s Religions. Brussels was selected as the host city for the forthcoming Parliament.
MYWorld Launched to Gather Citizen Views on Post-2015 Priorities
The UN Millennium Development Goals (MDG) will change to Sustainable Development Goals after 2015. The UN seeks input on what these goals and priorities ought be, for the world.
Being Religious and Interreligious in Multicultural Australia: Challenges for the Hindu Community
Prof. Des Cahill (Chair, Religions for Peace Australia) gave an address at Shiva Vishnu Temple, Carrum Downs, Victoria to the Hindu Community. The Hindu Community has nation-building strengths to impart to the community in Australia.
Multicultural Development Association considers Rohingyas
The Multicultural Development Association of Queensland (MDA) hosted a community information session organised by Brisbane’s Rohingya community.
Clarifying Islamophobia; Clarifying Interfaith Ethics
Andrew West on Radio National Religion and Ethics Report recently interviewed a writer who raised interesting perspectives (for Australia) on Islamophobia and Interfaith Ethics.
ASEAN InterReligious Network Formed
More than 200 religious leaders, representatives of interreligious councils and peace scholars from the Association of South Asian Nations (ASEAN) member states convened in Bangkok and Pattani, Thailand on 17-19 September 2012, to address the role of religion and interreligious cooperation in resolving conflicts and building peace in the ASEAN region.
Being Religious and Interreligious in Regional and Rural Victoria: The Role of its Interfaith Networks
Prof. Des Cahill (Chair, Religions for Peace Australia) gave an address at Mooroopna Mosque to rural interfaith networks. To be authentically religious in today’s contemporary world means to be interreligious. This is the interfaith message.
Religions for Peace Myanmar Launched
13 September 2012, Yangon, Myanmar: Buddhist, Christian, Hindu and Muslim communties in Myanmar together launched the Religions for Peace Myanmar as the country’s first full-fledged representative and action-oriented interreligious body for reconciliation, peace and development. Approximately 100 religious, diplomatic, political and civil society leaders in Myanmar and Religions for Peace International leaders joined the inauguration.
21 Visions of Peace
Choose to be Calm invites you to join for a 21-day ‘Tour de Peace’ – a daily 10 minute meditation based on a return to peace for the self and a dedication of peace.
The 2011 Census, ethnicity and religion in Australia
Radio National has been keeping an eye on the 2011 Census and the information derived from this about the faith (and no faith) composition of Australia. Here, Prof. Des Cahill is interviewed about what the Census indicates about belief and practice in Australia.
