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Tony Blair Faith Foundation on Interreligious Haitian Relief Efforts
At the forefront of this effort are the co-ordinated efforts of faith based organisations such as World Vision, Christian Aid, Tear Fund, CAFOD and Islamic Relief. It is heartening to see religious divides ignored as a dynamic Muslim organisation like Islamic Relief puts every effort into supporting a population that predominately practice Christianity and traditional Haitian Vodou. This is multi-faith action at its most powerful, compassion as the shared value of all.
2009 Parliament Blogged on Reuters
Reuters has just published a blog telling the story of the 2009 Parliament of the World’s Religions. Unlike many of the overviews that have appeared in the last week, this one was written by Parliament speakers. Paul Knitter is the Paul Tillich Professor of Theology, World Religions and Culture at Union Theological Seminary and Matthew Weiner is program director at the Interfaith Center of New York.
The writers’ participation in the event has enhanced their reportage; this is a warm and conversational introduction that starts with an account of the original 1893 event ripe with the infectiousness of conversation. It looks forward to the influence and breadth of today’s Parliament.
To read the full blog, click here.
What’s Next? PeaceNext
Every five years, the world’s greatest interreligious event welcomes thousands of people to see the world through different eyes. People of different faiths come together to learn, grow and celebrate their diversity. They realize that despite their religious differences, they share a similar calling to build a more just, sustainable and peaceful world. Friendships are made. Wisdom is shared. Lessons are learned. Souls are touched.
Why wait another five years?
The Council of the Parliament of the World’s Religions is pleased to announce the creation of PeaceNext, our very own social network that will bring together the global interreligious community in dynamic and far-reaching ways.
Share a reflection.
Post a photograph.
Pass along a link.
Celebrate your community’s accomplishments.
Share your city’s interreligious concerns.
Find a friend you met at the Parliament on the other side of the globe.
Meet a new friend who lives on the other side of town.
PeaceNext is not the Parliament, but it’s the digital extension of the event. Friendships are made. Wisdom is shared. Lessons are learned. Souls are touched.
Not every five years, but every single day.
The Council’s Facebook Fan Page!
The Council for a Parliament of the World’s Religions (CPWR) — the organization that administers our international Parliaments, Pre-Parliament Events, Partner Cities Network and more — has just launched a Facebook Fan Page. The Page includes an interface with all of our YouTube and Flickr content, an RSS/Blog tab where you can read all of our blogs and Twitter posts, a discussion board, informative “Boxes,” a “Wall” for public bulletins and more. We are happy to bring all of this information together in one location, and hope it will complement our home page as an introduction to the important interreligious work done at the Parliament.
Come on over, sign in to Facebook and become a fan: here!
