The
9th World Assembly of Religions for Peace will bring Religious leaders
together to collaborate for peace
On
November 20th, the 9th World Assembly of Religions for
Peace will convene in Vienna, Austria, bringing together over 600 religious
leaders, representing all historic faith traditions and every region of the
world, to address rising hostility
towards the “other” worldwide.
Assembly
delegates come from the Religions for Peace network of ninety national
inter-religious councils and groups, five regional councils, one world council
and global networks of religious women and religious youth. Assembly delegates
include Baha’i, Buddhist, Christian, Hindu, Indigenous, Jain, Jewish, Muslim,
Sikh, Shinto, and Zoroastrian religious leaders.
“Each
of our diverse faith traditions calls for people of faith to ‘welcome the
other’,”
said Dr. William Vendley, Secretary General of Religions for Peace. “This Assembly is an opportunity for
diverse religious communities to work together to confront rising social
hostility toward the ‘other,’ which takes the form of intolerance, and too
often violence.”
Since
1970, Religions for Peace World Assemblies have addressed common threats to
Peace and advanced multi-religious cooperation. At the 9th World
Assembly, Religions for Peace will identify ways religious communities can “welcome
the other” by advancing human dignity, shared well-being, and a more
robust notion of citizenship.
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