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Religion can never justify killing of innocents: UNGA
Saturday, November 15, 2008
UNITED NATIONS: A high-level meeting of the General Assembly on Thursday decried the use of religion to justify the killing of innocent people and terrorist acts and voiced concern that serious instances of intolerance, discrimination and harassment persist between people of different faiths and cultures.
The two-day ‘Culture of Peace’ gathering, convened on the initiative of King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia, called for mutual understanding through dialogue, and respect for human rights among proponents of various faiths, cultures, and civilisations.
“Concerned about serious instances of intolerance, discrimination, hatred expressions, and harassment of minority religious communities of all faiths, participating states underlined the importance of promoting dialogue, understanding and tolerance among human beings, as well as respect for all their diverse religions, cultures and beliefs,” the meeting affirmed in a declaration read out at a news conference by Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon. “Participating states affirmed their rejection of the use of religion to justify the killing of innocent people and actions of terrorism, violence and coercion, which directly contradict the commitment of all religions to peace, justice and equality,” it added. Ban said the challenge now was to move beyond ‘powerful, positive words’ to ‘dialogue that delivers.’
http://thenews.jang.com.pk/top_story_detail.asp?Id=18379
Saturday, November 15, 2008
UNITED NATIONS: A high-level meeting of the General Assembly on Thursday decried the use of religion to justify the killing of innocent people and terrorist acts and voiced concern that serious instances of intolerance, discrimination and harassment persist between people of different faiths and cultures.
The two-day ‘Culture of Peace’ gathering, convened on the initiative of King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia, called for mutual understanding through dialogue, and respect for human rights among proponents of various faiths, cultures, and civilisations.
“Concerned about serious instances of intolerance, discrimination, hatred expressions, and harassment of minority religious communities of all faiths, participating states underlined the importance of promoting dialogue, understanding and tolerance among human beings, as well as respect for all their diverse religions, cultures and beliefs,” the meeting affirmed in a declaration read out at a news conference by Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon. “Participating states affirmed their rejection of the use of religion to justify the killing of innocent people and actions of terrorism, violence and coercion, which directly contradict the commitment of all religions to peace, justice and equality,” it added. Ban said the challenge now was to move beyond ‘powerful, positive words’ to ‘dialogue that delivers.’
http://thenews.jang.com.pk/top_story_detail.asp?Id=18379
