Interfaith Programs
UPF organizes programs that help build understanding, respect and cooperation among people of different faiths.
- Interfaith Programs
- Written by: UPF International
Interfaith Assembly 2010 proceedings.
- Interfaith Programs
- Written by: Dr. Michael Balcomb, UPF-International
Seoul, Korea - The UPF Interfaith Assembly opened in Seoul Oct. 9, 2010 at the Cheon Bok Gung, the Unification community’s inspiring new sanctuary in Seoul, with a moving ceremony of prayers and readings from seven faith traditions.
- Interfaith Programs
- Written by: Carolyn Handschin, UPF-UN Office in Geneva
Geneva and Bern, Switzerland - The Universal Peace Federation's United Nations Office in Geneva convened three consultations in August and September 2010 in Geneva and Bern on the proposal to establish an interreligious council at the UN.
- Interfaith Programs
- Written by: UFP - Canada
Vancouver, Canada - Under the theme of "Tolerance, Religious Freedom and Interfaith Solidarity in times of Intolerance, Religious Bigotry and Chaos," UPF-Western Canada gathered Ambassadors for Peace and friends for a stimulating and intense discussion on September 30.
- Interfaith Programs
- Written by: UPF - Georgia
Tbilisi, Georgia - At a consultation sponsored by UPF-Georgia on September 25, participants discussed the prospects for building on interreligious efforts in Georgia to add support for the propsal for an interreligious council at the United Nations.
- Interfaith Programs
- Written by: Peter Valenta, UPF-Germany
Giessen, Germany - Following up on a Middle East Peace Initiative trip to Israel, UPF invited Jews and Muslims to a Sept. 25, 2010, roundtable discussion on the theme of "Reconciliation in Israel and Palestine."
- Interfaith Programs
- Written by: Giuseppe Calì, UPF-Italy
A consultation about the proposed interreligious council at the UN on Sept. 11, 2010, called for implementing a new culture of peace to prevent such a terrible day for all mankind from happening again.
- Interfaith Programs
- Written by: Christopher Davies, UPF-Netherlands
Amsterdam, Netherlands - At a meeting on Sept. 11, 2010, UPF-Netherlands proposed that there be an interreligious centre at or as near as possible to 9/11 Ground Zero, New York.
- Interfaith Programs
- Written by: UPF - Colombia
Bogotá, Colombia - An interfaith Rosh Hashana service took place at the UPF Peace Embassy in Bogotá on Sept. 8, 2010, with Christian, Muslim and Buddhist leaders invited by a rabbi to join in the liturgy.
- Interfaith Programs
- Written by: UPF International
Voices in support of an interreligious council at the UN by members of parliament and government officials
- Interfaith Programs
- Written by: UPF International
Excerpts of scholarly presentations at UPF consultations on the proposal for an interreligious council at the United Nations
- Interfaith Programs
- Written by: Robin Marsh, UPF-UK
London, UK - The proposal for an interreligious council at the United Nations, initiated by Rev. Dr. Sun Myung Moon as the founding purpose of the Universal Peace Federation, was emphasized by his son Rev. Hyung Jin Moon, at the House of Commons. His keynote address referenced the heritage of interreligious consultations within the UK.