Joint Initiative
for Peace between Religions
The Basis:
Acceptance (not rejection) of religion
Emphasize the liberating aspect of
religion - religion as an important resource of justice and peace. Religions become
sources of conflict only when they are being high jacked by political powers.
What to do:
1.
Make a List of countries with inter-religious and similar conflicts:
• Intra-religious conflict - as in
• Inter-religious conflict as in
• Inter-ethnic conflict as in
• Ethnic-religious conflict
(aggressive proselytization exploiting the poverty of
indigenous people)
2. Make
a list of NGO's and individuals working for peace in that sense
3. Create
a network between these NGO's and individuals by the means of the
internet
4. Create
an international directory for contact. The participants in the network
provide Information, contact addresses, and links
5. Develop
cooperation between major initiatives (local, interregional and
international levels)
6. Compile
information on what these major initiatives are doing
7. Raise
funds for activities
8. Meetings,
once in a while (according to funds raised)
9. When there is a major outburst of
violence - as in
10. As soon as possible a joint website and
newsletter should be set up, in printed form as soon as there are enough
funds
11. A manifesto will be developed
12. This manifesto will be sent out to
religious leaders of the world and to the United Nations
13. Goal is to get an observer status at the
United Nations
14. As a name for the association we
suggest "International Initiative for Inter-religious Peace” (I I I P)
The
Initiators at the 25th Anniversary of the "Right Livelihood
Association":
Dr.
Asghar Ali Engineer,
Gottfried
Hutter (guest speaker,