Articles tagged as Interfaith-dialogue

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  Narada Das Explains “We Are Not the Body” to 135,000 BBC Radio Bristol Listeners

  Narada Das (Nathan Hartley) appeared on the BBC’s regional Bristol radio station to share a spiritual message of equality with 135,000 listeners on February 20th, quoting the Bhagavad-gita and Srila Prabhupada.

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  Devotees in Piacenza, Italy Meet Prefect to Promote Interfaith Dialogue

  This January, Prefect Maurizio Falco and Deputy Mayor Elena Baio of the Italian city of Piacenza received representatives from the main religions in the area, including ISKCON devotees Raghunath Das (Renato Dacarro) and Pritha Dasi (Paola Rossi).

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  ISKCON Leicester Devotees Participate in Hindu Muslim Friendship Meals

  In the U.K., devotees from ISKCON Leicester’s congregation joined a total of nearly twenty families for a groundbreaking scheme called ‘Come Dine Together,’ designed to build friendships and understanding between Hindus and Muslims.

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  Vaishnava-Christian Dialogue in India Explores “Surrender and Social Engagement”

  The ISKCON Communications Ministry hosted the Fifth Annual Vaishnava Christian Dialogue in India, December 16-18. The Dialogue is part of a global effort by the Ministry to promote understanding between members of ISKCON and other major religious communities.  

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  Bhaktimarga Swami Praises St. Francis at Interfaith Event

  The event took place at the Our Lady of Perpetual Help Parish, a Catholic Church in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. Held on October 4^th– the Feast of St. Francis of Assisi – it honored the saint with the theme “Instruments of Peace,” a phrase from his famous prayer.

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  Vatican Emissary Sends Divali Message of Goodwill

  Cardinal Jean-Louis Tauran, President of the Pontifical Council for Interreligious Dialogue, drafted a message to Hindu communities world-wide on the occasion of Diwali, or Deepavali. Cardinal Tauran led the Catholic delegation to the first Hindu-Catholic Dialogue in the United States. Anuttama Dasa, ISKCON's Minister of Communications represented ISKCON at that historic event. 

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  ISKCON Participates in Interfaith Community and Police Retreat in New York

  Participants were requested to present their international perspectives on Police Community Relations with the aim of preserving religious freedom and community safety comparing Community-Police relations across cities.

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  D.C. Devotees Attend Jewish-Hindu Evening of Exploration
  ISKCON devotees were invited to participate in “A Jewish-Hindu Evening of Exploration!” at the Adat Shalom synagogue in Bethesda, Maryland, on Saturday January 5th.
• Christians and Hindus Forming The Young Generation Into Peace-makers

  2012 Diwali message by the Vatican's Pontifical Council for Inter-religious Dialogue.

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  15th Annual Vaishnava Christian Dialogue to be Held in Washington D.C.

  Ten representatives of Vaishnavism, and ten of the Christian faith will meet in Potomac, Maryland, just outside of Washington D.C., this April 13th and 14th for the fifteenth annual Vaishnava Christian Dialogue, on the topic of “The Hidden God.”

• Dialogue Between Dr. West and Radhanath Swami - Part 1

  The event took place earlier this year at Princeton University.

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  Vaishnavas Participate in East Village “Local Faith Communities” Group
  Yajna Purusa Dasa of the Bhakti Center in New York City will join other faith leaders for a public Panel Discussion at the Sixth Street Community Synagogue on May 25th, organized by the group “Local Faith Communities of the East Village.”
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  Radhanath Swami at Interfaith Dialogue
  Mumbai: Radhanath Swami was invited for an interfaith dialogue on the topic “Decline of morality in public life: Role of religion in restoring it” organized by K.J. Somaiya Bhartiya Sanskriti Peetham. The Somaiya trust is one of the largest educational trusts in India with 34 institutes and 27,000 students.
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  UN launches first World Interfaith Harmony Week
  The United Nations launched the first World Interfaith Harmony Week with a broad range of activities around the world, including interfaith breakfasts, film screenings and talks between the UN and the civil society.
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  ISKCON Joins Generations of Faith Dialogue with Catholic Bishops

  Representatives of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness recently attended Generations of Faith, an event sponsored by the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops which reached out to religious leaders from the Jewish, Muslim, Buddhist, Hindu, and Sikh traditions.

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  Academic Conference on `Religions: War, or Peace?`
  On November 18th, the state-accredited Bhaktivedanta Theological Collage of ISKCON Hungary held its sixth annual academic conference. The topic of this year`s discussion was `Religion: War, or Peace`?
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  Diverse and Divided, but Praying as One
  The Thanksgiving message seemed obvious, that the more people of different religious backgrounds shared their experiences, the more they understood each other and transcended religious exceptionalism: the belief that there’s only one path to God and that one’s own religion has it.
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  Odyssey Networks Welcomes First Non-Abrahamic Faiths to Membership

  For the first time since its founding in 1987, Odyssey Networks has opened its membership to faith groups and individuals beyond the Abrahamic faith traditions, such as the International Society for Krishna Consciousness.

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  Vatican Sends Divali Wishes
  The Vatican`s Pontifical Council for Interreligious Dialogue sends a message for the feast of Dipavali 2010 to the Hindus all over the world.
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  Vaishnavas and Muslims Find Common Ground in D.C. Dialogue
  Sixteen men and women from the Muslim and Vaishnava faiths, some laypersons and some Imams and priests, met at Rockwood Manor retreat center in Washtington D.C. for the state’s first Vaishnava-Muslim interfaith dialogue back on March 6th.
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  Vaishnavas and Muslims Get to the Bottom of Things

  On May 2, devotees from ISKCON Bengaluru engaged in an interfaith dialogue with followers of Dr. Zakir Naik at the Salaam Center, a center for Islamic Studies in Jayanagar, Bangalore.

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  Phoenix Hare Krishnas Attend Intercultural Dialogue

  Members of ISKCON Phoenix were invited to the Fifth Annual Dialogue and Friendship Dinner in downtown Phoenix, Arizona this October. The devotees were allotted a VIP table next to the podium at the event, which was held in Hyaat’s Regency Hotel.

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  Hare Krishna B&B rejuvenates

  The Interfaith League Guesthouse offers a tourist refuge from heatwave, swarms of screaming kids, and the commercialism and indifference of New York City. Report by Anita Roberts/News.com.au