Sentences with phrase «leaders of world religions»

At the centenary celebrations of the Parliament of Religions in Chicago (1993) a statement on «Global Ethic» was signed by the leaders of world religions which highlighted their commitment to a culture of solidarity and a just economic order; a culture of non-violence and respect for life; a culture of equal rights and partnership between men and women; and a culture of tolerance and truthfulness.

Not exact matches

As a world leader for freedom and the protection of basic human rights, the United States should take every opportunity to advocate for people — including Americans here at home — to think, believe, and act according to their religious belief whether they belong to a minority or majority religion in their nation.»

I guess that in a world where war criminals continue to commit genocide in Sudan, where dictators suppress religion freedom in China, where people suffer from extreme poverty under the corrupt government of Zimbabwe, where sovereign nations are getting invaded by power - hungry Russian leaders, and where our own government exaggerated intelligence in order to occupy Iraq — Barack Obama is God's biggest concern, worthy of a little extra attention.

The war against terrorism is» more than it is politic for world leaders to say in public» also a war of religion.

Meanwhile, Hutchinson continued to write books, turning out a dozen or more volumes on such themes as the history of Methodism, world revolution and religion, the ordeal of Western religion, the leaders who made the churches and the modernization of China.

Either they will be guided by the spiritual leader of their church and withdraw support from the Republican «trickle down» economy advocates or they will choose their love of money over allegiance to their religion and follow Rush Limbaugh into his world of hatred and bigotry, his own little Hell.

«Power corrupts, absolute power corrupts absolutely» Whether it's in the name of religion, government, or comercial enterprise... Corrupt Islamic leaders manipulate people's beliefs the same way Hitler and Stalin did with propaganda... Ridding the world of religion wouldn't stop it.

Some of the programs provide courses dealing with the religious «Umwelt» of the Bible; general surveys of primitive, higher and highest religions; typological treatment of varieties of religious experience; presentation of the major living world religions, of the life and teaching of outstanding religious leaders, etcetera.

@KM, you're not completely wrong, there are believers in all of the world's religions who are perfectly content to let their religious leaders tell them what to think, but consider that 95 % or so of the world's population believe in god in one form or another.

Among these are: A Season for Nonviolence; [29] the Synthesis Dialogues with His Holiness the Dalai Lama and progressive multi-faith leaders from around the world; an annual Awakened World conference bringing together scientists, futurists, and spiritual activists; participation in the 1998 UNESCO Seminar on Religion and Peace, and the 1999 and 2004 Parliament of the World's Religworld; an annual Awakened World conference bringing together scientists, futurists, and spiritual activists; participation in the 1998 UNESCO Seminar on Religion and Peace, and the 1999 and 2004 Parliament of the World's ReligWorld conference bringing together scientists, futurists, and spiritual activists; participation in the 1998 UNESCO Seminar on Religion and Peace, and the 1999 and 2004 Parliament of the World's ReligWorld's Religions.

Muslim leaders also try to promote peace with justice through their participation in inter-religious organizations like the World Congress of Religions for Peace.

In many other democracies in the world the religion of the leader is of little import.

@GOPer The way I see it if we can't win over the sheepies of all religions they will keep giving their financial support to not so much their gods but the leaders of the religions of the world and that is scary.

To ring in the New Year, CNN's Belief Blog asked experts in religion, faith leaders, and a secular humanist about how the forces of faith and faithlessness will shape the world in 2012.

Islam is a fear based religion that converts by the sword and it's leaders the world over SAY NOTHING except when it is in support of such action.

I'm telling you people: this world is full of people weary and heavy laden with the expectations of religion and its leaders.

It's kind of fun to stand on the sidelines while all the world's cult leaders argue about which one's religion is a cult and which one isn't.

That said, the Pope is the leader of one of the largest sects of any religion (1.285 Billion Catholics world wide) and a potential pool 1 / 7th of the world's population ready to fight for the defense of His Holiness is really crazy on the part of an aggressor state.

What is the role of the biomedical scientist amid the world's growing poverty crisis and the related human rights inequalities and the spread of diseases in underprivileged areas, The author provides examples of where the scientist can interface with human rights organizations, medical doctors, political and civic leaders, and the science - religion dialogue.

I read with interest the interview with Isak Gerson, leader of the world's newest religion «Kopimism», which believes the act...

The foundation chose to honor the Tibetan Buddhist leader for his engagement with scientists and people of other faiths, calling him «an incomparable global voice for universal ethics, nonviolence, and harmony among world religions.»

Leaders of the major world religions can play a key role in preserving biological diversity.

As the fictional story of Lancaster Dodd (Philip Seymour Hoffman, never finer), a 1950s cult leader who mentors disturbed World War II Navy vet Freddie Quell (Joaquin Phoenix in the performance of his career), The Master doesn't flinch at taking on the business of religion.

A series of three documentaries uses archival footage, animation and narration to look at religion, the 9/11 terror attacks and possible plans by world leaders to create a world bank.

How Adlai Stevenson High School District near Chicago, Illinois, evolved from «already adequate» to world - class status — through leadership practices that any school leader could immediately benefit from and by making a religion of teamwork and teacher leadership.

This equity will not threaten their national and historical identity; on the contrary it will strengthen their commitment to build a better world, where leaders are chosen on the bases of their traits and achievements rather than on their gender, ethnicity, or religion.

Leaders of the all of the world's major religions made statements, most notably, Pope Francis, who wrote that the climate «is a common good, belonging to all and meant for all.»

And to bring this back around to the topic of climate change I predict that * IF * there ever is a global response to reverse AGW it will come from the leaders of the world's 3 great religions and not from politicians or the bleating of a UN panel of scientists.

Opposition Senate Leader Nick Minchin echoed his views a couple of months ago, saying `'» For the extreme Left [global warming] provides the opportunity to do what they've always wanted to do, to sort of deindustrialise the Western world... you know the collapse of communism was a disaster for the Left, and... they embraced environmentalism as their new religion.»