An historic statement was signed by most of the heads of churches in the Middle East and important Muslim leaders and scholars at the recent Conference on Co-Existence and Making Peace in Amman, Jordan, the third international conference organized by the Jordanian Center for Research of Religious Co-Existence.
An historic statement was signed by most of the heads of churches in the Middle East and important Muslim leaders and scholars at the recent Conference on Co-Existence and Making Peace in Amman, Jordan, the third international conference organized by the Jordanian Center for Research of Religious Co-Existence. The participants pledged to work together for mutual understanding among religions:
At this difficult time, we, believers in the One, Holy God and heirs of co-existence in the region, commit to build together our common society in the spirit of common stewardship in order that there will be a lasting and comprehensive peace through justice in our region and throughout the whole world.
In order to implement this, we pledge and commit ourselves to uphold the following:
• Respect for all religions and freedom of religion and doctrine;
• Respect for all prophets and holy writings of all religions;
• Respect, security and free access to all holy places;
• Respect for responsible freedom of expression that does not harm the beliefs or sentiments of another;
• Initiation of dialogue and continued human cooperation in order to achieve justice, peace, development and human dignity for all;
