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kobo
United Kingdom
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 Posted - 17 Jun 2014 : 12:20:04
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 DAILY OBSERVER NEWS
Scholars from the country’s two main religious dominations – Islam and Christianity – have hailed as unique The Gambia’s religious harmony, co-existence and tolerance, stressing the need for it to be strengthened. They acknowledged that The Gambia has an unpolluted record of religious tolerance, which they insisted, must be used as a model in other countries given the current myriad of religious violence.
They were speaking Friday during the Second Edition of the annual Inter-Faith Dialogue, organised by Side By Side Organisation The Gambia (SBSO) and its counterparts from the United States of America. The dialogue was part of the two-week Side By Side-Service for Peace International Summer of Service under the leadership and coordination of a veteran volunteer, Beverly Berndt.
The dialogue on the theme, “Act now, it’s your duty to promote religious tolerance”, is one of the peace initiatives of these organisations in trying to spread the message of peace and love among people of different beliefs with a view to ensuring continued stability for social advancement. ....Full Report
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Edited by - kobo on 17 Jun 2014 21:12:03 |
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Interfaith: Gambia’s ‘unique’ co-existence hailed
