Source: Good News Network
125 years ago today, the World’s Parliament of Religions conference opened—the very first organized interfaith gathering. 7000 people met in Chicago from at least 11 religions at the inaugural event that brought together both Eastern and Western spiritual traditions. Organized by the Swedenborgian layman and judge Charles Carroll Bonney, the vision of the Parliament was for a just, peaceful, and sustainable world. Check Out the idealistic values they adopted… (1893)
- Religious and spiritual communities live in harmony and contribute to a better world from their riches of wisdom and compassion.
- Religious and cultural fears and hatreds are replaced with understanding and respect.
- People everywhere come to know and care for their neighbors.
- The richness of human and religious diversity is woven into the fabric of communal, civil, societal and global life.
- The world’s most powerful and influential institutions move beyond narrow self-interest to realize common good.
- The Earth and all life are cherished, protected, healed and restored.
- All people commit to living out their highest values and aspirations.
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