Showing posts with label religious freedom. Show all posts
Showing posts with label religious freedom. Show all posts

Wednesday, February 5, 2020

[HWPL] The Best Way to Religious Peace - WARP Office Meeting Interfaith Dialogue

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[HWPL] The Best Way to Religious Peace - WARP Office Meeting Interfaith Dialogue


WARP (World Alliance of Religions' Peace) Office  Interfaith Dialogue is one of the main initiatives of the global peace group HWPL (Heavenly Culture, World Peace, Restoration of Light; Chairman Man Hee Lee).

It was established in 2014 to find proper religious values for peace-building through dialogue of religious scriptures. HWPL invites prominent religious leaders to meetings to discuss religious topics for better mutual understanding and to share thoughts about achieving world peace.

Religion is used as the main cause of today's global conflicts and wars. Many religious leaders are critical of many people who interpret the scripture to suit their own thoughts and ideologies irrespective of the true meaning of their scripture and will of God. They warn that this is what leads to religious extremism that causes global terrorism, violence, conflicts and war.

Mr. Tharwat Gaid Salama Gaballa, Chairman of Horus Foundation for Development and Training in Egypt said :
"....religion does call for peace among peoples. The seed of peace is possible with this desire and with this longing to change the world.....The common objectives that all religious scriptures pursue are the realization of peace and justice, conflict resolution, human dignity, and valuing diversity."


Then what should religious and NGO leaders do together with HWPL and its WARP Office Interfaith Dialogue? NGOs have to carry out campaigns that remove and discourage extremism and religiously and racially-motivated discrimination. Scholars and religious leaders must spread true religious knowledge to lead people to world peace.

Swami Veetamohananda, Swami (religious Hindu leader) of Ramakrishna Veda center said :
"In order to find the truth all the humanity wants religious leaders need to put away the thoughts that only my religion is the best and do the comparative work based on Scripture without dividing themselves and saying 'your religion', 'my religion.'"

HWPL's WARP Office Meeting has been hosted in 220 locations across 130 countries. Chairman Man Hee Lee of HWPL said :
"The culture of the earth cannot be compared with that of heaven according to man’s yardstick of judgment. Religion is about learning the things of the spirit and the teachings of God. This is heavenly culture that can guide us to a world of peace. Through the WARP offices, religious leaders bring their scriptures to examine and find the most trustworthy evidence. Religions must unite under one true teaching and scripture. When we continue to carry out these comparisons, there will be no more wars triggered by religion."
Chairman Man Hee Lee of HWPL
Getting rid of prejudice, stubbornness, misconceptions, misinterpretations and pride through an understanding and discussion of true religious knowledge is the way to religious peace and world peace. For this purpose, HWPL's WARP Office Meeting develops and expands networks and channels of communication between global religious leaders.



Dr. Ahmed Jasem Hmood Al-Maliky, Sheikh of Office of the Religious Reference Sheikh Mohammad Al Yaqoobi in Iraq said :
"Starting by taking out the prejudice that I am right and you are wrong, let us communicate and interact with each other with these questions in mind: ‘Is what I know always right? Is the other religion always wrong? Or is there something in that religion that mine doesn't have?’ Let us find the best truth and achieve the ultimate value of peace"


Peace!


Want to be informed and involved? Click Below!

HWPL official homepage : www.hwpl.kr

IWPG official homepage : http://www.iwpg.org/en/

IPYG official homepage : www.ipyg.kr

Wednesday, December 5, 2018

[IPYG] What News! Coercive Conversion Ad on NY Times!

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[IPYG] What News! Coercive Conversion Ad on NY Times!

On the 28th of November, a full back-page black-and-white printed advertisement appeared on the New York Times, which is one of the major papers with a strong impact and huge readership in U.S.A. It had the picture of a wolf with money and chain under sheepskin, and a girl tied up and burnt at the stake like a witch trial.





Every citizen in NY was reading and couldn't take their eyes off of this image of the wolf and a girl at the stake. What compelled them to read this advertisement from beginning to end?

It was published on the paper by the group "Go Fund Me" which has been carrying out a fund-raising campaign in Korea and U.S.A. to advertise the tragic incident of a young girl who died during the coercive conversion program because of the bleak human rights condition in Korea where peoples’ religious freedoms are exploited.

This advertisement has been delivered to people not only in U.S.A. but also across the world, including New Zealand, South Africa, Namibia, Uganda, Egypt, U.K. and more.












I've already talked about this terrible Coercive Conversion practice in my last posting :

[IWPG] Commemorative Ceremony for Ms. Ji-In Gu (Victim of Coercive Conversion)

What really makes me angry is that none of the Korean government, politicians, people of legal classes or press are showing any concern or considerable responsibility for this tragic human rights matter. The Republic of Korea is the country with democracy, human rights and religious freedom. However, ironically, it is the foreign press which shows concern and attention toward the incident - not any organization or group in Korea.

I really think that this is a very shameful situation in Korea. It is so sad that not many people are aware of it and the government and the national assembly are doing nothing at all. As it has always been, I think no one but you and I alone can change the situation and stand for human rights. If they don't have any idea how to improve the situation, then we have to do it :)

Please visit below, get informed and get involved now :)

Remember Gu Facebook

https://www.facebook.com/remembergu

youtube.com/c/endcoerciveconversion

religiousfreedomforall@gmail.com


Peace!