Archive for September, 2008

Religious and political leaders hold peacemaking dialogue

Friday, September 26th, 2008

From the Mennonite Central Committee press release:

September 26, 2008

NEW YORK — About 300 international religious and political figures, including Iranian president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, attended a dialogue at a Manhattan hotel on the evening of Sept. 25 to discuss the role of religion in responding to global challenges and building peace and understanding between societies.

Updated Nov 21, 2008: Rabbi Lynn Gottlieb’s speech at this forum is now on the Shomer Shalom website here.  An article In Jewish Week about the event is available here.

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