More than 6,000 people representing scores of religions and belief systems are convening in Chicago for what organizers bill as the world’s largest gathering of interfaith leaders.
“We will take a stand for the rights we’re all at risk of losing,” said the Rev. Stephen Avino, the organization’s executive director.
In a pre-conference statement, she assailed authoritarianism as “the most dangerous crisis confronting all of us today.” Among the upcoming events is “Guns to Garden Tools,” featuring a blacksmith who will demonstrate how he melts down firearms to create gardening tools. “The Parliament can come off as an echo chamber of progressive faith traditions,” he wrote. “Given the many religious tensions across the world, the real challenges of interfaith dialogue, and the self-selected crowd at Toronto, the universalist rhetoric could sound a little hollow. “”Its leadership is much more diverse and inclusive,” he wrote. “Its politics is attentive to Indigenous issues, women’s rights, and climate change.
日本 最新ニュース, 日本 見出し
Similar News:他のニュース ソースから収集した、これに似たニュース記事を読むこともできます。
Thousands attend Chicago's Bud Billiken ParadeThe parade – in its 94th year – celebrates education and the beginning of the school year. It featured the celebrated South Shore Drill Team, the Jesse White Tumblers and hundreds of marching bands.
続きを読む »
Thousands to attend last Sundays on State of the year in Chicago's LoopThe event featuring food, drinks, art, and other items will kick off at 11 a.m. and run until 6 p.m.
続きを読む »
Thousands Gather in Chicago for What’s Billed as World’s Largest Gathering of Interfaith LeadersFor the Parliament of the World’s Religions, the week-long event marks a return to its roots – the organization was founded in Chicago in 1893. In the past 30 years, it has convened six times, most recently in Toronto in 2018.
続きを読む »
'Everybody's panicking': Chicago-connected survivors of Maui fires describe fleeing from flamesAs some evacuees return to O'Hare, others from the Chicago area are flying out of Midway Airport to help.
続きを読む »
Van Gisbergen hoping to build on momentum from Chicago win in 2nd NASCAR startShane van Gisbergen has spent six weeks getting acclimated to his new celebrity racing status.
続きを読む »