InterfaithNews.Net

Global PeaceWorks is an organization that arranges for people of many
faiths to live and work together for two weeks, creating a model of
peace. In December they sojourned together in East Delhi, India, joining
together for talks from dignataries such as His Holiness the Dalai Lama
and the Honorable President of India, volunteered in direct service to
local communities; visited temples from several different faith
traditions, and joined together in prayer and reflection. Thirty
volunteers from nine different countries participated in the event.

We are in a desperate struggle with the forces of fanaticism, particularly that brand of fanaticism aided and abetted by religion. Largely in reaction to these forces, a global interfaith movement has sprung from the grassroots of religion and spirituality, advocating openness, diversity, and, most of all, peace. [Brief editorial/introduction to the March/April 2004 e-mail update for InterfaithNews.Net]