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Multi-faith committee set up to spread Pope Francis’ claim that God wills ‘diversity of religions’ ugust 22, 2019 (LifeSiteNews) – A multi-faith “higher committee” was announced this week to implement the “Human Fraternity” document signed by Pope Francis and a Grand Imam in February that stated, among other things, that a “pluralism and diversity” of religions is “willed by God.”  Prominent members of the committee that has been set up in Abu Dhabi include Pope Francis’ personal secretary Monsignor Yoannis Lahzi Gaid, Bishop Miguel Ángel Ayuso Guixot, President of the Pontifical Council for Interreligious Dialogue, and Judge Mohamed Mahmoud...

One hundred thousand faithful Americans are telling Glenn Beck that enough is enough. This summer as Beck travels the United States solo and with Bill O'Reilly, Faithful America--a multi-faith justice organization--has rallied its members to push back against Beck's anti-Christian-social-justice message. When Beck makes stops in South Carolina, New York, New Jersey, and Washington D.C., the group's provocative new ad will follow his trail and challenge his words as “piecemeal gospel” on local Christian radio stations.....

Multi-Faith Weekend occured last weekend in the Dallas-Fort Worth area, bringing together Jews, Muslims, and Christians. This is a follow up article where we take a look at one Christian woman's experience from that weekend. 50 year old Maria Escamilla from Fort Worth, Texas is a member of Northwood Church in Keller - the Christian church which participated in the Multi-Faith event. She said: "When NorthWood Church announced the Multifaith Weekend, I jumped at the chance to sign up, knowing this was a unique opportunity for my family to visit a synagogue, mosque and church all in one weekend." The...

This past weekend, members of the three largest religions in the world, Jews, Muslims, and Christians, participated in a Multi-Faith Weekend where each group agreed to visit a religious service given by members of the other faiths followed by a time for questions and answers. The goal is to promote "greater understanding, while facing our differences with grace and humility." ... From Northwood Church's website: "Muslims, Jews, and Christians hold different beliefs about who Jesus is. As Christians, we must maintain our distinct beliefs, yet live in peace with others of faith... Similar dialog is currently found on Temple Shalom's...

Islam Factor is a bold experiment in Muslim freedom of expression, freedom of speech and cooperation with people from all walks of life. Some who follow, agree with or are amicable to Islam and some who are opposed. Whether you agree with or follow Islam or not, whether you oppose Islam or not, no matter the nation, race, religion or creed we are from, we all have one thing in common. We all are human-beings with the same basic needs, hopes and emotions. Our forum hopes to promote an almost unheard of tolerance (that eludes many Muslim groups) that transcends...

Multi-faith schools planned to fight extremism By Graeme Paton, Education Correspondent, and Richard Holt Last Updated: 8:06am GMT 07/02/2007 A new generation of controversial multi-faith academies will be built to combat extremism in England’s most segregated towns and cities, a leading Downing Street advisor said yesterday. The new-style schools will educate children from Christian, Muslim and Jewish backgrounds, forcibly integrating pupils of different faiths, according to Sir Cyril Taylor, chairman of the Specialist Schools and Academies Trust. The announcement comes as Ruth Kelly, the Communities Secretary, is due to announce a £35 million fund to help town halls lead the...