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“Religion
and belief are motivating forces which guide our existence
and make it meaningful. What we can rightly demand is religious
freedom, and what we correspondingly must supply are the highest
ethical standards of responsible conduct”
Andrew
Clark, General Secretary
International
Association for Religious Freedom 2000-2004
http://www.iarf.net/
Concept
The Debate will enable
up to nineteen hundred and fifty people, representing all
the faiths, to come together to transcend religious barriers
and contribute to community cohesion rather than community
conflict.
The theme of the Environment
(physical, spiritual, emotional, political and created) has
been chosen because it is an area of excitement for young
adults (under the age of thirty) of all faiths and the debate
is deliberately targeted towards a young audience drawn from
all the Faith groups.
The concept of “a Creator
God” lies at the heart of the World's faiths. This area of
common ground provides an opportunity for people of all faiths
to unite in an active response to climate change and the imperative
of effective environmental stewardship - by working together,
as well as within their own faith community.
Purpose
The initiative will
reach constituents of all of the UK 's religions and faiths
at a grass roots level and engage them in a purposeful, action-oriented
debate on how they can live with the environment in an ecologically
wise way.
A Campaign Pack for
8,000 Inter Faith Discussion and Action Groups throughout
the country will be launched at the event. At the same time
an associated interactive website, based at St Ethelburga's,
Bishopsgate ( http://www.stethelburgas.org/
), will take feedback from the 8,000 groups, via the web,
to facilitate an inter faith panel in publishing Ten Cardinal
Commitments for living with the environment in an ecologically
wise way.
Faith Groups who sign
up to this will be awarded a Marque or certificate showing
their on-going commitment. By joining this network they will
continue to have information and encouragement for their members.
Location
Central Hall, Westminster
, London .
http://www.c-h-w.com/
Date and Time
October 2007
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