We, people of diverse religions, spiritual
expressions and indigenous traditions throughout the world, hereby establish the
United Religions Initiative to promote enduring, daily interfaith cooperation,
to end religiously motivated violence and to create cultures of peace, justice
and healing for the Earth and all living beings.
We respect the uniqueness of each tradition,
and differences of practice or belief.
We value voices that respect others, and
believe that sharing our values and wisdom can lead us to act for the good of
all.
We believe that our religious, spiritual
lives, rather than dividing us, guide us to build community and respect for one
another.
Therefore, as interdependent people rooted in our traditions, we now unite for
the benefit of our Earth community.
We unite to build cultures of peace and
justice.
We unite to heal and protect the Earth.
We unite to build safe places for conflict
resolution, healing and reconciliation.
We unite to support freedom of religion and
spiritual expression, and the rights of all individuals and peoples as set forth
in international law.
We unite in responsible cooperative action
to bring the wisdom and values of our religions, spiritual expressions and
indigenous traditions to bear on the economic, environmental, political and
social challenges facing our Earth community.
We unite to provide a global opportunity for
participation by all people, especially by those whose voices are not often
heard.
We unite to celebrate the joy of blessings
and the light of wisdom in both movement and stillness.
We unite to use our combined resources only
for nonviolent, compassionate action, to awaken to our deepest truths, and to
manifest love and justice among all life in our Earth community.
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