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"Greetings! I marvel
that I am standing here talking about something that has never happened in the
world, and almost everyone who has had access to my ears has told me will never
happen. I marvel even more that you are seated there in earnest,
listening to this. Today, indeed, is a special moment. Credulity
trembles.! And delirious hope gasps for a first breath. An entire
new life for the world beckons us to step ahead."
In my travels, "Thus far, I
have garnered some learnings and developed some guesses concerning the scope of
a United Religions. Here are eleven samples:
1 - A United Religions could end up
being basically a spiritual resource for peace among religions, healing among
nations and wholeness in the realm of nature.
3 - Nothing takes the
place of one to one, face to face, interfaith work.
5 - The most basic
issue is whether or not a religion believes that the world holds together in an
ultimate unity.
7 - A United Religions
would be the place where religions could find some wiggle room in the midst of
intractable situations.
8 - The most powerful
teachers of interfaith are the media and one's own religious tradition. Most
often neither teaches what is accurate about the religion of others.
9 - A United Religions
would hold each faith in context of all faiths for the sake of all life."
"I am convinced that someday
there will be a United Religions. There is not going to be a time when
one religion converts, conquers, subjugates all of the other religions to
itself. Furthermore, religions are going to have to learn to live
together. No longer can one one religion use terror, law, threat to excise
other religions from its territory. The sooner we find a way for
religions to share the some geographic space, the sooner life will be
enhanced."
"At the first of this century,
there was a time when human beings knew in their bones that we should
fly. So all kinds of people glued feathers to their arms, climbed to the
top of the barn, began flapping and jumped off. And sure enough, right
around then we learned to fly. So, I don't mind standing in front of you
today smelling of feathers and sticking with glue. I'll tell you right
now, I'm jumping."
Dear URI family members, I am
overwhelmed with gratitude thinking about the journey from June, 1996 until
June 2015. We are flapping together and soaring, and it is spiritually
intoxicating.
With blessings
and love,
William Swing
President,U.R.I
Dear Sisters and Brothers of URI,
On behalf of our U.R. I- South Indian
Region, we extend our happy birthday wishes to URI and its family. We the
members of South Indian Region of United Religions Initiative feel so blessed
and fortunate to associate with wonderful stalwarts of URI. We pray to Lord to
give all of us extra physical, mental and spiritual strength to remain united
in order to march ahead and fulfill the purpose for which URI was instituted.
Today,26th June, we, the South Indian Region celebrated
the15th birth anniversary of our fast growing global Association with a color full
function and dinner. We are sending our Warm Congratulations to Global Staff
and URI Family and other Interfaith Leaders. 26th June is very important
day the History of URI. When on 26th June, 2000 around 350 interfaith leaders
from around the world gathered at Pittsburgh, USA and signed the
URI Charter.
The South Indian Region extend our
tribute to the Bishop William E.Sewing who’s dream reflect about URI in the
United Nation Session attending 15 Years ago . His Vision and dreams come true
now the URI is spreading in more than 90 countries. We also extend our
Congratulation to Dr. Abraham Karickom and Other Global Leaders of United
Religions Initiative.
Prof. John Kurakar
President, Kerala Kavya Kala Sahithy CC
Global council trustee of U.R.I
www.profkurakar.blogspot.com
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