NO WORLD PEACE WITHOUT RELIGIOUS DIALOGUE: ARCHBISHOP OF TEHRAN
Mehr News Agency, Iran
Sept 11 2006
TEHRAN, Sept. 11 (MNA) — Archbishop Sebu Sarkissian, the spiritual
leader of Armenian Orthodox Christians in Tehran, said here on Monday
that dialogue is an absolute necessity of the modern world.
The main objective of all divine religions is to teach people to live
better lives, Sarkissian told the Mehr News Agency.
"Since the followers of all divine religions have a strong belief
in their religious values, it is essential to hold talks between the
followers of different religions and religious denominations.
"Religious negotiations are the most important kind of negotiations
in the modern world because mutual understanding and religious
tolerance will be established between religions when they actually
become familiar with each other," he said.
Archbishop Sarkissian stated that the topic of discussion in dialogue
among religions depends on the interests of the participants in the
religious, social, political, or cultural spheres.
"Moral values are necessities of human life and religious dialogue
because these are the values that unite humans and help them understand
each other," he added.
Religious dialogue has become essential in recent years because
world peace can never be established without mutual understanding,
Sarkissian said in conclusion.