HINDUS LAUD RUSSIAN AND ARMENIAN CHURCH LEADERS FOR EFFORTS AT INTERRELIGIOUS RELATIONS

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March 24 2010
India

Nevada (US), March 24 (ANI): Hindus have welcomed reported joint
statement of the leaders of Russian Orthodox Church and Armenian
Apostolic Church stressing the importance of interreligious relations
in pursuit of peace.

Buzz up!Acclaimed Hindu statesman Rajan Zed, in a statement in Nevada
(USA) today, applauded the reported recent declaration of Primate of
the Russian Orthodox Church Metropolitan Kirill and Patriarch Karekin
II of Armenian Apostolic Church, which said: "It is only through the
common efforts of all the traditional religions in the world that we
can defend the value of faith for people’s private and public life".

Emphasizing the need of interfaith dialogue, Rajan Zed, who is
president of Universal Society of Hinduism, pointed out, "Religion
is a complex component of human life. Dialogue helps us o see
interconnections and interdependencies between religions and even
similarities in doctrines. Religions should at least work together
on common religious concerns like peace-making and peace-keeping,
social and economic development, freedom and human rights." (ANI)