A Religious United Nations?
Thanks to James and his Buddhist Blog for this news item and great photo:
IsraelNN.com, Feb 19, 2006
Tel Aviv, Israel – Israel’s Ashkenazi chief rabbi, Yonah Metzger, meeting with the Dalai Lama, a Buddhist monk who is the leader of Tibet, suggested that representatives of the world's religions establish a United Nations in Jerusalem, representing religions instead of nations, like the UN currently based in New York.
“Instead of planning for nuclear war and buying tanks and fighter jets, it will invest in peace,” Metzger said. He later reported that the Tibetan leader was very excited about the idea and offered to help advance it.
Also at the meeting was Chief Sephardic Rabbi Shlomo Amar, Rabbi David Rosen of the American Jewish Committee (who is on good terms with the Roman Catholic Church), Rabbi Menachem Froman of Tekoa, kadis (Ethiopian rabbis) and various Islamic sheikhs.
posted by Darrell Grizzle | 9:35 PM
1 Comments:
http://www.global-vision.org/karma.html
I watched this twice, years ago. What stayed with me was the catholic priest did not find much in common with the 'immature' religons. They didn't stay for the celebration festivity following the conference.
A navajo chief said 'we are all made from the same water' and almost wept. He was the one who least expected the conference to bring about any good and thought he'd be ridiculed. I almost wept along with him.
A compromise was found to accomodate god incarnate on earth...the voodoo chief.
And the dalai lamas' reaction to the 'immature' religons comment was to place his hands over his face and clearly the comment washed down through him to the earth and back up again to the sky.
If anyone can throw himself into a project such as a religious united nations in jerusalem, it would be him.
And he should bring that Navajo chief.
bj
Post a Comment
<< Home