Source/Credit: Albany | Guide to Capital Region
By Albany.Com | January 25, 2011
The Pursuit of Peace and Harmony - through dialogue among Faith Communities in the Capital District
Albany, NY - The Ahmadiyya Muslim Community in collaboration with The Hindu Temple Society of the Capital District are organizing an interfaith symposium as an effort to shorten the gap between faiths and to demonstrate that we can live together in the spirit of acceptance, harmony, and compassion.
The Interfaith conference will bring representatives of major world religions in the Capital District together, to discuss how their teachings can lead to peace and how to build bridges and share commonalities. The program seeks to highlight the unifying factors between the different religions of the world and to promote dialogue between the local faith communities.
Monshin Namoon of Jiunzan Tendai-ji Abbott will represent Buddhist faith, Barbara DiTommaso will represent Christianity, Rabbi Yaakov Kellman of JERNY will represent Judaism. Sikh perspective will be presented by Jagmohan Singh Chahal and Naseem Mehdi, of Ahmadiyya Muslim Community will present the Islamic point of view.
After the presentations, there will be a question/answer session followed by a vegetarian supper.
When: January 30th 2011 3:00pm 6:00 pm
Where: The Hindu Community Center, 450 Albany Shaker Road, Albany 12211
Admission: Free Open to all
Space is limited and preregistration is required. Call Tarik Malik at (518) 542-5801 to register.
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