Canada: Interfaith Symposium comes to Nanaimo

Religious scholars representing Buddhism, Christianity, Sikhism, Hindu Faith, Judaism and Islam, plus dignitaries, scholars, students and the general public from across Vancouver Island are expected to attend the conference.

File photo: Interfaith Symposium hosted by the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community
 at the Milton Centre for the Arts in November 2011.
(Photo: Steven der-Gorabedian)

Ahmadiyya Times | News Watch | US Desk
Source/Credit: Nanaimo News Bulletin
By Chris Bush | January 26, 2012

Varying perspectives of the world's religious faiths will be showcased at an upcoming interfaith conference.

Presenters will discuss the philosophical and religious perspectives of their various faiths on life after death during the Interfaith Symposium, at Vancouver Island University's Malaspina Theatre, Monday (Jan. 30).

"They're asked not to make comparisons with other faiths, so it's not a debate about which faith is best," said Nanaimo Coun. Diane Brennan, who will moderate the conference, which is co-hosted by the Ahmadiyya Muslim Jama'at of B.C. "There will be time for questions and answers at the end, but it's really an opportunity to find out about other religions and their perspectives on the afterlife."

The conference is one of four interfaith symposiums held across Canada through January.

Religious scholars representing Buddhism, Christianity, Sikhism, Hindu Faith, Judaism and Islam, plus dignitaries, scholars, students and the general public from across Vancouver Island are expected to attend the conference, which runs 6-9:30 p.m.

For more information, please visit the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community of Canada website at www.ahmadiyya.ca.


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