Keynote speeches on the topic of cessation of wars and world peace were followed by the signing of the peace agreement by religious leaders
On September 18, on the second day of the 2014 World Alliance of Religions’ Peace (WARP) Summit, Heavenly Culture, World Peace, Restoration of Light (HWPL) hosted a conference on the topic of The Alliance of Religions featuring speeches on the cessation of wars, religious conflicts and world peace were delivered which lead to the signing ceremony of the peace agreement.
Man Hee Lee, the chairman of HWPL, delivered a speech on the topic of The Cessation of War and World Peace appealing for religious leaders’ cooperation, saying, “Religion that should love all life is causing conflicts in which the lives of people are taken away, putting the world at risk of destruction. The only way to protect the world from destruction is for the religious leaders to unite as one.” Also, he emphasized that the cessation of wars stipulated in international law is the basic step toward building world peace, and he made clear that resolving the fundamental problems of international and inter-religious conflicts is the way to establish true peace and to promote justice.
Furthermore, Nam Hee Kim, the chairwoman of the International Women’s Peace Group, emphasized the significance of the peace agreement by saying in her speech that “this peace agreement may seem like just a piece of paper without any powers, but the agreement has tremendous power to bring about peace.”
Afterwards, religious leaders of the supreme authority representing 12 religions including Candomblй, Jainism, Shi’a Islam, Sunni Islam, Hinduism, Buddhism, Catholicism, Anglican Church, Sikhism, Judaism, Zoroastrianism, and Baha’i Faith, signed the Unity of Religion Agreement. Since many wars in the world are fueled by religious ideology, religious leaders had a productive time together to unite to put an end to religious conflicts together.
This signing ceremony was attended and supported by 15 former heads of state including Emil Constantinescu, the former President of Romania; Bertie Ahern, the former Prime Minister of Ireland; Stjepan Mesic, the former President of Croatia; Alexander Rutskoy, the former Vice President of Russia; Eduardo Duhalde, the former President of Argentina; and Kgalema Petrus Motlanthe, the former President of South Africa.
The 2014 WARP Summit, held on September 17-18 in Seoul, the Republic of Korea gathered governmental and religious leaders, youth organizations, and women groups to attend the world’s largest peace summit where a sustainable solution to peace was presented, as well as methods and programs for the cessation of war.
At the press conference held a day before, Lee was asked a question whether it was possible to achieve peace in the Middle East - a region rife with religious wars and conflicts as it happened in Mindanao, Philippines.
“Just because peace is achieved in the Middle East does not mean world peace is achieved,” responded Lee. “Rather than considering an issue that is confined to only one region, we need to resolve the fundamental problem that has its roots worldwide. Therefore, heads of state around the world must come to an agreement to establish an international law that bans war so that all wars come to an end permanently,” he continued.
“Rather than considering an issue that is confined to only one region, we need to resolve the fundamental problem that has its roots worldwide. Therefore, heads of state around the world must come to an agreement to establish an international law that bans war so that all wars come to an end permanently,”
ReplyDeleteI agree^^♡