interfaith_dialogue

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 * Why are conversations like this so important?**

Dialogue begins when people meet each other Dialogue depends upon mutual understanding and trust Dialogue makes it possible to share in service to the community
 * Interfaith dialogue: cooperation between different religious traditions as all share a religious world view **

Examples in Australia:- 1) The Australian National Dialogue of Christians, Muslims and Jews which commenced in 2003. 2) The Australian Partnership of Ethnic and Religious Organisations, 2003 3) Studies of Religion courses in high schools, where students of different faiths work together 4) The Multifaith Religious Services Centre that ran during the Sydney Olympics 5) ANZAC day service held at St Mary’s Cathedral in Sydney remembering the suffering of people during war; Buddhist monks and Christian ministers took part. 6) Multifaith prayer vigil held at Strathfield Plaza on 15th September 2001 after the terrorist attacks on the USA. Muslims, Hindus, Buddhists, Tamil Catholics, Anglo Catholics, Anglicans, Korean Christians and Pentecostals groups took part.