A new approach to resolving religious conflicts

Do you remember what you felt when you watched footage of the two World Trade Center towers collapsing with thousands of people trapped inside? Do you remember what you felt when you learned that this was an act of violence committed by religious extremists?

What did you think and feel about these people’s belief that they were doing God’s work and would be rewarded in Heaven? What do you feel about the idea that people kill each other in the name of God?

Do you agree that we need to do something extraordinary to resolve religious conflicts?

What causes religious conflict?
Instead of rejecting all religion, let us look for a way to resolve conflcit between people from different belief systems.

How a religious culture can encourage extremism
You cannot separate religious extremism from the culture in which it emerges. You cannot remove extremism without changing the culture.

We must find a universal approach to religion
If we are to find a better approach to the problem of religious conflict, we must do something that has never been done before. We must begin by creating a new understanding, a new awareness concerning religion.