HWPL Peace Conference - Religious Leaders Unite for Peace
Johannesburg, South Africa On the morning of March 23, SABC Religion TV in partnership with Heavenly Culture World Peace Restoration of Light (HWPL) and Turquoise Harmony Institute hosted a media forum at the Radisson Blu Hotel Sandton.
Under the theme “Our Common Humanity”, the objective of the dialogue was to afford a platform for South African media and religious leaders to share ideas together on critical social issues in South Africa – and the role which media and the religious community could play together in order promote a more peaceful society.
Prof Pitika Ntuli also shared that, “there is one God and many faiths. We do not understand the nature of God, if we did we would not love division so much.” He also added that the nature of life is love, happiness and peace.
▲ WARP Summit Highlight Video
In the event, SABC Religion TV, HWPL, and Turquoise Harmony Institute introduced their programs which encourage and promote religious harmony and the progress of our common humanity.
HWPL highlighted one of its global peace projects - the World Alliance of Religions’ Peace (WARP) Office - where various religious leaders gather every month to compare and contrast scripture with the view to find the lasting solution for peace.
Within one year HWPL has established 115 offices in 61 countries across the global village.
Although HWPL and its counterparts are paving the way for the world to encounter unparalleled changes, it is up to every individual to recognize their inalienable rights to enjoy peace and their responsibility to urge the world where the life of all youth and women shall bloom without having to encounter the tragedy of war.
▲ HWPL Newsletter : Inside 3.14 Proclamation Ceremony of the Declaration of Peace and Cessation of War ☞ http://me2.do/GZkVbSIC
Since its official inauguration in September 2015, the HWPL International Law Peace Committee has contributed their expertise to develop the draft of the Declaration through in-depth discussions and conferences.
Chairman Man Hee Lee presented the articles of the Declaration of Peace and Cessation of War. The core elements include prohibition of : the threat or use of force; obtaining war potential; and dispute settlement; freedom of religion; spreading a culture of peace.
The Declaration is a powerful and ground-breaking tool to dispose of all means that initiate war and armed conflicts, thus further attaining humanity’s fundamental goal, peace.
In the Preamble, it says, the Declaration aims to ‘maintain international peace and security and (is) determined to pass on to successive generations an invaluable inheritance of a world free of wars’ and to ‘bear in mind the universal commitment of the world’s religions to the promotion of peaceful coexistence, tolerance and mutual respect, and the common spirit that permeates all religious scriptures and holy texts.’
The declaration will continue to develop as the most widely accepted and cited document to ensure international security and worldwide enjoyment of peace.
▲ Full Video of The Ceremony
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