CBCI's Dialogue Commission To Hold Places of Worship Meet

(21 Aug.2006): -CBCI’s Commission for Inter-Religious Dialogue will be holding a ‘Places of Worship Get- together’ at the Lotus Temple Auditorium in New Delhi, on 27 August. The theme of the meeting is “Human Beings as the living dwelling places of the Divine’” The aim of the get together is to promote better relations and mutual collaboration among the diverse religious communities, especially with reference to the places of worship, which are symbols of the religious identity of each community,” said Commission executive secretary, Fr. MD Thomas. “The diverse religious communities in India can no longer exist as islands. They cannot travel as parallel lines, either. They have to interact with each other, establish friendly relations and collaborate with each other for making a better society, as well as for strengthening the basic faith of the humans,” said Fr .Thomas who is also a Hindi scholar. “This new effort is the beginning of a new culture. It will chalk out a plan of action that includes forming a friendly association among the chiefs of the places of worship, meeting periodically in one of the places of worship of any community. They will celebrate festivals together, reaching out beyond the boundaries of the places of worship,” Fr Thomas added. A member of the Rajya Sabha , Mr Tarlochan Singh, who will be the Chief Guest at the meeting of the programme will deliver the keynote address. The Chiefs of the diverse religious communities in Delhi , will also address the audience.