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I n t h eR e l i g i o u sL e a d e r s ’ C o n f e r e n c e , HWP L ’ sg r a s s r o o t se x p e r i e n c e si np e a c e b u i l d i n g , p a rc u l a r l yi ne s t a b l i s h i n gHWP L ’ sWARPOffic ewe r ed i s c u s s e di nd e p t h .

C h a i r ma nL e eo fHWP La n dC h a i r wo ma nK i mo f I WP Gg a v ek e y n o t es p e e c h e so nt h en e e do f t h ea l l i a n c eo f r e l i g i o n st ob r i n gf o r t has u s t a i n a b l ep e a c ea s s o o na s p o s s i b l e .

C h a i r ma nL e eh a s s t a t e dt h a t r e l i g i o u s l e a d e r s h a v ea ni n t e g r a l r o l ei ne d u c an gt h e i r c o n g r e g ao n st h a t d i ffe r e n c e si nr e l i g i o u sb e l i e f smu s t n o t h i n d e r t h ep r o g r e s so f e s t a b l i s h i n gwo r l dp e a c e .

He u r g e st h el e a d e r st oc o o p e r a t ewi t hHWP Lf o r t h ea l l i a n c eo f r e l i g i o n s .

HWP L ’ sWo r l dAl l i a n c eo f R e l i g i o n s ’ P e a c e( WARP ) Offic ei saf o r u mf o r d i a l o g u ec e n t e r i n go nwo r l dp e a c e i ni n t e r f a i t hr e l ao n s a n ds c r i p t u r a l t e x t s .

I t a i ms t op r e v e n t t h ec o n fl i c t s c a u s e db yr e l i g i o u s mi s u n d e r s t a n d i n g sa n db r i n gf o r t hp e a c et h r o u g hg a i n i n gd e e p e r u n d e r s t a n d i n g so f t h es t a n d a r d sa n dt e a c h i n g so f e a c h r e l i g i o na n dt h ec o n c e p t o f p e a c es p o k e na b o u t i ne a c hs c r i p t u r e .

T h eWARPOffic e st h a t e n g a g el o c a l a n d r e g i o n a l c o mmu n ie so f a l l r e l i g i o n sa r ea r i s i n ga l l o v e r t h ewo r l d .

T h e r ea r e1 0 0o ffic e si n5 3c o u n t r i e s( a s o fOc t o b e r2 6 t h , 2 0 1 5 ) , c o v e r i n ga l l c o nn e n t s , E u r o p e , Oc e a n i a , No r t ha n dS o u t hAme r i c a s , As i a , t h e Mi d d l eE a s t , Af r i c a , a n dC I Sa n dt h en u mb e r sa r ei n c r e a s i n g .

Amo n gv a r i o u sn ao n s , g l o b a l c o n fl i c t z o n e s s u c ha st h eMi d d l eE a s t , t h eP h i l i p p i n e s , I n d o n e s i a , a n dNi g e r i ah a v ea l s oo p e n e dWARPOffic e sa n da r e t a k i n gp r o a cv es t e p st o wa r dp e a c e .

T h i si n n o v av et a s kh a ssr r e dd i s c u s s i o n sa mo n gl e a d e r so f v a r i o u sf a i t h sa n dh a si n c r e a s e di n t e r a co n b e t we e nt h e m.I th a ss h o wni t s e l ft ob ea ne ffe cv et o o l t ob r e a kd o wnwa l l sb e t we e nr e l i g i o n sa n d a c h i e v eo u rc o mmo ng o a l : p e a c e .

T h e s ep e a c eo ffic eme en g sa r eb e c o mi n gawa yt oc r e a t eb r i d g e sb e t we e nr e l i g i o n si na l l a r e a so f t h eg l o b e .

Wi t he a c hs u c c e s s i v ep e a c eme en gt h a th a v eb e c o meag l o b a l mo v e me n t , a ni n c r e a s i n gn u mb e r o f i n fl u e na l r e l i g i o u sl e a d e r sg ob e y o n dt h e i r r o l e sa n ds i n c e r e l ywo r k , wi t has e n s eo f d u t y , a st h eme s s e n g e r so f p e a c e .

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