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The Fear of “The Great Replacement” and Impact on Society
worldwide/virtualThursday, Aug. 18, 2022, 2 PM to 3 PM ET Join Live via Zoom or Facebook. Please click here to register. Please join Religions for Peace for a discussion on how the fear of “The Great Replacement” has provided motivation for many heinous attacks on racial and religious minorities and what should be the role of religious communities
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Nuclear Prayer Day – Hiroshima / Nagasaki Interfaith Peace Gathering
worldwide/virtualNamaste, Please join us! For Nuclear Prayer Day - Hiroshima / Nagasaki Interfaith Peace Gathering on Friday, August 5, 2022, from 2:00 pm onwards, both virtually and in-person at Tillman Chapel, Church Center for the United Nations, 777 UN Plaza, New York, NY 10017. Zoom Meeting ID: 898 4657 1811 Link: us02web.zoom.us/j/89846571811 Livestream: facebook.com/unitedreligionsinitiative _____________________________________________________________________________________________ CoNGO Notes:
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Nuclear Prayer Day – Hiroshima / Nagasaki Interfaith Peace Gathering
worldwide/virtualNamaste, Please join us! For Nuclear Prayer Day - Hiroshima / Nagasaki Interfaith Peace Gathering on Friday, August 5, 2022, from 2:00 pm onwards, both virtually and in-person at Tillman Chapel, Church Center for the United Nations, 777 UN Plaza, New York, NY 10017. Zoom Meeting ID: 898 4657 1811 Link: us02web.zoom.us/j/89846571811 Livestream: facebook.com/unitedreligionsinitiative _____________________________________________________________________________________________ CoNGO Notes:
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International Day Commemorating the Victims of Acts of Violence Based on Religion or Belief
worldwide/virtualOn the occasion of the International Day Commemorating the Victims of Acts of Violence Based on Religion or Belief (established by the United Nations General Assembly), the UN NGO Committee on Freedom of Religion or Belief in New York will be hosting an online event highlighting the continued need for action and advocacy aimed at
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International Day Commemorating the Victims of Acts of Violence Based on Religion or Belief
worldwide/virtualOn the occasion of the International Day Commemorating the Victims of Acts of Violence Based on Religion or Belief (established by the United Nations General Assembly), the UN NGO Committee on Freedom of Religion or Belief in New York will be hosting an online event highlighting the continued need for action and advocacy aimed at
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Addressing Apostasy and Blasphemy Laws in Muslim Societies
Rayburn House Office Building 2060 DC, United StatesDear UN NGO Committee on FoRB and interested colleagues, This month, our friends at Muslims for Progressives Values will be hosting an in-person event on Apostasy and Blasphemy in Washington, DC. Here's the event summary: The practice of criminalizing the religious beliefs of others through apostasy and blasphemy legislation violates the fundamental teachings of Islam
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Addressing Apostasy and Blasphemy Laws in Muslim Societies
Rayburn House Office Building 2060 DC, United StatesDear UN NGO Committee on FoRB and interested colleagues, This month, our friends at Muslims for Progressives Values will be hosting an in-person event on Apostasy and Blasphemy in Washington, DC. Here's the event summary: The practice of criminalizing the religious beliefs of others through apostasy and blasphemy legislation violates the fundamental teachings of Islam
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Contemporary “Worship” of Firearms: Challenging Current Interpretations of the 2nd Amendment
worldwide/virtualPlease join Religions for Peace for a discussion on the evolution of the 2nd amendment and how the civic religion of the United States uses / subverts Judeo-Christian teachings to exalt firearms. We will explore how the interpretation of 2nd amendment as an individual right to bear arms has superseded the unalienable right to “life,
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Contemporary “Worship” of Firearms: Challenging Current Interpretations of the 2nd Amendment
worldwide/virtualPlease join Religions for Peace for a discussion on the evolution of the 2nd amendment and how the civic religion of the United States uses / subverts Judeo-Christian teachings to exalt firearms. We will explore how the interpretation of 2nd amendment as an individual right to bear arms has superseded the unalienable right to “life,
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Towards Environmental Justice: The Role of the Legally Binding Instrument for Business Accountability in Combatting the Triple Planetary Crisis
worldwide/virtualOn Oct. 25, please join Franciscans International for this side event during the 8th session of the open-ended intergovernmental working group on transnational corporations and human rights. Panelists will discuss specific local cases and recent developments such as the recognition of the right to a clean, healthy and sustainable environment to explore how the current
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