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February 13, 2012

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Parliament of World Religions wants to end religious conflict—kinda sorta

"This will suppress violence and terrorism that is going on in the name of religion," says Dastur Firoze M. Kotwal, a Zoroastrian high priest who's attending the Millennium World Peace Summit of Religious and Spiritual Leaders at the United Nations this week. Pretty tall order for one conference to suppress all that, but it sure sounds noble. Unfortunately, some of the other statements made at the conference are more ominous. "It's nice to come together here," Rabbi Arthur Schneier, president of the Appeal of Conscience Foundation, tells The New York Times. "But we have a lot of those who are out there who are not in sync, and who are seeking to undermine our peacemaking, bridge-building efforts. … We have to marginalize religious leaders who are peace spoilers and are inciting hatred and nationalistic passions, which destroys life." And what religious leaders might those be? At least in some minds, it's evangelistically-minded Christians. "Let us put an end—an immediate end—to strife in the name of religion," Wande Abimbola, a Yoruba priest is quoted as saying in the Chicago Tribune, which notes that he's explicitly referring to Christian missionaries. "Leave us alone, let religious freedom reign supreme." Meanwhile, evangelicals are reacting negatively to Ted Turner's speech Tuesday. Darren Logan, foreign policy analyst for the Family Research Council, tells conservative Newsmax.com that Turner's speech was "the most blasphemous thing I have ever heard in my life." The Times of India also has an interesting look at the summit, emphasizing the radical feminist speeches. from Northern Ireland stated in her forthright manner: "War is essentially man's ...

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