Media News - 2 Nov 03, All religions espouse peace, non-violence

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Media News - 2 Nov 03, "All religions espouse peace, non-violence"

 

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The Kathmandu Post

 

Kathmandu, Sunday November 02, 2003 Kartik 16, 2060

 

All religions espouse peace, non-violence

 

Post Report

 

KATHMANDU, Nov 1 - Religious preachers today concluded that the end

line of every religion is love, truth, peace and non- violence.

 

People from different religions congregated at the Rastriya Sabha

Ghriha and highlighted the importance of their religion. The

programme was organised by the Satya Sai Co-ordination Committee,

Kathmandu-3.

 

Chairman of the Raj Parisad Standing Committee Parsu Narayan

Chaudhary opined that there was a need of goodwill among the people

to maintain the integrity of this multi-lingual, multi- religious

and multi-cultural country.

 

Stressing the importance of Hindu religion, professor Shiva Gopal

Risal said the religion believed in goodwill for others. "There is

no place for egoism in the Hindu religion. Everyone is regarded

equal. It is the people who have built up the barriers among

themselves," Risal said.

 

Other speakers at the programme were Agatha Thapa, Mohammad

Nijamuddin, Hardayal Singh, Dr. Narottom Upadhaya, and Former

minister Mahesh Acharya among others.