Last Sunday evening, the Baha' i Community of
Sudbury hosted a celebration of World Religion Day at the Older
Adult Centre. Presentations were made by members of the Hindu,
Buddhist, Jewish, Muslim and Baha'i faiths, each sharing some
of their beliefs and values.
About 50 people from these faith groups
enjoyed an evening of fellowship, during which new friendships
were made and old ones renewed.
Religion has been used around the world as an
excuse for violence, but all of the presenters were in
agreement this was an abuse of spiritual teachings from
Scriptures which universally promoted peace and
brotherhood.
People around the world long for peace, but
many have come to believe that aggression is a fundamental part
of the nature of man.
That such a view is a distortion of the human
spirit is born out by the fact here in Sudbury people from such
diverse religious groups, which in other parts of the world are
contending, could gather and not only speak about brotherhood
but demonstrate it.
These religions have created civilizations
and produced spiritual guidance for 7,000 years of man's
history, and at the very core of each is the Golden Rule.
Jack Boyd
Sudbury