We Affirm Our Belief in the One God
07- 8-05 16:32
ISNA
July 6, 2005
As-Salamwalakum.
I am enclosing a statement for you that was developed at a retreat of religious leaders and scholars – Muslim, Christian and of other faiths. This was jointly sponsored by the Islamic Society of North America, the Managing the Atom Project of the Kennedy School of Government of Harvard University, the Rockefeller Brothers Fund, and the Churches’ Center for Theology and Public Policy. The group met at the Pocantico Conference Center of the Rockefeller Brothers Fund in Tarrytown, New York on May 23 – 25, 2005 to discuss what our traditions had to contribute to the question of the nuclear weapons danger at this time in our lives.
You will be glad to note the passionate reaffirmation of leaders of different faith groups to the belief in one God and their concern about the danger of nuclear weapons, both which provide a common ground for cooperation and action.
We encourage you to endorse this historical statement by going online to download the pdf version, to view the current endorser list and to sign this statement yourself. The website is www.cctpp.org/muslim-christian/nuclearweaponsdanger/index.htm. Please also consider linking this website to your organizations’ website.
Thank you for your help in this important effort.
Sincerely yours,
Sayyid M. Syeed, Ph.D.
Secretary General
Islamic Society of North America
6555 S. County Road 750 E., P.O. Box 38, Plainfield, IN 46168
Phone: 317-839-8157
Fax: 317-839-1805
Email: ssyeed@aol.com
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