2010 09 10 reyty statement dekalb international network
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Yes to Peace with Justice! Yes to Interfaith Dialogue!
Rey Ty’s Public Statement on September 10, 2010
© 2010 Rey Ty
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Rey Ty’s Public
Statement on
September 10, 2010
© 2010 Rey Ty
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Yes to Peace with Justice! Yes to Interfaith Dialogue!
Rey Ty’s Public Statement on September 10, 2010
© 2010 Rey Ty
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In response to the plan of a non-denominational pastor to hold an International
Burn a Koran Day, the DeKalb Interfaith Network for Justice and Peace asked Rey Ty
to give a statement from a Buddhist perspective that promotes tolerance, during
its regular Friday Peace Vigil, on Friday, September 10, 2010 in downtown DeKalb,
Illinois.
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Today, the Muslim world celebrates Eid ul-Fitr, the end of Ramadhan.
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Tomorrow is the ninth anniversary of the 9/11 attack on New York.
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Buddhists remind us that we need to be mindful of our thoughts and actions and develop understanding & wisdom.
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The sources of ethnic conflicts are historical, social, political, cultural or religious injustice, discrimination, or prejudice when people cling to stereotypes about groups.
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Instead of being and staying ignorant about other people, let us learn about people of other backgrounds.
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Instead of fighting hatred with hatred, an eye for an eye, let us spread enlightenment. Jesus teaches love and justice, not hatred and injustice.
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Let us affirm justice, peace, and life.
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Let us practice compassion and care for others,
including people who are not of our color, our ethnicity, our gender, our
religion, and our faith.
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Instead of being close-minded and bigoted, let us engage in interfaith dialogue to promote interfaith understanding.
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Let us be respectful of different faiths and backgrounds, even if we don't subscribe to their beliefs.
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Islam is a religion of peace. It comes from the word
Salam, which means peace.
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Muslims have contributed to world civilization, mathematics, and the sciences: they preserved lost Greek philosophy (Aristotle's writings) and introduced algebra, the Arabic numerals, the decimal system, and the number zero.
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Those few persons who perverted Islam to carry out acts contrary to the teachings of Islam do not represent Muslims or Islam.
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We are *not* at war with Muslims, but with terrorists who could be people of any or no faith. We are opposed to terrorism by anyone.
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No to war! Yes to Justice!
Yes to Peace!
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Act with loving
kindness.
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Be open-hearted.
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We enjoin people of all and
no faith to demonstrate our
unity and commemorate those who died in 9/11 and in
wars around the world.
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We affirm universal loving kindness.
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We affirm peace with justice.
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If I have offended you, please forgive me.
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If you have offended me, I forgive you.
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We have faith in us, human beings, to change human destiny, for the better, for the common good.
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Peace and
justice be unto all living things.
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