Attributing Extremism to Monotheistic Faiths Big Mistake
TEHRAN (IQNA) – Chairman of the Russian Orthodox Church’s Department of External Relations described attributing extremists to monotheistic religions as big mistake.
In
a meeting in Moscow with an Iranian delegation led by Abuzar Ebrahimi Torkaman,
head of the Islamic Culture and Relations Organization, Hilarion Alfeyev
underlined that religion carries peace and that there is no commonality between
divine faiths and terrorism.
He stressed that divine religions have brought peace and calm to humanity.
Alfeyev added that efforts should be made to educate followers of religions, especially the youth, to prevent them from falling into the trap of extremism.
Ebrahimi Torkaman in this meeting highlighted the importance of interfaith dialogue to help prevent distortion of the truth.
He added that interfaith dialogue is the right path to mutual understanding and identifying commonalities.
The meeting took place on the sidelines of the 10th round of Islam-Orthodox Christianity dialogue, which kicked off Monday at Russia’s Orthodox Church in Moscow.
"Role of Dialogue and Cooperation among Religions in a Just and Stable Peace” is the title of the two-day event.
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