Thinking back to Feb. 1, an image Murray Nicholson will remember from Calgary’s inaugural UN World Interfaith Harmony Week is seeing different religious leaders standing together during the opening ceremony.
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With Guest Mayor Naheed Nenshi
Interfaith Harmony week began with the gift of words at the launch on February 1 at City Hall. There were prayers from diverse traditions, a stirring call to action from our Mayor and, surprising himself, Constable Gary Woods had us all praying the Prayer of St. Francis. Over the next week NewScoop will be posting some short video clips from that event.
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We begin a new week trembling a bit from recent shock waves. Some of which are coming from Donald Trump, as he acts on his promises to build walls of all kind . . . between countries, between genders, between ethno-cultural groups and between treaty partners. He is carving an ever smaller global community into fearful enclaves of them and us.
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