Join the leaders of the world’s largest faiths in ending global slavery. For the first time in history, leaders of the world’s largest faiths have come together to end slavery. Committed to the dignity and freedom that is the birthright of all humankind, Catholic, Anglican, Muslim, Hindu, Buddhist, Jewish, and Orthodox leaders signed a Joint Declaration of Religious Leaders Against #ModernSlavery on World Day for the Abolition of Slavery on 2 December 2014 at the Vatican. Signatories were: • Pope Francis • Her Holiness Mata Amritanandamayi (Amma) • Venerable Bhikkhuni Thich Nu Chan Khong (representing Zen Master Thích Nhất Hạnh) • The Most Ven. Datuk K Sri Dhammaratana, Chief High Priest of Malaysia • Rabbi Dr. Abraham Skorka • Rabbi Dr. David Rosen • Dr. Abbas Abdalla Abbas Soliman, Undersecretary of State of Al Azhar Alsharif (representing Mohamed Ahmed El-Tayeb, Grand Imam of Al-Azhar) • Grand Ayatollah Mohammad Taqi al-Modarresi • Sheikh Naziyah Razzaq Jaafar, Special advisor of Grand Ayatollah (representing Grand Ayatollah Sheikh Basheer Hussain al Najafi) • Sheikh Omar Abboud • Most Revd and Right Hon Justin Welby, Archbishop of Canterbury • His Eminence Metropolitan Emmanuel of France (representing His All-Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew) To read the declaration: globalfreedomnetwork.org/declaration/ To join then in ending global slavery, sign the declaration: globalfreedomnetwork.org
Posted on: Wed, 24 Dec 2014 10:24:43 +0000
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