York
University department of Humanities hosted a dialogue on Religious Pluralism.
Members travelling to Jerusalem from Christian, Muslim and
Jewish communities were constantly told that there are two truths. Mr. Ron
Smith wanted to explore this further with an Imam, Pastor and Rabbi.
Audiences were presented to by Habeeb Alli from the Canadian
Council of Imams and the Rabbi, Prof Lockshin who is the head of the religious department of
York University. He later said that he was inspired about Islam’s critical
stance on monotheism as a young reader of Maimonides. Noel Badou from the Centre
of Human Rights coordinated the event in the prestigious Nat Taylor Cinema. Among
the others were two students from Valley Park School that participated in that
travel. They said they had misconceived ideas about others and the trip made
them see the other side of the story as well as get an opportunity to interact
and learn from each other. One person in the audience highlighted that with the
swell of atheism and anti religious favor such dialogues are critical and
should be more publicized with secular and other religious personalities asked
to present. The Rabbi felt there was only one truth while the Imam showed that
Islam looks at other religions originating from the One God called Al Haqq- the
Truth. With the passage of time sometimes that truth gets blurred but truth it
is, like a diamond, just covered in dust!
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