Is this the first time Jehovahs Witnesses have taken part in a forum with other religious leaders?

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  • defender of truth
    defender of truth

    School faith forum to bring religions together

    First published Wednesday 22 April 2015 in Black Country News
    Last updated 15:46 Wednesday 22 April 2015
    Halesowen News: Photograph of the Authorby Dan Sharp, Reporter

    A STOURBRIDGE school will be bringing religions together tomorrow (April 23) as it hosts a faiths and philosophies forum.

    Old Swinford Hospital students will be joined in a seminar to address religious issues by leaders from local Buddhist, Christian, Hindu, Humanist, Muslim, Hindu and Jehovah’s Witness communities.

    The Rev Martin Soar, school chaplain, said: “Our school motto ‘Ut Prosim Vince Mallum Bono’, taken from the New Testament letter to the Romans, means ‘Do not be overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good’.

    “This was our vision for setting up our Faiths and Philosophies Forum on April 23, a day which some celebrate as St Georges’ Day – a truly ‘multi-cultural’ saint.”

    The faith leaders will be answering questions on a variety of topics including what place, if at all, faith and philosophy has in the lives of young people, what is meant by ‘British Values’, and how can we demonstrate that we have ‘open hands’ towards one another?

    Paul Kilbride, headteacher, said: “Old Swinford Hospital is a Christian school and we are pleased to welcome children of any faith or, indeed, none at all.

    “We want the very best for all of them because we believe that they all have exciting potential and an important contribution to make.”

    www.halesowennews.co.uk/news/blackcountry/12905426.School_faith_forum_to_bring_religions_together/

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    A STOURBRIDGE school will be bringing religions together tomorrow (April 23) as it hosts a faiths and philosophies forum.
    Old Swinford Hospital students will be joined in a seminar to address religious issues by leaders from local Buddhist, Christian, Hindu, Humanist, Muslim, Hindu and Jehovah’s Witness communities.
    The Rev Martin Soar, school chaplain, said: “Our school motto ‘Ut Prosim Vince Mallum Bono’, taken from the New Testament letter to the Romans, means ‘Do not be overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good’.

    “This was our vision for setting up our Faiths and Philosophies Forum on April 23, a day which some celebrate as St Georges’ Day – a truly ‘multi-cultural’ saint.”
    The faith leaders will be answering questions on a variety of topics including what place, if at all, faith and philosophy has in the lives of young people, what is meant by ‘British Values’, and how can we demonstrate that we have ‘open hands’ towards one another?
    Paul Kilbride, headteacher, said: “Old Swinford Hospital is a Christian school and we are pleased to welcome children of any faith or, indeed, none at all.
    “We want the very best for all of them because we believe that they all have exciting potential and an important contribution to make.”
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  • Oubliette
    Oubliette
    Nice, a little interfaith!
  • Wild_Thing
    Wild_Thing

    I think it's interesting how they list Jehovah's Witnesses separate from Christians when they listed the religions.

    I also think this is bizarre. I have never heard of the Witnesses being wiling to take part in anything like this before. I wonder if the mothership knows.

  • William Penwell
    William Penwell
    All same s*it different pile.

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