interfaith dialogue

• interfaith dialogue describes communication, disscussion, and collaboration between people of different faiths, including Humanists and Atheists
• It allows these different groups to find shared aims and common ground, so they can move forward in cooperation
• It tries to overcome barriers between people of different faiths and reduce conflict in society for the mutual benefit of all people of all people.
• It attemps to build social cohesion by promoting commonality and inclusivity
• The law in the UK protects an individual's right to religious freedom
• Effective interfaith dialogue respects this by trying to ensure that people can practice their beliefs and traditional are respected and tolerated
• The work of groups like the interfaith Network promotes understanding, cooperation and good relationships between faiths so that social cohesion is possible
• quote: 'every type of discrimination, whether social or cultural discrimination, whether based on sex, race, colour, social condition, language or religion is to be overcome and eradicated as contrary to God's intent' - Gaudium et Spes 29