The International Council of Christians and Jews recently issued a Pledge to Rededicating Ourselves to Deepening Interfaith Relationships.
The Wellington Abrahamic Council of Jews, Christians, and Muslims is a member of the ICCJ, and fully supports the pledge.
The pledge calls for supporters to:
- Be blessings for one another and therefore for the world,
- Support one another in our covenantal responsibilities to God,
- Share each other’s joys and sorrows,
- Actively oppose religious prejudice, including especially antisemitism, Islamophobia, or anti-Christianity, and bear truthful witness for each other when misrepresented or defamed,
- Review our religious teachings, rituals, and practices to address any elements that caricature or teach disrespect for each other, or that in any way racialize or dehumanize anyone,
- Continue and deepen the joint study of subjects that urgently need attention, such as: Christianity as more of a credal religion in comparison to Jewish self-understanding as a peoplehood, the land and state of Israel in Jewish and Christian spirituality, the meaning of the Jewish identity of Jesus for Jews and Christians today, the ongoing implications of the Shoah for Christians and for Jews, their bonds in the scriptural Word of God, their traditions of ethical reasoning, and how they can speak and act together for the good of humanity and creation,
- Seek to develop deeper interreligious friendships with Muslims, and
- Better discern the divine Presence in each other’s communities, traditions, and rituals.
We encourage our members and friends to support the pledge. To do so, please visit the Pledge page on the ICCJ web site, endorse it, and add your voice to the chorus of people working for a more harmonious world.
Endorse the pledge at:
https://conference.iccj.org/index.php?id=10