Sri Lanka Explosion, Who’s Behind the Scenes?

According to Yonhap News Agency on 21st of April, Sri Lanka’s capital, Colombo, and its surrounding areas have seen eight explosions since the morning of that day. In particular, Catholic churches and hotels frequented by foreigners during Easter worship were attacked in downtown Colombo or nearby. Police said at least two explosions were believed to have been caused by a suicide bomb, but no group claiming to be behind the attack has emerged.

Sri Lanka has a painful history of losing more than 100,000 lives by the end of 2009, 26 years after the civil war between the Sinhalese (74.9%) and Tamils (11.2%).

Religious Reason > Ethnic Reason

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NEGOMBO. the scene before the bomb went off / Ronald Saunders / flickr

However, there is a strong possibility that the attack was caused by religious reasons rather than by ethnic conflict. This is because Catholics, who account for more than 6 percent of Sri Lanka’s population, often served as mediators when it comes to ethnic conflict, as they are a mixture of
Sinhalese and Tamils. It is also more persuasive to this argument that the timing of the outbreak was timed to coincide with Easter worship, the Catholic anniversary.

The majority (70.2 percent) of Sri Lanka’s residents believe in Buddhism, with Hindus and Muslims accounting for 12.6 percent and 9.7 percent, respectively.

Sri Lanka’s Buddhists, Hindus and Muslims are said to be antagonistic toward each other, but they are said to have shown common hostility to Christianity due to their experiences of being oppressed during colonial rule of Portugal, the Netherlands and Britain since the 16th century.

In addition, during the civil war, Tamil massacred Muslim civilians, saying that Batacaloa belonged to them, and the number of ultra-rightist Buddhists cracking down on minority religions has increased recently. There is a possibility that it could be the ISIS, an international terrorist organization.

Reference: http://www.kukinews.com/news/article.html?no=654751

So What can we do?

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Of the global wars so far, 80 percent are caused by religion and ideology. This alone shows how many people have suffered. Besides, when eight bombs go off, who can compensate for the casualties(258)? What are you going to do with that trauma and anxiety? What if my family died? Whatever the circumstances, the result is a terrible tragedy.

So… What is religion? Is teaching in religion a war? Not at all. Everyone teaches peace, how to live well. They want to live morally. But why does religion have this effect? So religious leaders got together to fix it. It is the HWPL WARP Office.

Leaders of each religion gather to talk about what the religion should do and peace. It is shocking to see different religions come together. However, since there are differences of opinion, don’t you think they can fight? Here comes the most innovative way of HWPL. It is a comparison of the “scriptures of each religion”.

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HWPL WARP Office

Recently, on June 15, “The 6th Inter-Continental World Alliance of Religions’ Peace Office Meeting” was held to discuss religious teachings on human life written in scriptures through YouTube by religious representatives from Buddhism, Christianity, Hinduism, Islam, Sikhism and Zoroastrianism.

This interfaith dialogue was based on the study on religious scriptures by religious leaders from Portugal, India, South Korea, Sri Lanka, the United States and Yemen. It would be much better for you to see for yourself.
Below are some of their conversation.

More info (described in great detail)
https://www.herald.co.zw/man-through-the-eyes-of-various-world-religions/

Peace is up to you :0 Good luck!

3 Peace Initiative : WARP Office, Alliance of Religions

Alliance of Religions

Discussing the spirit of peace written in scriptures
to step forward onto the road of world peace

A STEP TOWARDS PEACE 3 Peace Initiative : WARP Office, Alliance of Religions WARP Summit WARP OFFICE scriptures Religious Youth Peace Camp Peace messengers of peace HWPL DPCW Alliance of Religions 3 Peace Initiative     Religion is the cradle of human civilization and will always be a core influence in our society. As the world becomes more multi-religious and multi-ethnic, however, there is a seemingly diminished respect for the difference. And more concerns rise towards this new threat to peace, which can be seen in the form of religious hatred and persecution.

Seeing the current status of the religious world, HWPL thinks the solution of peace. ‘How can we make it?’ The answer they found is the Scriptures. Because it represent the accumulation of not only the spiritual and moral teachings of the respective faiths, but also a fundamental standard of human conduct.

Why Scripture? Although the common objective that all religion is the great things, these messages are often overlooked by people. Because religious people fight with each other first. They showed hostility and started a war. So peace is becoming an elusive concept. So HWPL approach towards the root cause of this hostility between faiths, defined as the misunderstandings that arise from the misinterpretation of these scriptures.

Spreading throughout the world

A STEP TOWARDS PEACE 3 Peace Initiative : WARP Office, Alliance of Religions WARP Summit WARP OFFICE scriptures Religious Youth Peace Camp Peace messengers of peace HWPL DPCW Alliance of Religions 3 Peace Initiative   It began from the World Alliance of Religions’ Peace (WARP) Summit in 2014 where representative leaders from 12 religions, along with 950 participants, signed the Unity of Religion Agreement. At that time, the WARP Office Meeting was established and it has been actively practiced worldwide since then.

Strong cooperation and a network of religious communities formed by the commitment of those at the WARP Summit 2014 has been integrated with a deeper understanding of the core principles and values of each scripture.

Thus, within its Alliance of Religions Initiative, in remembrance of the promised agreement for the unity of religions, HWPL has promoted interfaith communication among religious leaders, who play an integral role in educating their congregations about differences in religious beliefs in a way that should not hinder the progress of establishing world peace.


It  is an effective tool for breaking down the walls between religions and achieving our common goal : peace


WARP OFFICE : Our Goal = Peace

A STEP TOWARDS PEACE 3 Peace Initiative : WARP Office, Alliance of Religions WARP Summit WARP OFFICE scriptures Religious Youth Peace Camp Peace messengers of peace HWPL DPCW Alliance of Religions 3 Peace Initiative   The World Alliance of Religions’ Peace (WARP) Office Meetings are HWPL’s worldwide peace dialogue series on interfaith relations and scriptural texts. These meetings aim to prevent the conflicts caused by religious misunderstandings and bring forth peace through gaining a deeper understanding of the standards and teachings of each religion, as well as the concept of peace spoken about in each scripture.

The Peace Office Meetings have become a global movement, and an increasing number of influential religious leaders are now going beyond their traditional roles and work as messengers of peace. This innovative initiative has stirred up discussions among leaders of various faiths and has increased peaceful interactions between them. It has shown itself to be an effective tool for breaking down the walls between religions and achieving our common goal: peace.

The Peace Office Meetings are becoming a way to create a bridge between religions in all areas of the globe.

Religious Youth Peace Camp

A STEP TOWARDS PEACE 3 Peace Initiative : WARP Office, Alliance of Religions WARP Summit WARP OFFICE scriptures Religious Youth Peace Camp Peace messengers of peace HWPL DPCW Alliance of Religions 3 Peace Initiative   The aim of the HWPL Religious Youth Peace Camp is to engage youth and youth organizations in dialogue and conflict transformation activities based on inter-religious and inter-cultural learning.

Camp participants learn about the general history of world religions, find the root cause of and plausible resolutions to religious conflicts and disputes, examine the religious community’s roles for peace, and experience cultural exchanges.

Peace is up to you :0 Good luck!

Religious Leaders Conference in Sweden

Religious Leaders Conference in Sweden

A STEP TOWARDS PEACE Religious Leaders Conference in Sweden WARP OFFICE trustworthy scripture Sweden Stockholm scriptures Religious Youth Peace Camps Religious Leaders Conference religious leaders Positive Change for Tomorrow peace-building North Korea-US summit Nobel's spirit Netherlands Myanmar Man Hee Lee Lithuania Korean Peninsula IWPG IPYG India. HWPL DPCW chairman Lee     As growing attention by the inter-Korean summit, the wind of peace is blowing all over the world. It is to be followed by the highly anticipated North Korea-US summit. In Sweden, there is also peace movement by Korean international NGO. On May 14, the Religious Leaders Conference was held with participants from Buddhism, Christianity, Islam and Hinduism. Its purpose is to discuss the further development of inter-religious dialogues for peace-building.


It can be “bridge-builders of peace”


“Everything that religious leaders discuss at the WARP Office must clearly be based on what is written in the scripture, which needs to be comprehensively analyzed and studied for the true alliance of religions. We have to gather all religious scriptures and work to define a trustworthy scripture with a legitimate standard. The word is invisible, but it does a lot of work. Scriptures play a significant role in the alliance of religions,” said Chairman Lee.

WARP Office All over the world

  • A STEP TOWARDS PEACE Religious Leaders Conference in Sweden WARP OFFICE trustworthy scripture Sweden Stockholm scriptures Religious Youth Peace Camps Religious Leaders Conference religious leaders Positive Change for Tomorrow peace-building North Korea-US summit Nobel's spirit Netherlands Myanmar Man Hee Lee Lithuania Korean Peninsula IWPG IPYG India. HWPL DPCW chairman Lee

It started from “World Alliance of Religions’ Peace (WARP) Offices”, with 218 locations in 124 countries. HWPL has carried out this peace project to find the role of religion in peace-building through comparative studies on scriptures. There was a lot of talk and lot solutions came up. As one of solutions, HWPL is currently hosting Religious Youth Peace Camps globally as a means of developing interfaith reconciliation, so young people can experience peace as a common value permeated in all religions. Starting with Cambodia in April of last year, the camp was later held in India, Lithuania, Myanmar, and the Netherlands to assist the youth in learning about the culture and spirit of different religions.

Korean Youth thanks to Swedish People

A STEP TOWARDS PEACE Religious Leaders Conference in Sweden WARP OFFICE trustworthy scripture Sweden Stockholm scriptures Religious Youth Peace Camps Religious Leaders Conference religious leaders Positive Change for Tomorrow peace-building North Korea-US summit Nobel's spirit Netherlands Myanmar Man Hee Lee Lithuania Korean Peninsula IWPG IPYG India. HWPL DPCW chairman Lee   Organized by the International Peace Youth Group (IPYG) affiliated with HWPL, the “Positive Change for Tomorrow” was held at the Nobel Museum on May 15. It is to recall the history of peaceful exchanges between Korea and Sweden, from the time when the Swedish Red Cross Field Hospital was dispatched during the 1950s Korean War to the Neutral Nations Supervisory Commission (NNSC) in 2018.

Prof. Carl-Henrik Heldin, Chairman of the Nobel Museum in Stockholm delivered the congratulatory message, “It is Nobel‘s spirit that makes the advancement of mankind’s skills in science, literature and medicine contributes to a better world. Sweden and Korea, and further the vision of IPYG working for peace are synonymous with the spirit of Nobel. I hope that this event will be a great opportunity to bring peace on the Korean peninsula.”

Mr. Man Hee Lee of HWPL expressed his gratitude to these Swedish efforts and noted that Sweden as a neutral country and the Republic of Korea as a ceasefire country should cooperate more for the sake of peace in the world. “Who can bring about peace while we stand still? By putting an end to war, a world of peace can be established. It is our responsibility to establish a world of peace as a legacy for future generations, which is the very task of every one of our global family members.”

Peace is up to you :0 Good luck!

Interfaith dialogue with religious representatives

Interfaith dialogue : The critical point

A STEP TOWARDS PEACE Interfaith dialogue with religious representatives values of human being UN ECOSOC The Messenger The founder of religion scriptures Sathit Kumarn role of religion religious studies peacebuilding Mr. Kumarn Islam international NGO Interfaith dialogue inner quality HWPL Husni Hamad Hinduism Christianity Buddhism   On January 19, an interfaith dialogue with religious representatives from Buddhism, Christianity, Islam and Hinduism discussed the role of religion in making a peaceful world. Heavenly Culture, World Peace, Restoration of Light (HWPL), an international NGO affiliated with the UN ECOSOC, held the 32nd interfaith dialogue in Bangkok.

A STEP TOWARDS PEACE Interfaith dialogue with religious representatives values of human being UN ECOSOC The Messenger The founder of religion scriptures Sathit Kumarn role of religion religious studies peacebuilding Mr. Kumarn Islam international NGO Interfaith dialogue inner quality HWPL Husni Hamad Hinduism Christianity Buddhism   “We talk about dialogues based on scriptures, which is very important part of peacebuilding to individual person. It is also important to understand that we have to build peace within ourselves first, the inner quality of person,” said Sathit Kumarn, president of Ramakrishna Vedanta Society of Thailand and advisor the National Legislative Assembly in Thailand.

Dialogue of Scriptures

A STEP TOWARDS PEACE Interfaith dialogue with religious representatives values of human being UN ECOSOC The Messenger The founder of religion scriptures Sathit Kumarn role of religion religious studies peacebuilding Mr. Kumarn Islam international NGO Interfaith dialogue inner quality HWPL Husni Hamad Hinduism Christianity Buddhism   In the meeting, the panel discussion was carried on. “The founder of religion (The Messenger) can’t teach from his own knowledge, they have to teach only from the will of the heaven which is revealed to them from God,” said Dr. Husni Hamad. Also, one pastor said “The founder of religion should not teach from his own knowledge but on the basis of the which the person has received from heaven.”

What is required is to think about how to make people as human being and teach the values of human being. It can be establishing religious studies in schools and build programs regarding human development together with spiritual enhancement,” said Mr. Kumarn.

Peace is up to you :0 Good luck!