Communities Come Together at Scientology Headquarters at Saint Hill
(PRWEB) August 11, 2004
People of many different religions and backgrounds from around the UK and Europe congregated at Saint Hill to attend a conference entitled, “Creating Respect and Understanding in a Multi-Cultural Society,”in honor of L. Ron Hubbard’s contributions to solving the problems of society.
The conference was sponsored by the Council for Human Rights and Religious Freedom, Punjabi Women’s Social and Cultural Society UK, the institute on Religion and Public Policy, Sachkhand Nanak Dham International, World Council of Jain Academies, Association for British Muslims, the L. Ron Hubbard Foundation and the Church of Scientology. There were religious representatives from Christianity, Hinduism, Islam, Judaism, Sikhism, and Scientology.
East Grinstead’s Mayor, Cllr Christine Mainstone, opened the conference which took place in Saint Hill Manor’s famous “Monkey Room,” focused on bringing different religions and community groups together to work out practical ways to tackle common social problems.
The end result was an overwhelming agreement to build on the positive actions that were already ongoing and to develop these to a higher level. “Setting a good example”, both at individual and group level, was emphasised as an important way to go forward. Daoud Rosser-Owen, President of the Association of British Muslims, who attended both the conference and is involved in the “Religions Working Together”initiative said, “I was very pleased with the positive response from the attendees. Working together on very simple matters, such as improving conditions in the community….I am happy to work with the Church of Scientology on these matters and appreciate that they have taken the time to put this, and other, initiatives together.”
During the event, the latest in a series of informational brochures was released. This brochure summarises the work of humanitarian L. Ron Hubbard, who lived at Saint Hill Manor between 1959 and 1967. The brochure is entitled, “Shaping the 21st Century with solutions for a better world.”
Dr. Iftikhar Ayaz, OBE, Honorary Consul for Tuvalu and the representative of the Pacific Islands in a United Nations Peace Forum, commented, “the best outcome was that all the religions and non-religious organisations agreed to form a collective organisation in order to pursue the ideas for creating interfaith and intercultural and inter-ethnic harmony in the British society…”
For more information on the L. Ron Hubbard Foundation, visit http://www.epolitix.com/EN/Forums/Hubbard+Foundation/4E2F6D5E-95AA-4FE3-AC0B-8400FA471D7F.htm
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