4th Interreligious Zoom Meeting in France

4th Interreligious Zoom Meeting in France ZOOM, May 16, 2021 By Jean-Francois Moulinet o JUDAISM: The text, from Genesis Romain BIGARDS, responsible for the 1.26-29, was read in Hebrew by Mrs Facebook group al-Mâlikiyyoûn, and

I APD-France organized an interreligious Zoom meeting on the topic: “Beginnings 1I-Humankind”. We sent a few texts in advance on the Tirzi MARTIN. It was commented by M. Charles ROSILIO, a member of the Jewish Community Centre of Les Ulis and the graduated from the French-speaking course in theology and jurisprudence of the al-Ghazali Institute of the Grand Mosque of Paris. topic (from the Hebrew Bible, the New Chevreuse Valley. He explained with o UNIFICATIONISM: The text, from Testament, and the Koran) to the 109 great details the teachings from the the Divine Principle, Chapter 1, people who registered (from France, Torah about the creation of Section 3, was read by Ms Cíntia Austria, Belgium, Burkina Faso, humankind. NABI-CABRAL, from the association Canada, Congo, Italy, Sao Tome, o CHRISTIANITY: The text, Genesis “Youth and Students for Peace”. Switzerland, UK, Zambia) and more 2.4-9, was read by Dr Noëmie It has been commented by Mr. Laurent people attended on Facebook. KOMAGATA-NGUYEN, from the LADOUCE, researcher for the The MC was Mrs Ye-Bonne Family Federation for World Peace - in Universal Peace Federation and KOYAMA. the Berne and Bienne Region, director of culture-and-peace.org. He The program started with short Switzerland. could explain more about the three introduction by Jean-François It was then commented by Catholic great Blessings and the importance of MOULINET, coordinator of the Father Jovite DJEDJI, a trained Joy in God’s creative process. Interreligious Forum “Dialogue & biblical scholar. He taught the Holy Then we had four discussion groups Alliance” of UPF-France. He Scriptures for 15 years in various (for 20-minute). explained that a particularity of that theological institutes in Côte d’Ivoire. We finished with a clip of the Algerian meeting was that all the speakers came Since 2019, he is responsible for the singer, Amal WAHBY, done for the from the region of Orsay-Les Ulis, in spiritual accompaniment of foreign 2021 International Day of Living the South of Paris. Because our ideal is priests who have recently arrived in Together in Peace (May 16th). to help create, at the most local level France. possible, several small interreligious The next Zoom meeting is scheduled We had then a beautiful musical break for the beginning of June, on the topic: groups that share the best of their offered by The Angels’ Choir from the tradition with each other’s. “The environment” (on the World Democratic Republic of Congo. Environment Day). Then started the reading of sacred o ISLAM: The verses 29 to 33, taken texts, which were commented by from the Second Sura of the Koran, representative of different traditions: were read, and commented by Mr. Recording of event