Shiver, shiver, shiver
Sorry but the shivers just won't go away!
So I'm keepin tabs on these particular stories!
Next Religious Congress Will Also Include Political Leaders
The second gathering of religious leaders from across the world in Kazakhstan will take place this fall in Astana and have an added dimension as political leaders are also invited to take part.
The first gathering, called the Congress of Leaders of World and Traditional Religions, which took place in Astana in September 2003, led to condemnation of terrorism by all participating religions and their agreement to pursue further dialog. A total of 120 delegates attended the first Congress from 17 different religious groups, including Islam, Russian Orthodox Christianity, Roman Catholicism, Lutheranism, Judaism, Buddhism, and Taoism.
Invitations to attend the second Congress were sent to 36 leaders of world religions and 32 honorary guests from the political life, Nurtai Abykaev, head of the organizing committee for the Congress said.
Abykayev, who also serves as the Speaker of Kazakhstan’s Senate, said the upcoming gathering would be “devoted to the major issues of religion, society and international security” and would have three plenary sessions. The Congress is expected to result in final communiques and resolutions, he said.
The new Palace of Peace and Harmony, now being built in the capital will be the venue for the Congress. The Palace was designed by Sir Norman Foster, a renowned British architect. It is in the form of a huge shining pyramid of steel and glass, will different sections allowing followers of different religions to follow their own ritual.
The second gathering of religious leaders from across the world in Kazakhstan will take place this fall in Astana and have an added dimension as political leaders are also invited to take part.
The first gathering, called the Congress of Leaders of World and Traditional Religions, which took place in Astana in September 2003, led to condemnation of terrorism by all participating religions and their agreement to pursue further dialog. A total of 120 delegates attended the first Congress from 17 different religious groups, including Islam, Russian Orthodox Christianity, Roman Catholicism, Lutheranism, Judaism, Buddhism, and Taoism.
Invitations to attend the second Congress were sent to 36 leaders of world religions and 32 honorary guests from the political life, Nurtai Abykaev, head of the organizing committee for the Congress said.
Abykayev, who also serves as the Speaker of Kazakhstan’s Senate, said the upcoming gathering would be “devoted to the major issues of religion, society and international security” and would have three plenary sessions. The Congress is expected to result in final communiques and resolutions, he said.
The new Palace of Peace and Harmony, now being built in the capital will be the venue for the Congress. The Palace was designed by Sir Norman Foster, a renowned British architect. It is in the form of a huge shining pyramid of steel and glass, will different sections allowing followers of different religions to follow their own ritual.
Foster’s office declined to make the designer or David Nelson, his lead project architect, available for interviews. One reason for this silence may be hurry. The firm’s press office explains that Astana’s weather, which swings between "40¯c in summer to -40¯c in winter," forced the firm to use pre-built components in the pyramid’s structure. The firm decided to use materials its contractors could build in winter and install in summer, Foster’s office says. The pyramid’s base is concrete; its supporting skeleton consists of steel. More traditional systems, such as those involving brick or concrete structures, probably would have buckled under Kazakhstan’s brutal weather.
1 Comments:
You are right - the coming together of a world religion is something to be wary of.
I will try not to shiver but it is worrying.
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