Some Prominent Voices

“All religions are paths to God. I will use an analogy: they are like different languages that express the divine. But God is for everyone, and therefore, we are all God’s children. ’But my God is more important than yours!’ Is this true? There is only one God, and religions are like languages, paths to reach God. Some Sikh, some Muslim, some Hindu, some Christian.” – Pope Francis

“The lamps are different, but the light is the same.” – Jalāl ad-Dīn Rumi (Sufi Mystic)

“All major religious traditions carry basically the same message, that is love, compassion, and forgiveness… The important thing is they should be part of our daily lives.” – Dalai Lama

“The people in this room, come from many, many backgrounds. You represent so many religions and so many views, but we are all united by our faith in our Creator and our firm knowledge that we are equal in His eyes.” – Donald J. Trump

“We must not only tolerate other religions, but positively embrace them, as truth is the basis of all religions.” – Swami Vivekananda

“The essence of all religions is one. Only their approaches are different” – Mahatma Gandhi

“The earth is but one country, and mankind its citizens.” – Baha’u’llah (Founder of the Bahá’í Faith)

“Christianity, it’s under siege … We don’t band together. Other religions, frankly, they’re banding together … we have to unify.” – Donald J. Trump

There will be peace on earth when there is peace among the world religions. – Hans Kung

“We must learn to live together as brothers or perish together as fools.” – Martin Luther King Jr.

“I love you when you bow in your mosque, kneel in your temple, pray in your church. For you and I are sons of one religion, and it is the spirit.” – Kahlil Gibran

“Behold, how good and pleasant it is when brothers dwell in unity!” – Psalm 133:1

“To each of you We prescribed a law and a way of life. If Allah had willed, He would have made you one nation [united in religion], but [He intended] to test you in what He has given you; so race to [all that is] good. To Allah is your return all together, and He will [then] inform you concerning that over which you used to differ.” – Surah Al-Ma’idah (5:48)

“Make every effort to keep the unity of the Spirit through the bond of peace.” – Ephesians 4:3

“And He brought together their hearts. If you had spent all that is in the earth, you could not have brought their hearts together; but Allah brought them together. Indeed, He is Exalted in Might and Wise.” – Surah Al-Anfal (8:63)

“There is neither Jew nor Gentile, neither slave nor free, nor is there male and female, for you are all one in Christ Jesus.” – Galatians 3:28

“The Messenger has believed in what was revealed to him from his Lord, and [so have] the believers. All of them have believed in Allah and His angels and His books and His messengers, [saying], ‘We make no distinction between any of His messengers.’ And they say, ‘We hear and we obey. [We seek] Your forgiveness, our Lord, and to You is the [final] destination.’” – Surah Al-Baqarah (2:285)

“Do we not all have one Father? Did not one God create us? Why do we profane the covenant of our ancestors by being unfaithful to one another?” – Malachi 2:10

“He has ordained for you of religion what He enjoined upon Noah and that which We have revealed to you, [O Muhammad], and what We enjoined upon Abraham and Moses and Jesus – to establish the religion and not be divided therein. Difficult for those who associate others with Allah is that to which you invite them. Allah chooses for Himself whom He wills and guides to Himself whoever turns back [to Him].” – Surah Al-Shura (42:13)

“Peace is not merely a distant goal that we seek, but a means by which we arrive at that goal. We must walk together on the path of peace, respecting each other’s differences and embracing the universal fraternity that binds us all.” – Pope Francis

“If you want peace, you don’t talk to your friends. You talk to your enemies. We must work tirelessly to bridge divides and heal the wounds of conflict.” – Archbishop Desmond Tutu (Anglican)

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