The International Association for Religious Freedom includes over 90 member organizations in 27 countries, speaking more than 20 languages and representing faith traditions from all continents. The IARF is the oldest global inter-religious organization and the only one with corporate memberships by constituent religious communities. For more than 100 years the IARF has worked for cultural and interfaith understanding, justice, peace and religious freedom.
Can a purpose for religion be deduced?
Religion largely aims to instill the Golden Rule, emphasizing compassion across different traditions, as highlighted on Karen Armstrong’s CharterforCompassion.org. This ethos, promoting altruism, drives human survival and outlines initiatives like the Unitarian Universalist Association’s commitment to transforming the world through liberating love, addressing global ills such as hate, greed, and social inequalities.
April 24, 2024
