GATHERING OF THE CHRISTIAN, JEWISH AND ZOROASTRIAN REPRESENTATIVES ON THE
OCCASION OF THE BOOK'S WEEK
A ceremony is being held on the occasion of the Book's Week, each year, attended
by the representatives of the formal Religious Minorities by the Administration
of the Affairs of the Minorities of the Ministry of ERSHAD which is in charge of
the Cultural Affairs of the Religious Minorities of the Country, for a few years
now, during which a few people belonging to the Cultural arena and publications
are selected and praised. On Wednesday, 26th of the Iranian calendar month of
Aban (17th of Nov.) which coincided with EID-E-QORBAN this year, a ceremony was
held at SARAY-E-AHL-E-QALAM. However, the ceremony this year was devoted to a
gathering titled "Respect for the Sanctities and Beliefs of the Heavenly
Religions" during which lecturers from all religions talked on the subject of
religious tolerance among the believers of different religions.
The first lecturer was Bishop NESHAN KARAGEHIYAN, the leader of the Armenian
Catholics of Iran. He described actions such as the threat of burning the Koran
by an American priest as the act of the impious and the nonbeliever, as no
believer permits himself to disrespect the sanctities of other religions.
The next lecturer was the Zoroastrian priest, Ardeshir Khorshidiyan, who talked
as the representative of the Zoroastrians of the country. He separated religion
and faith and considered unity in religion as possible, as all religions are in
agreement on the basic principles such as Unitarianism, Resurrection and
Prophecy. Although, every sect and religion may have their own ways in the other
affairs, and unity is often difficult to achieve even between different faiths
of the same religion.
Bishop Benyamin talked on behalf of the Assyrians of Iran followed by Bishop
SAPOUH SARKISIYAN who represented the Iranian Armenians. He, who was born in
Syria, said that he felt no difference between the Christians and Muslims in his
childhood and young age. Bishop Sarkisiyan drew the attention of the audience to
the unique spirit of prayers by reading FATEHEH Surah, the first Surah of Koran,
in Arabic followed by reading all the daily prayers of the Christians in
Armenian and asked the audience if there is indeed a difference between them.
The last lecturer of the ceremony was Dr. Siyamak Mareh Sedq, the Representative
of the Jews at the Islamic Council Parliament. He considered the foundations of
Islamic phobia and Anti-Islamism in the West today similar to Anti-Semitism in
Europe during the few past decades and emphasized the friendship and the unity
of religions as did the former lecturers.
At the end, The Minister of Culture and Islamic Guidance welcomed similar
gatherings and described the necessity of unity of religions and friendship
policy between all Unitarian religions in the Islamic Republic by reading poems
from different poets.
The Board of the Jewish participants in this gathering consisted of Rahmat A…
Rafi`, Siamak Mareh Sedq, Ibrahim Saeedian, Elna Lavian and the Editor of
OFOGH-E-BINA Publication together with a group of the lovers of culture in the
society.
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