{"id":1243,"date":"2011-09-22T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2011-09-22T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bahai.org.au\/index.php\/news\/religions-unite-in-harmony-at-bahai-temple-in-sydney\/"},"modified":"2017-10-14T04:52:49","modified_gmt":"2017-10-14T04:52:49","slug":"religions-unite-in-harmony-at-bahai-temple-in-sydney","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bahai.org.au\/index.php\/religions-unite-in-harmony-at-bahai-temple-in-sydney\/","title":{"rendered":"Religions unite in harmony at Baha\u2019i Temple in Sydney"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The Baha’i Temple in Sydney on 21 September 2011 (Photo:Qi-Jie Oh)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The religions came together in harmony in Sydney last night at a Temple whose very design symbolises the unity of religion.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Representatives of seven of the world\u2019s major religions read their sacred scriptures at an International Day of Peace service in the Baha\u2019i Temple, which is celebrating its 50th<\/sup> anniversary this week.<\/p>\n

The nine sides of the Temple symbolise the underlying spiritual unity of the great religions of the world, a theme that has been a hallmark of this Ingleside holy place since 1961 when it became one of the pioneers of the interfaith movement in Australia.<\/p>\n

Those attending the 21 September service included local residents as well as people from throughout Sydney and beyond. They walked along a candle-lit path to the illuminated Temple which cast its light on to a beautiful backdrop of eucalyptus bushland.<\/p>\n

As with the opening in 1961, media interest was strong, including a TV live broadcast by Network 10 before the service as well as articles in preceding days in the Manly Daily<\/em> and Pittwater Life,<\/em> mentions in the Sydney Morning Herald<\/em> and an ABC<\/em> radio breakfast show segment outlining the Faith\u2019s teachings and the anniversary program.<\/p>\n

The interfaith service began with songs of worship performed by the Temple choir in Arabic, English, Hindi and Samoan. Soloists also sang at intervals during the program.<\/p>\n

The scriptural extracts had the theme of peace and some were read in the original languages. The 10 readers represented the Baha\u2019i, Buddhist, Christian, Hindu, Jewish, Muslim and Zoroastrian communities.<\/p>\n

The readers were:<\/p>\n

Baha\u2019i Faith: <\/strong>Ms Judith Navidi and Mr Chris Heggie ( Baha\u2019i Council for NSW and ACT).<\/p>\n

Buddhism: <\/strong>Mr Ranmal Samarawickrama (Buddhist Council of NSW).<\/p>\n

Christianity: <\/strong>Rev Meredith Williams (National Council of Churches in Australia); Rev Manas Ghosh (Uniting Church).<\/p>\n

Hinduism: <\/strong>Mr Vijai Singhal (Hindu Council of Australia).<\/p>\n

Judaism: <\/strong>Ms Lynda Ben-Menashe (Jewish Board of Deputies for NSW).<\/p>\n

Islam: <\/strong>Mr Suhail Noor and Ms Rahile Ansari (Affinity Intercultural Foundation).<\/p>\n

Zoroastrianism: <\/strong>Mr Minoo Batliwalla.<\/p>\n

The anniversary program continues until Sunday.<\/p>\n

A public mini-service will be on Friday. A service and guided tours on the hour between 10am and 4pm will be held on Saturday.<\/p>\n

On Sunday there will be a community day which involves food stalls, children\u2019s activities and public services at 11am, 1pm, and 3pm. The service at 3pm will be a special children’s service featuring a children\u2019s choir and children presenting the reading<\/p>\n

Watch the live TV broadcast of the Baha’i Temple on Tim’s Weather<\/a><\/p>\n

Download the program for the 50th Anniversary<\/a><\/p>\n

Watch the video from the reception and opening service on vimeo<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n

Become a friend of the Baha’i Temple<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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