Faith leaders must not let Scripture be used to justify war.(Church Notes) From: Catholic New Times | Date: February 9, 2003 | COPYRIGHT 2003 Catholic New Times, Inc. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group.Copyright information

ROME (CNS) -- When a religion's scriptures are used to promote violence, leaders of that faith must react publicly and forcefully to defend the call to peace and justice, said participants at a Vatican conference.

"The scriptures of each religion teach the path to peace, but we acknowledge that our various sacred writings have often been and continue to be used to justify violence, war and exclusion of others," they said in a Jan. 18 statement.

Three dozen leaders representing Christianity, Judaism, Islam, Buddhism, Hinduism, Sikhism, Jainism and Zoroastrianism met Jan. ...

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