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CONTRIBUTORSThis project was the result of a twelve month collaboration between the nineteen individualsdescribed below. In addition, they were supported in their work by a total of ninetyeightmembers of their respective faith and belief communities in the focus groups. In this way itis true to describe this document as representative of the core common values from thesediverse faith and belief communities in Scotland that should “promote good communityrelations.”BAHA’I FAITH:Hari Docherty, Baha’i Community, Galashiels, Borders.BUDDHISM:Ken Holmes, Samye Ling Tibetan Monastery, Eskdalemuir, Dumfriesshire.Mae Wilson, Rokpa House, Glasgow.Claralynn Nunamaker, Theravadan Buddhist Community, Fife.CHRISTIANITY:Andrew Sarle, Churches Agency for Inter Faith Relations, Alloa, Clackmannanshire.Stephen Smyth, Action of Churches Together in Scotland, Alloa, Clackmannanshire.CHURCH OF JESUS CHRIST OF LATTER-DAY SAINTS:Leigh Oliveira, Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Glasgow Chapel.Douglas Yates, Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Barrhead Chapel.HINDUISM:Acharya Madanipati Mishra, Hindu Mandir, Glasgow.Shobha Nagpal, Hindu Mandir, Glasgow.HUMANISM:Ron McLaren, Humanist Society of Scotland, Newburgh, Fife.ISLAM:Salah Beltagui, Central Mosque of Glasgow.JAINISM:Mahdu Jain, Hindu Mandir, Glasgow.JUDAISM:Leah Granat, Scottish Council of Jewish Communities, Glasgow.PAGANISM:John Macintyre, Scottish Pagan Federation, Crail, Fife.SIKHISM:Manjit Singh Devgun, Otago Street Gurudwara, Glasgow.Bakhshish Singh, Otago Street Gurudwara, Glasgow.Inderjit Singh, Otago Street Gurudwara, Glasgow.PROJECT LEAD:Geoff Lachlan, Scottish Inter Faith Council, Glasgow.86
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS and THANKSCALUM HENDERSON, Administrator, Scottish Inter Faith Council, Glasgow; thanks inparticular for invaluable IT support.PRAMILA KAUR, Chief Executive, Scottish Inter Faith Council, Glasgow; many thanks forencouragement and support.APRIL LACHLAN, Designer; many thanks for the much appreciated design work.KITTY MACINTYRE, Printer/Proof Reader, University of St Andrews; many thanks for sokindly offering to proof read the document.CHRISTINE NUGENT, and her team, Strathclyde University Printing Department; manythanks for expert advice in the printing of this document.Eilan Donan Castle, Scotland87
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Values in HarmonyTHE PROMOTION OF G
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CONTENTSForeword . . . . . . . . .
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“How about ‘shu’: never impos
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TOWARDS A COMMONALITY OF VALUESThe
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For as one of the world’s greates
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THE BAHA’I FAITH
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of God, invited them to the religio
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Independent investigation of truth
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GLOSSARYAbdu’l-Bahá (1844 - 1921
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THE GOLDEN RULE:“Never to do anyt
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Reincarnation is a central teaching
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Concern for other people:For consci
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CHRISTIANITY
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QUOTATIONS FROM THE NEW TESTAMENT O
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Respect for communityJesus said,
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THE GOLDEN RULE:“Do unto others a
Page 36 and 37: Marriage between a man and a woman
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Page 41: WHAT IS THE HINDU WAY OF LIFE?There
Page 46 and 47: Humanism affirms that we can lead g
Page 48 and 49: 4. Humanism . . . insists that pers
Page 50 and 51: ISLAM
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Page 54 and 55: CHARITYNot only is charitable givin
Page 56 and 57: REFERENCESThe meaning of the Qur’
Page 58 and 59: THE GOLDEN RULE:“One should treat
Page 60 and 61: The essence of Jainism is concern f
Page 62 and 63: THE GOLDEN RULE:“What is hateful
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Page 66 and 67: Seeing, on a dark night, a blind ma
Page 68 and 69: THE GOLDEN RULE:“Do not to your n
Page 70 and 71: “Drink your mead, but in moderati
Page 72 and 73: GLOSSARYAnimisticArising from the b
Page 74 and 75: SIKHISM
Page 76 and 77: Ik Onkaar There is only one GodSat
Page 78 and 79: RIGHTS, RESPONSIBILITIES AND DUTIES
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Page 82 and 83: PRACTICAL APPLICATIONS OF VALUES IN
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