"The goal of the International Advisory Council of Religious and Spiritual Leaders is to enhance and strengthen the work of the United Nations...[through] an International Advisory Council of Religious and Spiritual Leaders that is designed to serve as an ongoing interfaith ally to the U.N. in its quest for peace, global understanding and international cooperation...What we need to engage in is an education factor of the different religious traditions and the different theologies and philosophies and practices. That would give us a better understanding, and then I think [we have to deal with] the claims of absolute truth -- we will recognize there is not just one claim of absolute truth, but there is truth in every tradition. That is happening more and more when you have gatherings such as these."
- Bawa Jain, Indian Con-man and Summit Organizer; statements made to the Press, see interview in article: "U.N. Faithful Eye Global Religion", James Harder, Insight, 10/2/2000 and articles at www.millenniumpeacesummit.org.
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