As believers and one community of diverse religious denominations and cultural backgrounds,
As stewards of and on Earth and the creations including the peace and harmony in all communities,
As peace sowers, builders, preachers and organizers we join the whole of humanity in mourning for those souls that perished because of the violence one after the other - the recents are the Mt Carmel Cathedral twin blast that killed 20+ and injured more church-goers and security personnel in Jolo, Sulu and the Talon2, Zamboanga City Mosque grenade blast that killed 2 and injured four religious leaders,
We call for an imediate and thorough investigation and bring light and justice to these incidents without instigating and inciting more war, violence and hatred. We call on the same across communities to refrain and or stop dissemination and spreading misinformation and misconceptions that would only worsen the situation.
Nowadays, there are on-going attacks, threats and harassment against religious leaders and denominations standing with the poor, defending the environment and fighting for human dignity,
There are also reports of displacements in the countrysides of Agusan, Surigao and Compostela Valley provinces due to the armed confrontations between the government forces and the communist rebels affecting mostly Indigenous Peoples,
On the other side politicians got no stopping of spending thousand of millions to promote themselves in televisions, radio, public gatherings to make their names retain in the voter's memory till May 2019 midterm elections.
We call on all believers and peoples to stay united and remain committed to our vision of a peaceful and just Mindanao and society where all of us as a COMMUNITY of diverse cultures and faiths live in harmony and abundance.
Peace for us must be the existence of justice and fulfillment of human rights, human dignity and ecological development in line with our prayers for a salvation of the material life and our souls.
Let us always remember that Peace and Justice is in our religions and faiths but not hatred and terrorism.
Interfaith Movement for Peace - Mindanao
January 29, 2019
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