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RELIGION CAN LESSEN IMPACT OF ECONOMIC CRISIS
PETALING JAYA (Malaysia), May 6 (Bernama) -- Religion can help those affected by the global economic crisis to cope with the problem which plagued many countries.
Dr Paul Morris, a specialist scholar in the field of contemporary world
religions and Professor of Religious Studies, Victoria University of Wellington,
New Zealand, said religion had a particular role to lessen the impact of global
capitalism.
"The global capitalism is a never ending struggle and religion has visions
and an understanding on how to incorporate good values to our lives," he said at
the public lecture on New Zealand, Muslim and Islam at the International
Institute of Advanced Islamic Studies here, Wednesday.
He said the current global economic crisis had impacted New Zealand,
Malaysia and the rest of the world, and it was an indication of global inter-
dependence. No one would be spared from its impact but religion through its
moral values can help us to cope with the impact and to do things ethically.
Dr Morris said the need for good governance, good behavior, moderation and
responsibility must be incorporated in the lifestyles and religion could help to
achieve these goals.
Muslims in New Zealand were a minority but because they were a part of the
globalized world, they were not being isolated from the more than one billion
Muslim ummah, he said.
In order to have mutual respect amongst religions in New Zealand, the
country had established a framework to solve the problem without violence.
"The framework is simply on how we and our children can live together with
other people of different religious background, the right to express yourself of
your religion just like everyone else. The framework serves as a platform on
awareness of cultural diversity," he said.
He said after the 9/11, a majority of the people in New Zealand were open
and willing to learn more about Islam.
More students in the university took religious studies not only to learn
about Islam and other religions but they also to study more about Christianity,
said Dr Morris.
-- BERNAMA
Dr Paul Morris, a specialist scholar in the field of contemporary world
religions and Professor of Religious Studies, Victoria University of Wellington,
New Zealand, said religion had a particular role to lessen the impact of global
capitalism.
"The global capitalism is a never ending struggle and religion has visions
and an understanding on how to incorporate good values to our lives," he said at
the public lecture on New Zealand, Muslim and Islam at the International
Institute of Advanced Islamic Studies here, Wednesday.
He said the current global economic crisis had impacted New Zealand,
Malaysia and the rest of the world, and it was an indication of global inter-
dependence. No one would be spared from its impact but religion through its
moral values can help us to cope with the impact and to do things ethically.
Dr Morris said the need for good governance, good behavior, moderation and
responsibility must be incorporated in the lifestyles and religion could help to
achieve these goals.
Muslims in New Zealand were a minority but because they were a part of the
globalized world, they were not being isolated from the more than one billion
Muslim ummah, he said.
In order to have mutual respect amongst religions in New Zealand, the
country had established a framework to solve the problem without violence.
"The framework is simply on how we and our children can live together with
other people of different religious background, the right to express yourself of
your religion just like everyone else. The framework serves as a platform on
awareness of cultural diversity," he said.
He said after the 9/11, a majority of the people in New Zealand were open
and willing to learn more about Islam.
More students in the university took religious studies not only to learn
about Islam and other religions but they also to study more about Christianity,
said Dr Morris.
-- BERNAMA
