Muslim, Christian, Jewish leaders seek peace between US and Iran

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DES MOINES — A coalition of Christian, Jewish and Muslim leaders is calling for American and Iranian authorities to open negotiations and stop planning for war.The statement, "A Pax on Both Our Houses" says the war in Iraq demonstrates how war wastes lives and resources, and violates human rights. "Pax" is Latin for "peace."

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http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/chi-religbriefs281dec28,1,7263165.story

Muslim Scholars Send Christmas Greetings, call for peace, reconciliation and dialogue

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PMN Note: Happy holidays to all of you.

PARIS: Leading Muslim scholars have addressed warm Christmas greetings to Christians around the world, a message notable both for what it said and the fact that it was sent at all.
The greetings, sent by a group of 138 Sunni, Shi'ite, Sufi and other scholars who recently proposed a dialogue with Christian leaders, called for peace on earth and thanked church leaders who have responded positively to their invitation.

The message, as the dialogue proposal made in October, was unprecedented because there has not been until now such a large group of Islamic scholars that could draft a common letter.
Islam is a decentralised faith, with no pope or archbishop who can speak for believers as a group. While individual Muslim clerics have exchanged holiday greetings with Christians in the past, nothing on this scale has been possible before.

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http://www.iht.com/articles/reuters/2007/12/24/europe/OUKWD-UK-CHRISTMAS-MUSLIMS.php