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PRESS
RELEASE Re: Hate
Attacks
Toronto Conference of The United Church of Canada
expresses its deep concern regarding hate attacks against Muslims which have
recently occurred on the campus of the University of Toronto. These attacks
cannot be ignored, nor supported in any way. We offer our support to our Muslim
brothers and sisters who have been assaulted or felt threatened.
Many faith
communities have worked for healing, reconciliation, and continued
understanding, in our richly diverse society with its many races, religions,
cultures and traditions. Within the United Church we enjoy opportunities to
learn about, and work with, our sisters and brothers of the Islamic faith.
Toronto Conference
of The United Church of Canada believes that, ideally, Canadian society strives
for peace and the well-being of all people, through mutual respect for
difference. Violent attitudes based on ignorance and fear have no place in
Canada, where people of diversity strive for a more equitable and inclusive
world.
Toronto Conference
affirms that we all share responsibility for the peace and well-being of the
society in which we live, and we strive to eliminate hatred and violence from
in our society. Particularly in this World Council of Churches Decade to
Overcome Violence, we oppose any such actions of threat and violence, and
affirm that we will continue to work to eradicate them.
Rev. Frances Ota
President,
Toronto
Conference, The United Church of Canada
Rev. John
Young-Jung Lee
Chair,
Committee for
Racial Justice, Toronto Conference, The United Church of Canada
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