Patriarch Bartholomew and Conference on Peace and Tolerance Participants: "The Bosporus Declaration" on Constructive Dialogue and Religious Freedom

January 1, 1994

We stand firmly against those who violate the sanctity of human life and pursue policies in defiance of moral values. We reject the concept that it is possible to justify one’s actions in any armed conflicts in the name of God.

[…Participants] agreed unanimously to utterly condemn war and armed conflict [...] to demand initiation of constructive dialogue to solve outstanding issues between those of different faiths; and to demand the right to practice one’s religion in freedom and with dignity.

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