What role does religion have today?
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About the video: ‘What role does religion have today?’
Ela Gandhi talks about the fundamental role religions play in strengthening moral values in modern society. She then speaks about living one’s chosen religion while at the same time respecting other traditions. Cultural diversity, she says, is important in the world and mutual respect between different cultures is essential if we are to have a lasting world peace.
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Filmed: Parliament of World Religions. Barcelona, Spain on 10 July 2004
Credits: Interviewer - Marcus Morrell Camera and Editor - Marcus Morrell
Copyright © 2004 Big Picture TV
About Ela Gandhi
Ela Gandhi is the granddaughter of Mahatma Gandhi.
A world renowned human rights activist in her own right, she is a former member of South Africa’s Parliament and is currently Editor of Satyagraha magazine. She is Secretary of the Gandhi Development Trust and is the sister of Arun Gandhi, President of the M.K. Gandhi Institute for Nonviolence.
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