is etz net auf englisch, aber ihr könnt ja alle englisch:
Islam not a militant faith: Dalai Lama
IANS[Tuesday, December 09, 2003 11:30]
Darjeeling - Tibetan spiritual leader Dalai Lama has urged Western countries not to consider Islam a "militant religion" and said all conflicts should be resolved through dialogue.
"There is a perception among the Western media that Islam is militant but that is not true. All religions have the same potential for peace," the Dalai Lama said at a Buddhist convention in West Bengal.
The Buddhist religious head is on a weeklong visit to the hill resort of Darjeeling, where he is holding religious discourses and initiation rituals.
The Dalai Lama said even religious radicals could be "sincere practitioners" of their faith. "Fundamentalism is born when religion is used for political and economic purposes."
He said the Pope agreed with him that all religions preached tolerance and brotherhood.
"I have met the Pope many times in the past and we both share similar views on religion and spirituality.
"We are all spiritual brothers and sisters," the Dalai Lama said, calling for religious pluralism for the entire world.
He said violence could not be the answer to terrorism.
"The concept of war is outdated. Violence is unpredictable and it can go out of hand. Conflict situations should be resolved through negotiations," he said.
The Dalai Lama lives in India at the head of a government-in-exile based in the northern hill town of Dharamsala.
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