{"id":101505,"date":"2023-11-06T16:23:00","date_gmt":"2023-11-06T21:23:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.send2press.com\/wire\/?p=101505"},"modified":"2023-11-06T16:19:21","modified_gmt":"2023-11-06T21:19:21","slug":"tolerance-or-respect-scientology-church-believes-communication-is-the-key-to-friendship-among-faiths","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.send2press.com\/wire\/tolerance-or-respect-scientology-church-believes-communication-is-the-key-to-friendship-among-faiths\/","title":{"rendered":"Tolerance or Respect? Scientology Church Believes Communication is the Key to Friendship Among Faiths"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>LOS ANGELES, Calif. and BUDAPEST, Hungary, Nov. 6, 2023 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) &#8212; In the spirit of interfaith understanding and friendship, the Church of Scientology Budapest invites all to attend an International Day of Tolerance open house and roundtable on the theme Tolerance or Respect?<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.send2press.com\/wire\/images\/23-1106-s2p-cosbpst-800x600.jpg\" alt=\"Church of Scientology Budapest holds frequent community events in its Chapel\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-101502\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.send2press.com\/wire\/images\/23-1106-s2p-cosbpst-800x600.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.send2press.com\/wire\/images\/23-1106-s2p-cosbpst-800x600-400x300.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.send2press.com\/wire\/images\/23-1106-s2p-cosbpst-800x600-200x150.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><br \/><em>Photo Caption: Church of Scientology Budapest holds frequent community events in its Chapel, from roundtables to weekly Sunday Services open to people of all faiths or none.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>For any group or religion, it is easy to love someone who thinks the way its own members do. The challenge is to love and understand those who think differently. But is tolerance of others\u2019 beliefs and practices enough? Or do we sell ourselves short when we don\u2019t go the extra mile to build understanding?<\/p>\n<p>The event begins Wednesday, November 15, at 6 p.m.<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>with a reception<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>at 5:30 p.m.<\/p>\n<p><em>Representatives of six different religions will explore and seek to answer:<\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>What is the difference between tolerance and respect?<\/li>\n<li>Can tolerance be achieved today despite religious, worldview, ethnic or national differences?<\/li>\n<li>What are the major issues creating division or polarization in society today?<\/li>\n<li>What do different religions teach about this?<\/li>\n<li>Can tolerance be taught?<\/li>\n<li>Is tolerance enough?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The roundtable will take place in the chapel of the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/en.scientology-budapest.org\/\">Church of Scientology Budapest<\/a>\u00a0at\u00a0V\u00e1ci \u00fat 169.<\/p>\n<p>The United Nations set aside\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.unesco.org\/en\/days\/tolerance\">International Day of Tolerance<\/a>\u00a0to \u201caffirm respect and appreciation of the rich variety of our world\u2019s cultures, our forms of expression and ways of being human,\u201d and the \u201chuman rights and fundamental freedoms of others.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The rights and freedoms of others is a concept the staff and congregation of the Church of Scientology Budapest hold dear. In fact, this is a central theme of the episode of\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.scientology.tv\/series\/destination-scientology\/budapest.html\"><em>Destination: Scientology<\/em>\u2014<em>Budapest<\/em><\/a> on the Scientology Network.\u00a0\u201cBudapest is called the City of Freedom,\u201d says one of the Church executives interviewed for the program, and this is central to their pride in being Hungarian.<\/p>\n<p>An Ideal Scientology Organization, the Church is configured to provide services to Scientologists in their ascent to spiritual freedom and serve as a home for the entire community\u2014a meeting ground of cooperative effort to uplift people of all cultures and denominations. And it was in the name of freedom that Scientology ecclesiastical leader\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.davidmiscavige.org\/photos\/galleries\/budapest-grand-opening.html\">Mr. David Miscavige<\/a>\u00a0dedicated the Church in July 2016.<\/p>\n<p>To learn more, visit the Church and its Public Information Center, open Mon-Fri 9 a.m. to 10 p.m. and Sat and Sun 9 a.m. to 6 p.m., the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/en.scientology-budapest.org\/\">Church website<\/a>,\u00a0or watch\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.scientology.tv\/series\/destination-scientology\/budapest.html\"><em>Destination: Scientology\u2014Budapest<\/em><\/a><em>,\u00a0<\/em>available in English, Magyar (Hungarian) and 15 other languages on\u00a0DIRECTV Channel 320, DIRECTV STREAM, AT&amp;T U-verse and streaming at Scientology.tv, on mobile apps and via the Roku, Amazon Fire and Apple TV platforms.<\/p>\n<p><strong>LEARN MORE:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.scientology.tv\/series\/voices-for-humanity\/\">https:\/\/www.scientology.tv\/series\/voices-for-humanity\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thewaytohappiness.org\">https:\/\/www.thewaytohappiness.org<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>MULTIMEDIA:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>VIDEO\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.scientology.tv\/series\/destination-scientology\/budapest.html\">https:\/\/www.scientology.tv\/series\/destination-scientology\/budapest.html<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/shorts\/0Cs10XUsju4\">https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/shorts\/0Cs10XUsju4<\/a><\/p>\n<p>IMAGE link for media: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.Send2Press.com\/300dpi\/23-1106-s2p-cosbpst-300dpi.jpg\">https:\/\/www.Send2Press.com\/300dpi\/23-1106-s2p-cosbpst-300dpi.jpg<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Caption: Church of Scientology Budapest holds frequent community events in its Chapel, from roundtables to weekly Sunday Services open to people of all faiths or none.<\/p>\n<p>TAGS: #ChurchofScientologyBudapest #InternationalDayofTolerance #ReligiousFreedom #UnitedNations #HumanRights #Tolerance #Friendship #Respect #Destination:Scientology #ScientologyNetwork #Scientology<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>LOS ANGELES, Calif. and BUDAPEST, Hungary, Nov. 6, 2023 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) &#8212; In the spirit of interfaith understanding and friendship, the Church of Scientology Budapest invites all to attend an International Day of Tolerance open house and roundtable on the theme Tolerance or Respect? For any group or religion, it is easy to love someone who thinks the way its own members do. 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