At the close of the convention, participant Azhar Haneef added that religious freedom is essential to society. The freedom to believe — or to not believe — must be respected by all religious persuasions.
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Source/Credit: LDS Church News
By Jason Swensen | January 29, 2018
GUATEMELA CITY, Guatemela — At a time seemingly defined by global and religious divide, the Church continues to build traditions of interfaith dialogue and cooperation within the faith community in Guatemala.
For the third time, a Church representative participated in the Annual Convention of the Muslim Ahmadiyya Community of Guatemala. The recent event was organized by the local Muslim leaders to promote peace and solidarity in the Central American country and across the world.
Julio Alvarado, the Church’s director of public affairs for the Central America Area and a former counselor in the Central America Area Presidency, accepted the invitation to speak at the gathering.
“The [LDS] Church enjoys a friendship with this [interfaith] community and we share with them the importance of protecting religious freedom,” wrote Alvarado in an email.
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