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| Interfaith week tackles tensions | Interfaith week tackles tensions |
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| The first interfaith week is being held in England, to strengthen relations and awareness. | The first interfaith week is being held in England, to strengthen relations and awareness. |
| The government - which is supporting the event - said it hoped religious communities could help tackle problems such as the environment and parenting. | The government - which is supporting the event - said it hoped religious communities could help tackle problems such as the environment and parenting. |
| Communities Secretary John Denham said the co-operation of faith groups played an important role in reducing tensions amid provocation by extremist groups. | Communities Secretary John Denham said the co-operation of faith groups played an important role in reducing tensions amid provocation by extremist groups. |
| Events will include football matches that could pitch vicars against imams. | Events will include football matches that could pitch vicars against imams. |
| A wide range of activities will bring together people from the main religions in England between 15 and 21 November. | A wide range of activities will bring together people from the main religions in England between 15 and 21 November. |
| According to the 2001 Census, Britain has more than 41m Christians, about 1.5m Muslims, 558,000 Hindus, 336,000 Sikhs, 267,000 Jews and 149,000 Buddhists. | According to the 2001 Census, Britain has more than 41m Christians, about 1.5m Muslims, 558,000 Hindus, 336,000 Sikhs, 267,000 Jews and 149,000 Buddhists. |
| Pilgrimage walk | Pilgrimage walk |
| Faith groups have been united in the past in accusing the government of marginalising religious values, said the BBC's religious affairs correspondent Robert Pigott. | Faith groups have been united in the past in accusing the government of marginalising religious values, said the BBC's religious affairs correspondent Robert Pigott. |
| Mr Denham - who is a secular humanist - said £2m would be spent on projects encouraging diverse groups to tackle local problems together. | Mr Denham - who is a secular humanist - said £2m would be spent on projects encouraging diverse groups to tackle local problems together. |
| HAVE YOUR SAYIt is a good idea bringing together different religious cultures to explore and affirm common ground whilst respecting different routes to that god[roughbeast], Coventry, UK Send us your comments | |
| The week is being co-ordinated by the Inter Faith Network for the UK and the government's Communities and Local Government department, but both said they wanted the event to be "community-led". | The week is being co-ordinated by the Inter Faith Network for the UK and the government's Communities and Local Government department, but both said they wanted the event to be "community-led". |
| The Inter Faith Network links faith groups and educational and academic bodies with an interest in inter-faith issues. | The Inter Faith Network links faith groups and educational and academic bodies with an interest in inter-faith issues. |
| It includes national faith community representative bodies of Baha'i, Buddhist, Christian, Hindu, Jain, Jewish, Muslim, Sikh and Zoroastrian religions. | It includes national faith community representative bodies of Baha'i, Buddhist, Christian, Hindu, Jain, Jewish, Muslim, Sikh and Zoroastrian religions. |
| The plan for Inter Faith Week was devised after a similar event held in Scotland was a deemed a success, they said. | The plan for Inter Faith Week was devised after a similar event held in Scotland was a deemed a success, they said. |
| The week will include seminars to build understanding of religious differences, art exhibitions and practical projects such as 1,000 hours of voluntary work being planned by students at 16 universities. | The week will include seminars to build understanding of religious differences, art exhibitions and practical projects such as 1,000 hours of voluntary work being planned by students at 16 universities. |
| People of different religions will also walk together on a pilgrimage to the Anglican shrine at Walsingham in Norfolk. | People of different religions will also walk together on a pilgrimage to the Anglican shrine at Walsingham in Norfolk. |