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Youth were among those at Council 2014 who showed solidarity with people affected by climate change by joining the #fastfortheclimate. Photo: LWF/M. Renaux

LWF Council Shares in Fasting for the Climate

Council members of the Lutheran World Federation (LWF) expressed solidarity with the people most affected by climate change and severe weather events by joining in the Fast for the Climate campaign and calling upon the Lutheran Communion to join…

Conversation with members of the Interreligious Forum in Medan during the pre-Council dialogue meeting âTraining Religious Leaders for the Future.â Photo: LWF/R. Ruggaber

Islamic Higher Education Institute Becomes Place for Dialogue

By Rev. Dr Simone Sinn

Prior to the 2014 LWF Council meeting in Medan, Indonesia, the State Islamic Institute (IAIN) in North Sumatra opened its doors for Lutherans to visit the institute and engage in a dialogical conversation on…

Ms Gloria Samosir during a side event at COP 24 in Katowice, Poland. Photo: LWF/Sean Hawkey

The down-to-earth truth: Troubling times on Lake Toba

The idea of “climate change” rings ‘commonsensically’ familiar to subsistence farmers on Samosir Island of Lake Toba in Indonesia’s North Sumatra province. The expression conveying climate change in the local language of Toba Batak—“…

Human rights advocate Kamala Chandrakirana speaking on rights for women, ethnic and religious minorities at the Council 2014 interfaith keynote panel. Photo: LWF/M. Renaux

Keynote Panel Addresses Interfaith Relations in Indonesia

“Crucial Role” of Religious Groups in Society

(LWI) – Addressing the root causes of inequality and caring for those who suffer most are the areas where religions can strongly contribute to society. This was the conclusion of the…

Two crucifixes remain upright in the remnants of an Indonesian church burned in October 2015. Photo: LWF Indonesia

Human Rights Day: Crying out for freedom to worship in Indonesia

Indonesian Lutheran congregations seek support to end religious marginalization

(LWI) - A mother’s lament echoes the pain of religious intolerance in multi-faith Indonesia.

“We have been living peacefully already for many years, but…

Rev. Dr Simone Sinn, LWF study secretary for Public Theology and Interreligious Relations, and Indonesian interfaith activist Rev. Elga Joan Sarapung. Photo: LWF/P. Mumia

Indonesian interfaith network urges government to ensure freedom of religion

LWF to submit findings at UN human rights review

(LWI) – Initiatives by young people in churches and mosques to protect each other’s places of worship against attacks by radicalized groups should not have to happen in a country with a…

Monk Dhirapunno takes a group photo in front of the conference center in Medan. Photo: A. Yaqin

Creative interfaith training for a new generation

LWF and Indonesian institute build on a dialogical model to affirm diversity

(LWI) - An interfaith pilot project targeting youth in three cities in Indonesia has become a source of inspiration for young people and is evolving into a…

UN Office in Geneva. Photo: LWF/M. Renaux

Supporting civil society’s agenda for human rights

LWF intervenes at UN Human Rights Council

(LWI) – The Lutheran World Federation (LWF) intervention at the 36th session of the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC), 11-29 September, included oral statements on the human rights…