Queen Elizabeth commended on Diamond
Jubilee
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Hindus
have sent warmest congratulations to Her Majesty The Queen of United Kingdom
(UK) Elizabeth II on the Diamond Jubilee of her reign.
Hindu
statesman Rajan Zed, in a statement in Nevada (USA) today, commended her
personal commitment in improving interfaith relations and creating mutual
respect among various faith traditions.
According
to reports, Queen Elizabeth and Duke of Edinburgh Prince Philip visited Hindu
Krishna-Avanti Primary School in Edgware in Greater London on the first day of
her Diamond Jubilee tour on March 29. In 2010, Queen acknowledged contributions
of “all faiths” while inaugurating Ninth General Synod of the Church of England
in Westminster (UK). In 2002, The Queen and The Duke of Edinburgh visited
Highgate Hill Murugan Hindu Temple in North London.
Zed,
who is President of Universal Society of Hinduism, said that it was remarkable
on the part of the Queen, who is Supreme Governor of the Church of England, to
speak about “all faiths” and “great faith traditions” instead of just talking
about Church of England. Applauding Queen’s inclusive approach, Zed argued that
UK was now a multi-faith society and urged Queen to extend her support to make
the opening prayers in both houses of UK Parliament multi-faith instead of the
current only belonging to Christian faith.
Rajan
Zed also urged the Queen to visit a Hindu temple on the next Diwali, which
falls on November 13.
Zed pointed out that serious and honest interfaith dialogue
was the need of the hour. Religion was the most powerful, complex and
far-reaching force in our society, so we must take it seriously. And we all
knew that religion comprised much more than our own particular
tradition/experience.
Diamond
Jubilee marked 60 years of The Queen's reign who came to the throne on February
six, 1952 and her coronation took place on June two, 1953.
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