Christians, Muslims call for joint crisis group

Global Christian and Muslim leaders meeting in Switzerland have
jointly called for the formation of a group which can be mobilized
whenever a crisis threatens to arise in which Christians and Muslims
find themselves in conflict.

In closing their November 1–4 meeting
at Geneva's Ecumenical Center, leaders of the two faiths said,
"Religion is often invoked in conflict creation, even when other
factors, such as unfair resource allocation, oppression, occupation and
injustice, are the real roots of conflict."

They added: "The basis
of our faiths, as expressed in the call to get to know each other and
the two commandments—to love God and to love the neighbor—provide a
solid ground for our common responsibility to act and address common
concerns."