
Archeologists believe that an ancient Buddha statue discovered by villagers in China’s Jiangxi Province is about 600 years old, dating back to the Ming Dynasty.
Source: Huffington Post
The members of the Victorian Multifaith Advisory Group (MAG) and the Faith Communities Council of Victoria (FCCV) would like to make the following statement in response to recent world events:

The President of the Uniting Church in Australia Stuart McMillan has condemned as racist comments made by Immigration Minister Peter Dutton about Lebanese-Muslim Australians.
Source: Uniting Church in Australia

An independent company will 'name and shame' Catholic Church entities that fail to adhere to new national standards to protect children and vulnerable adults.
Source: Sky News
On Monday November 21st, the Faith Communities Council of Victoria held a Say No to Racism- Bystander Training Workshop at the Victorian Council of Churches.

A West Australian church has opened its doors and hearts to include Muslim parishioners in its community.
Source: SBS
The Jewish Christian Muslim Association of Australia recently held two friendship walk events one in Melbourne and one in Ballarat, which involved people of all faiths visiting a church, synagogue and a mosque in the spirit of friendship.
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Read more about Bendigo Walk >>
Source: Melbourne Catholic and The Advocate Bendigo

A Muslim-Jewish Somali graduate mentoring program, called Iftiin, has been launched at Parliament House.
Source: Jewish News
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