MOSCOW - Russian President Vladimir Putin called Monday for a broad dialogue between religions to ward off extremist tendencies that he said led to outbreaks of violence.“We know well what a powerful uniting force religion can be, but we also see well what the self-styled ‘missionary activity’ of some extremist leaders, ideologists, who cynically use the believers’ feelings, can lead to,” Putin said at a religious summit Moscow.
“We see how thin the line is beyond which war and violence can unfold, bloodshed can start, and we must ensure that the broadest possible interfaith dialogue opposes this,” he said.
Religious leaders from around the globe gathered in Moscow Monday for the first World Summit of Religious Leaders.
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