G20 Interfaith Forum opens in Salt Lake City with Oaks, Cox among speakers
The three-day forum is being hosted at the University of Utah Institute of Religion, with an opening ceremony in the Tabernacle.
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The Salt Lake Tribune reported that the annual G20 Interfaith Forum, a platform where religiously linked institutions engage on global agendas, is being held in Salt Lake City from Thursday through Saturday. The forum is hosted at the University of Utah Institute of Religion, with an opening ceremony in the Tabernacle of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. [1]
The opening will feature a welcome concert by The Tabernacle Choir at Temple Square and addresses from religious leaders including Latter-day Saint President Dallin Oaks and Mohammad Al-Issa, secretary-general of the Muslim World League. [1]
Utah Gov. Spencer Cox will speak Thursday with former South Carolina Gov. David Beasley, and Martin Luther King III will join them to discuss how to "model civil dialogue across political and faith divides," according to the forum's schedule. Over the three days, speakers will address topics including religious freedom, global health, hunger and poverty, mental health, artificial intelligence, education, energy, human trafficking and the Olympics. [1]
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