The Diversity of Open Hearts

By Hannah Marazzi with Levon Isakhanyan

August 31, 2018

On Monday, our Editor in Chief, Father Raymond de Souza, raised some gently ironic questions about the Canadian Football League’s “Diversity is Strength” campaign. Today, Convivium’s Hannah Marazzi talks to Levon Isakhanyan, of the Armenian Diocese of Canada, about a new documentary that celebrates genuine diversity rooted in heart-felt love.

Are people literate regarding what secularism is? Do they know the benefits are of religious pluralism? In this context, I would say the faith-based communities have an important role to play in promoting their own importance to the well being of multicultural societies C: The documentary focuses on challenges facing young people of faith today in Canada C: Fear, generational differences, and religious illiteracy were also cited as key challenges facing young people of faith today Convivium: The Armenian Church Diocese of Canada – in partnership with the Vancouver company Lights and Shadows Productions and the Government of Canada – has created a short documentary on religious diversity in Canada LI: Why do people go to church, to mosque, to synagogue? They go because they are looking for some kind of teaching

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