Tony Blair Calls for World Church | Deception Bytes

READ MORE: Tony Blair Calls for World Church | Deception Bytes: "Former British Prime Minister Tony Blair said Friday that leaders in an interdependent world must work to end religious conflict or face 'catastrophe' as he introduced a new foundation dedicated to interfaith understanding.

Religion is as important in this century as political ideology was in the last, Blair said. The Tony Blair Faith Foundation will fight extremism, organize faith groups against poverty and illness, and educate people worldwide about religions other than their own, he said.

'There is a new reality. We have to come to terms with it. And it implies, at its fundamentals, peaceful coexistence or catastrophe,' said Blair in a speech before religious and business leaders at the posh Time Warner Center. 'If faith becomes a countervailing force, pulling people apart, then it becomes destructive and indeed dangerous.'

Former President Bill Clinton, who became a close friend of Blair's when both men were in office, opened the event, putting his arm around the former prime minister and calling his faith 'genuine' and 'deep.' ( Bill Clinton is now a judge of character?)

The group's advisory co"