Source: Crosswalk
http://www.crosswalk.com/news/religiontoday/1396234.html
On May 12, 2006 Crosswalk reported, "The World Council of Churches (WCC) said it was launching a joint effort with the Vatican to shape a code of conduct on religious conversion, a Reuters news story reports. A senior WCC official said it was hoped that the intra-Christian project would spark discussion on the same issue among Muslims. 'We hope to produce a code that will ensure that believers' commitment to their faith never translates into denigration of another,' said Hans Ucko, head of the WCC's Office on Inter-religious Relations and Dialogue. Ucko said the idea of rules on proselytising had arisen several years ago during regular contacts between the WCC and the Vatican after methods used by Christian missionaries in India had caused problems for local Christians. The Rome meeting this week would be attended by representatives of other faiths, including Jews, Hindus, Buddhists, Muslims and indigenous religious traditions. 'Changing one's religion should not be seen as a betrayal of Islam or of any other faith,' Ucko said."