David | March 28, 2009
All truth passes through three stages.
– First, it is ridiculed.
– Second, it is violently opposed.
– Third, it is accepted as self-evident.
Arthur Schopenhauer 1788 -1860
I couldn’t help but wonder, on reading the above, what stage the acceptance of the Golden Rule as the core statement of human relationship is at?
There seems [...]
David | March 25, 2009
The Global Ethic Foundation, based in Tubingen, Germany is an organization dedicated to the promotion of global peace and understanding. It’s the brainchild of Dr. Hans Kung and Count K.K. von der Groeben. One of the projects of the foundation is a Declaration Toward a Global Ethic. The Table of Contents of the Declaration are:
A.
Introduction
B.
The Principles [...]
David | March 23, 2009
In 2008, religious scholar and author Karen Armstrong won the Ted Prize, which is both a financial award and the opportunity to make a “wish that’s big enough to change the world.” Ms. Armstrong’s wish was for the creation of a Charter of Compassion.
You can watch Karen Armstrong’s acceptance speech here.
From the Charter for Compassion [...]
David | March 22, 2009
I’m not sure if the term Principle of Mutuality has been used in reference to the Golden Rule in the past or not. A quick Internet search only turned the phrase up in regards to tax shelters and employment contracts. Not exactly what generally comes to mind when we talk about the application of the [...]
David | March 21, 2009
It’s said that a picture’s worth a thousand words.
In the case of the Golden Rule poster developed by Paul McKenna of Scarboro Missions in Toronto, Ontario Canada, perhaps that should be “a poster’s worth a thousand ideologies.”
Since its creation a few short years ago, the poster has rapidly gained popularity around the world. It has [...]
David | March 20, 2009
The myth of redemptive violence defends the belief that violence saves, that war brings peace. It is one of the oldest stories in the world.
It misappropriates the language, symbols and scriptures of Christianity.
– Its God is the tribal God worshipped as an idol.
– Its offer is not forgiveness but victory.
– Its [...]
David | March 19, 2009
Regular readers of the Radical will be aware of the Golden Rule Poster created by Paul McKenna of Scarboro Missions in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
One of the most interesting online representations of the poster is available on the Scarboro Missions site. It includes sound, and clicking on each of the religions represented brings up a short [...]
David | March 18, 2009
May I be an enemy to no one and
the friend of what abides eternally.
May I never quarrel with those nearest me, and
be reconciled quickly if I should.
May I never plot evil against others, and
if anyone plot evil against me,
may I escape unharmed and without the need to hurt anyone else.
May I love, seek and attain [...]
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