Charter for Compassion’s Collective Voice
Posted By David on November 12, 2009
The Charter for Compassion will be unveiled today, November 12, 2009, at the United Nations.
The Charter is the creation of not only Karen Armstrong, who provided the impetus, but also the result of contributions from over 150,000 people worldwide who submitted their own thoughts and comments to the Charter’s website.
Surely, if God, Gaia, Humanity – whatever name you choose to use to identify the commonality that links us all – is to be found in the still, small voices of each of us, this joining together of whispers should collectively create a great universal shout for compassion around the globe.
A Council of Conscience, a group of 18 noted leaders in the realm of religion and social justice, took up the challenge to unify those diverse voices into one.
The Charter is the voice, not of one person; not of one group. It is the voice of all of us, of a world.
We should listen to ourselves.
The Charter for Compassion’s Council of Conscience:
- Salman Ahmad
- Ali Asani
- Rev. Dr. Joan Brown Campbell
- Sadhvi Chaitanya
- Bishop John Bryson Chane
- Sister Joan Chittister
- Sheikh Ali Gomaa
- Mohsen Kadivar
- Chandra Muzaffar
- Baroness Julia Neuberger
- Tariq Ramadan
- Rabbi David Saperstein
- Rabbi Awraham Soetendorp
- Rev. Peter Storey
- Ha Vinh Tho
- Tu Wei Ming
- Archbishop Desmond Tutu
- Jean Zaru
Hi David,
Thanks for supporting the Charter for Compassion. We are very excited to see people from around the world sign on. Please consider adding the Charter widget to your post that let's people read and affirm the Charter directly. You can find it at http://www.charterforcompassion.org
Thanks,
Will (helping to spread the word)