David | November 18, 2009
B6J243HGCYBY When it comes right down to it … You may call God love, you may call God goodness. But the best name for God is compassion. - Meister Eckhart (1260-1327), Christian mystic and theologian
David | November 15, 2009
In just two days, the Charter for Compassion was affirmed by ten thousand people. That number is now over thirteen thousand and climbing. If you haven’t already done so, I encourage you to take a moment and add your signature to both the Charter for Compassion and the Golden Rule Resolution.
A number of events have [...]
David | 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 [...]
David | November 9, 2009
Non-violence leads to the highest ethics, which is the goal of all evolution. Until we stop harming all other living beings, we are still savages - Thomas Edison (1847-1931)
David | November 2, 2009
The Charter for Compassion has released six Talks on Compassion in preparation for the Nov.12 launch of the Charter.
David | October 25, 2009
“Opiate of the masses”, or “heart of a heartless world”? Which view of religion leads us to a compassionate world?
David | October 12, 2009
The Charter for Compassion launches on Novemver 12. I hope you’ll take 3 minutes and watch this introductory video.
David | April 12, 2009
Let me start this post by saying that I have the greatest respect for the interfaith movement. The effort to find points of commonality in the world’s religions is undertaken by people of good conscience and with the intent to reduce tension and increase harmony amongst the world’s faithful.
However, I am afraid that there’s a distinct flavour of [...]
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:
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Introduction
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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 [...]
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