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 | January 1, 2009
Every new year holds the promise of change; of renewal.
After all, that’s why, from time immemorial, human beings (or at least those in the northern hemisphere) have held festivals at the winter solstice. The days are gettng longer, the sun is returning, the world grows warmer (well, we used to think that was a good [...]
David | February 27, 2008
Ideas come from lots of places. Mine often come from my readers; others come from casual conversations in one place or another. And of course, a great many come from family and friends.
In other words, the best ideas often come out of relationships.
I’ve begun to wonder if perhaps the reason that we can’t seem to [...]
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