The Inadequate Golden Rule?
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The Golden Rule has to apply to more than just human interests, otherwise we miss the point entirely.
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Do Good … Because You Are
Do good to those who are worthy of it and to those who are not; if he is a good man, then because he is good, and if he is not, then because you are. – An hadith of The Prophet Muhammad
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Einstein called our perception of individuality a prison. The Golden Rule can help us to escape our bonds and create a more connected world
Continue readingTruth Has Many Aspects
When you meet those whose opinions differ from your own, do not turn away your face from them All are seeking truth, and there are many roads thereto. Truth has many aspects, but it remains forever one. – Abdul-Baha (1844-1921), son of Baha’u’llah, the founder of the Baha’i faith
Continue readingOpen to All Faiths
it’s not a matter of “finding” God. It’s a matter of realizing that we never “lost” God in the first place.
Continue readingNew Video on Scarboro Missions Golden Rule Ministry
Scarboro has developed Golden Rule curriculum for both adult and youth audiences. Each week at Scarboro Missions, high school students participate in interfaith workshops.
Continue readingLinked Wellbeing
My wellbeing is linked to yours. The interfaith movement has, I think, something of value to offer to its more vigorous Occupy counterparts – language.
Continue readingAfrican Council of Religious Leaders endorsed the Golden Rule Day proclamation
The Golden Rule continues to gain ground as a point of commonality that diverse groups can use to foster cooperation and understanding.
Continue readingGolden Rule Award to President Tarja Halonen of Finland
The 2010 Golden Rule Award has been awarded to Finland’s President Tarja Halonen. President Halonen has meritoriously contributed to the dialogue between cultures and religions in Finland as well as internationally.
Continue readingDistilled Wisdom
Which is worth more – a kernel of wheat? or the mountain of chaff in which it hides? Distilling wisdom from religion.
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