www.ted.com As she accepts her 2008 TED Prize, author and scholar Karen Armstrong talks about how the Abrahamic religions — Islam, Judaism, Christianity — have been diverted from the moral purpose they share to foster compassion. But Armstrong has seen a yearning to change this fact. People want to be religious, she says; we should act to help make religion a force for harmony. She asks the TED community to help her build a Charter for Compassion — to help restore the Golden Rule as the central global religious doctrine.
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www.ted.com As she accepts her 2008 TED Prize, author and scholar Karen Armstrong talks about how the Abrahamic religions — Islam, Judaism, Christianity — have been diverted from the moral purpose they share to foster compassion. But Armstrong has seen a yearning to change this fact. People want to be religious, she says; we should [...]
On February 8, 2010, In Uncategorized, by admin
Churches urged to back charter of rights Jesuit priest Father Frank Brennan has called on the nation’s churches to band together to support a federal charter of rights.
Churches urged to back charter of rights
Jesuit priest Father Frank Brennan has called on the nation’s churches to band together to support a federal charter of rights.
