We’ve all heard the maxim ‘do as you would be done by’ but today philosophers urged people to actually put it into practise. The global Charter for Compassion was launched in cities across the world, with the straightforward aim of getting everyone to …
Read Original Story: Charter sets out global campaign for compassion – Radio Netherlands
When religious scholar and author KarenArmstrong accepted the TEDprize in February, 2008, she, like other recipients of the prize, shared a wish for the betterment of society. The former Roman Catholic nun who refers to herself as a "freelance …
Read Original Story: How Would Jesus Respond to the Charter of Compassion?: Phyllis Tickle Weighs In – Beliefnet.com
A few days ago, I heard a wonderful interview on the National Public Radio program, "Speaking of Faith." The show’s host, Krista Tippett, was talking with KarenArmstrong, a freelance theologian who is known for her passionate interest and scholarly …
Read Original Story: Changing Our Habit of Judgment to the Practice of Compassion – Psychology Today (blog)
Today is a very special day for those who cherish the idea of compassion. 172 events and almost 30000 people around the world are celebrating. Today, November 12th, 2009, marks the debut of The Charter for Compassion, a manifest idea that began as a …
Read Original Story: Today, TED and Karen Armstrong unveil the “Charter for Compassion” – True/Slant
WASHINGTON, Nov. 12 /PRNewswire/ — KarenArmstrong, winner of the 2008 TEDprize, along with religious leaders from around the world, gathered today at the National Press Club to unveil the Charter for Compassion (www.charterforcompassion.org). …
Read Original Story: International Charter for Compassion Launches to Promote The Golden Rule – SYS-CON Media (press release)
In a world of fragmentation and religious division, a unique and much anticipated document will be released to the world on November 12, after months of collaborative work online and offline by diverse religious leaders and great thinkers …
Read Original Story: A Quest to Unite Religious Communities: The Charter for Compassion – Global Voices Online (blog)
During their joint General Assembly in Minneapolis this week, the National Council of Churches and Church World Service have a busy agenda: install a new president (a Minnesotan), vote on whether to make the body’s …
Read Original Story: National Council of Churches takes on nukes, guns and compassion at … – Minnesota Independent
WASHINGTON: In more than two decades of studying and writing about world religions, historian KarenArmstrong, author of ‘A History of God’, ‘Faith After September 11′, and most recently, ‘The Case for God’, was repeatedly struck by the emphasis that …
Read Original Story: To counter hate, a more compassionate world – Times of India
Today, the culmination of more than a year’s work will be unveiled as the Charter for Compassion is officially introduced in Washington, DC The Charter is the direct result of KarenArmstrong’s 2008 TEDPrize wish to establish a document that would …
Read Original Story: The Charter For Compassion: Read, Affirm, Share – Huffington Post (blog)
