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World asked to help craft online charter for religious harmony
Breitbart ^ | November 14, 2008 | AFP

Posted on 11/14/2008 4:50:36 PM PST by MountainLoop

A website launched Friday with the backing of technology industry and Hollywood elite urges people worldwide to help craft a framework for harmony between all religions. The Charter for Compassion project on the Internet at www.charterforcompassion.org springs from a "wish" granted this year to religious scholar Karen Armstrong at a premier Technology, Entertainment and Design (TED) conference in California.

"Tedizens" include Google founders Larry Page and Sergey Brin along with other Internet icons as well as celebrities such as Forest Whittaker and Cameron Diaz.

Wishes granted at TED envision ways to better the world and come with a promise that Tedizens will lend their clout and capabilities to making them come true.

Armstrong's wish is to combine universal principles of respect and compassion into a charter based on a "golden rule" she believes is at the core of every major religion.

The Golden Rule essentially calls on people to do unto others as they would have done unto them.

"The chief task of our time is to build a global society where people of all persuasions can live together in peace and harmony," Armstrong said.

"If we do not achieve this, it seems unlikely that we will have a viable world to hand on to the next generation."

Charter for Compassion invites people from "all faiths, nationalities, languages and backgrounds" to help draft statements of principles and actions that should be taken.

(Excerpt) Read more at breitbart.com ...


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1 posted on 11/14/2008 4:50:37 PM PST by MountainLoop
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To: MountainLoop

When should we start laughing? I can see it now — harmony between Christianity and Islam.....(sound of roaring laughter in the background)


2 posted on 11/14/2008 4:53:00 PM PST by EagleUSA
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To: MountainLoop
More crap for the craphungry.

FMCDH(BITS)

3 posted on 11/14/2008 4:53:39 PM PST by nothingnew (I fear for my Republic due to marxist influence in our government. Open eyes/see)
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To: MountainLoop

“..Hollywood elite urges people worldwide to help craft a framework for harmony between all religions.”

Whaaaat?! Hollywood jihad?


4 posted on 11/14/2008 4:53:53 PM PST by 353FMG (The sky is not falling, yet.)
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To: MountainLoop

There is no harmony between truth and error.


5 posted on 11/14/2008 4:54:53 PM PST by murphE ("It is terrible to contemplate how few politicians are hanged." - GK Chesterton)
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To: MountainLoop

And, just what is the DEFINITION of “harmony?” IDIOTS.


6 posted on 11/14/2008 4:55:15 PM PST by goodnesswins (CONSERVATIVES....saving America's A** whether you like it or not!)
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To: MountainLoop

But Christianity is an exclusive religion. We can get along with others, but we believe our religion is the only way to God.

Muslims and Jews feel the same way.

I hope this initiative crashes and burns ASAP.


7 posted on 11/14/2008 4:55:17 PM PST by ConservativeMind (Concerning Larry Sinclair: It is strange when you can be thankful for having a pervert on your side.)
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To: MountainLoop

One world religion (grander than the Unitarian Universalists) coming soon to a mosque/temple/church near you...isn’t this something that has been listed as one of the signs of the end times?

sigh...guess I better read Revelations AGAIN!!!


8 posted on 11/14/2008 4:57:13 PM PST by sassy steel magnolia (USAF life and Navy wife...God Bless the USA!)
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To: MountainLoop

Dreamers, one and all. Fools really. Very sad.


9 posted on 11/14/2008 4:57:39 PM PST by guardian_of_liberty (We must bind the Government with the Chains of the Constitution...)
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To: MountainLoop
Armstrong's wish is to combine universal principles of respect and compassion into a charter based on a "golden rule" she believes is at the core of every major religion.

The Golden Rule essentially calls on people to do unto others as they would have done unto them.

I guess she doesn't consider Islam a major religion. The golden rule is a Christian thing. And one of he reasons the naive Christians are no match for fundamental Muslims.- tom

10 posted on 11/14/2008 4:58:52 PM PST by Capt. Tom
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To: MountainLoop
It's already here.

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11 posted on 11/14/2008 4:59:25 PM PST by Musketeer
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To: EagleUSA
When should we start laughing? I can see it now — harmony between ((((((Insert any religion or non-religion here)))))) and Islam.....(sound of roaring laughter in the background)
12 posted on 11/14/2008 5:00:36 PM PST by KarlInOhio (11/4: The revolutionary socialists beat the Fabian ones. Where can we find a capitalist party?)
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To: MountainLoop
the church of oprah!!
with their messiah now elected and about to rule, they feel OK to let their kooky selves hang out. this could become amusing;)
13 posted on 11/14/2008 5:00:43 PM PST by CanadianMusherinMI (drill baby drill/mine baby mine!)
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To: MountainLoop

Here it comes, The one world religion


14 posted on 11/14/2008 5:05:58 PM PST by realcleanguy
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To: AdmSmith; Berosus; Convert from ECUSA; dervish; Ernest_at_the_Beach; Fred Nerks; george76; ...
A website launched Friday with the backing of technology industry and Hollywood elite urges people worldwide to help craft a framework for harmony between all religions.
...y'know, because there's nothing technocrats and the Hollywood elite are about more than religion. Oh, and drug abuse, buggery, hiring undocumented workers, and carrying water for the Dhimmicrat Party.
15 posted on 11/14/2008 5:07:09 PM PST by SunkenCiv (https://secure.freerepublic.com/donate/_______Profile finally updated Saturday, October 11, 2008 !!!)
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To: EagleUSA

I know how we can achieve harmony between religions, Ban Islam.

The sooner they stop trying to kill everyone who isn’t Islam, the sooner we will have religious harmony.


16 posted on 11/14/2008 5:07:19 PM PST by Nathan Zachary
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To: MountainLoop
Brother...last days prophecy stuff for Christians
17 posted on 11/14/2008 5:09:01 PM PST by tophat9000 ( Note: To Obama's Thugocracys... We are all " joe the plumber "...)
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To: MountainLoop

Good grief. This just shows these people don’t even know anything about ANY major world religion.


18 posted on 11/14/2008 5:09:14 PM PST by meowmeow (In Loving Memory of Our Dear Viking Kitty (1987-2006))
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To: MountainLoop
Ah....the call of the one world religion of man!

Diffuse the masses!

19 posted on 11/14/2008 5:10:36 PM PST by winoneforthegipper
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To: Musketeer
that 011001100110 in weighted decimal binary
20 posted on 11/14/2008 5:12:49 PM PST by tophat9000 ( Note: To Obama's Thugocracys... We are all " joe the plumber "...)
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