Charter for Compassion

The Surprising Progress Of The Charter For Compassion

Karen Armstrong | Posted 05.27.2012

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When the Charter for Compassion was launched in November 2009, I didn't know that by 2012 more than 85,000 people would have affirmed it online or that we would have 150 active partners around the world.

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WATCH LIVE: Karen Armstrong On The State Of The Charter For Compassion

Posted 03.22.2012

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On March 22, for the first time ever, Armstrong will present the “State of the Charter for Compassion,” highlighting the progress made around...

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It Doesn't Take Much: Join Me In Battling Hunger In East Africa

Djimon Hounsou | Posted 12.12.2011

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Those living in hunger are still living in desperation and their numbers are growing every day. It doesn't take much. Organizations like Oxfam make it so easy to help.

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Why Include Interfaith Children In Interfaith Dialogue?

Susan Katz Miller | Posted 09.07.2011

Read More: Charter for Compassion, Interfaith Children, Interfaith Dialogue, Religious Tolerance, Karen Armstrong, Amartya Sen, Eboo Patel, Interfaith Youth Core, Inter-Religious Dialogue, Interfaith Engagement, Interfaith Families, Religion News

Interfaith children, natural experts in this field, have not been officially welcomed, whether in high-level interfaith dialogue between religious institutions or in more local grassroots interfaith activism.

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TED Talks: Krista Tippett On Redefining 'Compassion' (VIDEO)

Posted 05.25.2011

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Compassion has a problem. According to journalist Krista Tippett, the idea's meaning has been, "Hollowed out in our culture ... it's seen as a squishy...

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Karen Armstrong's 12 Steps Of Compassion To Change The World

Bryan Maygers | Posted 05.25.2011

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All too frequently, religious believers often act in opposition to the core message of their faiths and nonbelievers vilify religion as the source of many of the world's problems.

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WATCH: TED Partners With United Nations To Celebrate 'Charter For Compassion' (VIDEO, LIVE BLOG)

The Huffington Post | Posted 11.17.2011

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TEDPrize@UN recognized the one-year anniversary of Karen Armstrong's Charter for Compassion Thursday, Nov. 18 with a celebratory TED talk at the Unite...

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The Antidote to Intolerance? Amplifying the Voice of Compassion

Amy Novogratz | Posted 05.25.2011

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At a time when religious intolerance is creeping into public consciousness, now is an important moment to highlight Karen Armstrong, who won the TED Prize in 2008, and then made her wish to create a Charter for Compassion.

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9/11 And Compassion: We Need It Now More Than Ever

Karen Armstrong | Posted 05.25.2011

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It is time to combat the ignorance that inspires hatred and fear. We have seen the harm religious chauvinism can do; now let us bear witness to the power of compassion.

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Eat, Pray, Love ... Serve? The Religious Mandate for Compassion

Clay Farris Naff | Posted 05.25.2011

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Now that she has reached the mountaintop of fame, I hope the author of Eat, Pray, Love will find meaning and fulfillment of a deeper kind by borrowing one word more from MLK: "Everyone can be great, because everyone can serve."

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Bringing Compassion to the Middle East

Karen Armstrong | Posted 05.25.2011

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It has long been clear to me that unless we learn to apply the Golden Rule globally, treating all people as we would wish to be treated ourselves, we are unlikely to have a viable world to hand on to the next generation.

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WaPo 'On Faith': The World's Cup Runneth Over With Compassion

washingtonpost.com | Peter Storey | Posted 05.25.2011

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As we proudly welcome hundreds of thousands of fans to the 2010 FIFA World Cup, the first world football championship tournament held on African soil,...

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Why do We Need the Charter for Compassion?

Karen Armstrong | Posted 05.25.2011

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Through the Charter, we need to make the compassionate voice of religion a potent force in our troubled world and develop a moral discourse to counter those that speak of hatred and disdain.

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9 Ways To Show Your Gratitude On Thanksgiving Day

HuffPost | Victoria Fine | Posted 05.25.2011

Favorite Turkey Recipe? Check. Special occasion dishes and gravy boat? Check, check. Ways to express your gratitude this Thanksgiving? Don't worry, we...

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The Charter For Compassion: Read, Affirm, Share

Amy Novogratz | Posted 05.25.2011

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Today, the culmination of more than a year's work was unveiled as the Charter for Compassion was officially introduced in Washington, D.C. Read the Charter and join people around the world in affirming it.

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Do Unto Others... (VIDEO)

Dennis Whittle | Posted 05.25.2011

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Chris Anderson, Curator of TED, said at the launch of the Charter for Compassion, "This is not about kumbaya

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Chautauqua Institution Spotlights Compassion

Amy Novogratz | Posted 11.17.2011

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We hope that thousands of leaders from all religions, will agree to the Charter for Compassion, add their signatures and address their congregations on compassion.

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