Moral Compass

Valuable Lessons of 2011

Amy Chan | Posted 02.29.2012

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Amy Chan

You will lose your job. You will have your heart broken. The person you admired will disappoint you. You will make mistakes that you'll regret. You will fall. And you will get up. Life's curveballs are inevitable, therefore position yourself so that the "getting up" part is not so crippling.

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Casey Anthony, The Jury's Decision And The Neuroscience Of Morality

Michael Graziano | Posted 09.10.2011

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Michael Graziano

As I saw outrage ripple through the media and the public, I realized that we were witnessing a textbook example of the two different kinds of morality.

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Thinking About Integrity

Laura Mola | Posted 11.17.2011

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Laura Mola

We can all be fair, especially when it suits us. We can all have ethics when we have nothing to lose. We can all be moral when it serves our interest.

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A Letter To Young Egyptian Protesters, From A Veteran U.S. Activist

Jim Wallis | Posted 05.25.2011

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Jim Wallis

The Egyptian people have won the hearts of the world. They represent a new generation, a new leadership, and a new hope for the future. It is their time to lead.

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My Church Has No Doors

Laura Mola | Posted 05.25.2011

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Laura Mola

It and whatever you want to call "it": a higher power, the universe, God, my moral center, Spirit, conscience, compass, heart, the better part of me, -- is inside of me.

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President Obama Should Have Fought This One

Jim Wallis | Posted 05.25.2011

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Jim Wallis

Obama has again bent to the economic philosophy that rewards the casino gamblers on Wall Street and leaves the majority of the country standing outside the casino with a tin cup -- hoping that the gamblers are at least big tippers.

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It Takes A Movement: The Next Steps

Jim Wallis | Posted 05.25.2011

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Jim Wallis

Neither the left nor the right has the answers to our most pressing problems, though each will continue to say that it does. So we have to focus on the spiritual and moral values that bring us together.

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It Takes A Movement: Why Politics Is Frozen Solid -- Part 2

Jim Wallis | Posted 05.25.2011

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Jim Wallis

What has still not been really understood by Obam's White House, by most of his supporters and by a media that mostly focuses on who's up and who's down in Washington during any given week is this: It takes a movement.

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Seven Steps to Civility This Election Season

Jim Wallis | Posted 05.25.2011

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Jim Wallis

This week, a group of more than 130 former legislators, both Republicans and Democrats, released a letter urging for civility and encouraging candidates, once elected, to focus on cooperation to face our country's greatest challenges.

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An Open Letter to Glenn Beck

Jim Wallis | Posted 05.25.2011

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Jim Wallis

Before, I thought you were just another cable news talk show host. Now, you are using the language of a spiritual and even a religious leader. But to invoke the name of God and the vocation of a spiritual leader has consequences.

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Who are YOU grateful to? Book Review: "Still Surprised" by Warren Bennis: Book Review

Mark Goulston, M.D. | Posted 11.17.2011

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Mark Goulston, M.D.

Having a mentor like Warren Bennis not only makes you want to do a better job, it makes you want to be a better person.

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Who Wins When the U.S. Restricts Religious Freedom?

Jim Wallis | Posted 05.25.2011

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Jim Wallis

If terrorists are able to not only attack us physically but get us to judge our neighbors by labels rather than the content of their character, turn our back on the Constitution and then restrict the religious freedom of other Americans, we all lose.

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Glenn Beck on Martin Luther King and Gandhi

Jim Wallis | Posted 05.25.2011

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Jim Wallis

I was heartened to hear Beck affirm the nonviolence of King, but I would also like to remind him of King's tireless commitment to social justice.

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What Glenn Beck Doesn't Understand About Biblical Social Justice

Jim Wallis | Posted 05.25.2011

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Jim Wallis

Jesus said that we should love our enemies and pray for those who persecute us. I invited Beck to a civil and respectful conversation about the issues at stake here, but he has chosen a different path.

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Finance Reform a Historic Accomplishment

Jim Wallis | Posted 05.25.2011

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Jim Wallis

Last evening, the U.S. Senate passed a financial regulatory reform bill by a 59-39 vote, including four Republicans. While the legislation still conta...

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A Step Toward Recovery from Our Oil Addiction

Jim Wallis | Posted 05.25.2011

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Jim Wallis

Moving toward a "clean energy economy" will require more than just a re-wiring of the energy grid; it will also take a re-wiring of ourselves -- a conversion, really, of our habits of the heart.

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The Power Of Choice: Does Your Life Reflect Your Moral Compass?

Jim Wallis | Posted 11.17.2011

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Jim Wallis

I argue that the financial collapse is a transformational moment in which we can bring changes to American laws, society, culture, and our own lives that reflect our oldest and best values.

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My 'Daniel Fast'

Jim Wallis | Posted 05.25.2011

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Jim Wallis

I believe our nation is in deep trouble. Sometimes things get so bad that you really don't know what to say or do. When that happens, it's a good time to fast and pray.

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Elizabeth Warren and Goliath

Jim Wallis | Posted 05.25.2011

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Jim Wallis

As Elizabeth Warren, a good Methodist, warns: The banks are trying everything they can think of to kill financial reform. And we must not let them do that.

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The State of the Union: Unfinished Business

Jim Wallis | Posted 05.25.2011

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Jim Wallis

Rather than the inspiring rhetoric of a campaign speech, Obama's State of the Union address was a more sober reflection on unfinished business.

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Changing the Script with Jon Stewart

Jim Wallis | Posted 05.25.2011

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Jim Wallis

Bank bonuses are merely a symptom of a deeper erosion of societal values and the new maxims that have overtaken us: Greed is Good and It's All About Me. Those values wreak havoc on economies, cultures, families, and our very souls.

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When Success in Business = Failure as a Human Being

Vivian Norris | Posted 05.25.2011

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Vivian Norris

Business can allow human beings to fulfill their creative potential. It can provide great benefit to society. But it can also be used to promote falsehoods which end up hurting us all in the end.

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The Parable of the Unmerciful Bankers

Jim Wallis | Posted 05.25.2011

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Jim Wallis

It's estimated that the bonus pool of just one of these big banks would have been enough money to prevent or significantly delay foreclosure for all 2.3 million people who lost their homes last year.

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Shirt of Change

Michael DeJong | Posted 05.25.2011

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Michael DeJong

Obama's brilliant photo of him in a crisp white shirt sans jacket will come to symbolize a new presidential power.

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