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A Nobel Prayer

Jim Wallis | Posted 10.13.2009 | Politics

Read More: Human Rights, President Obama, Abuse, Henry Kissinger, Sacrifice, United States, Prophecy, Pray, Bill Kristol, Gandhi, Weapons, Rush Limbaugh, Commitment, Desmond Tutu, Presidency, Peace, Prayer, America, Foreign Policy, Muslim, Nelson Mandela, Nuclear Weapons, Nobel Peace Prize, Conflict, Martin Luther King Jr., Military, New York Times, Worldview, Israeli, Politics News
Jim Wallis

The vitriol against Obama's peace prize and "those Norwegians" who gave it to him is much deeper than the president's lack of achievements thus far; it is based on a fundamental clash of worldviews.

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Back and Forth on the Nobel Peace Prize

Michael Jones | Posted 10.12.2009 | Chicago

Read More: Desmond Tutu, Jimmy Carter, Obama Nobel Peace Prize, Illinois Combine, Barack Obama Tony Rezko, Woodrow Wilson, Mayor Daley, Obama Nobel, Nobel Peace Prize, Apartheid, Chicago News
Michael Jones

"Jimmy Carter and Al Gore, and now President Obama, got their awards for political reasons ... mostly a Scandinavian attempt to embarrass George Bush."

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Get Off Obama's Back: Second Thoughts From Michael Moore

Michael Moore | Posted 10.10.2009 | Politics

Read More: Iraq War, Martin Luther King, Michael Moore, George W. Bush, Nobel Peace Prize, Hurricane Katrina, Barack Hussein Obama, Desmond Tutu, 2008 Election, Barack Obama, Dick Cheney, Afghanistan War, Politics News
Michael Moore

Obama is moving too slow for most of us -- but he needs to know we are with him and we stand beside him as he attempts to turn eight years of sheer madness around.

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U2's Music and Mission and My Kid's First Rock Concert

Jim Wallis | Posted 10.02.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Fedex, Social Justice, Washington, Music, Campaign, Sunday Bloody Sunday, Power, Desmond Tutu, Aung San Suu Kyi, Rock Band, President Bush, Nobel Peace Prize Laureate, Justice, Love, Human Rights, Democracy, Africa, Activism, Politics, Willie Williams, 360, Aung San Suu, Myanmar, Amazing Grace, Teenager, Burma, U2, U2 Tour, Beautiful Day, Singing, Partisan Politics, D.C., Nobel Peace Prize Winner, Rock and Roll, Entertainment News
Jim Wallis

What I love about a U2 concert, headlined by the Irish tenor with the sunglasses, is how it achieves such a powerful combination of art and social justice, music and message; and all with such fun.

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Kim Dae Jung: A Hero for Peace

Mary Wald | Posted 09.18.2009 | World

Read More: TheCommunity.Com, Nobel Peace Prize, Nobel Laureate, Kim Dae Jung, South Korea, North Korea, North Korea South Korea, Axis of Evil, Sunshine-Policy, 9/11, George-Bush-Foreign-Policy, Desmond Tutu, President-Kim-Dae-Jung-Dead, Aung San Suu Kyi, Nelson Mandela, Kim Dae-Jung Dies, Nobel Laureates, Martin Luther King Civil Rights, Oscar Arias, Jose-Ramos-Horta, John Hume, Kim Jung Il, World News
Mary Wald

Elegant is the first word that comes to mind. He was warm, with an IQ that kept you mentally running to keep up. He defied death, worked in the face of oppression and gave his all.

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Why The ICC Should Speak Out on Iran

Christopher Santora | Posted 08.17.2009 | World

Read More: Shirin Ebadi, The Hague, East Timor, Former Yugoslavia, Iran, Sovereignty, Desmond Tutu, Sierra Leone, Human Rights Law, Universal Human Rights, Kim Dae-Jung, Iran Protests, Human Rights, Basij, Cambodia, Icc, International Criminal Court, Rwanda, World News
Christopher Santora

Of the many criticisms levied against the international community's efforts to promote accountability, perhaps the most pervasive critique is a rather simple one -- the lack of consistency.

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Let Us See if Italy Keeps Faith With the World's Poor

Bob Geldof | Posted 07.16.2009 | World

Read More: African Aid, G8, Desmond Tutu, World Economy, Silvio Berlusconi, ONE Campaign, Africa, Italy G8, Aids, World News
Bob Geldof

Italy has only done 3% of what Prime Minister Berlusconi personally and nationally promised to Africa in 2005. So it is quite proper to ask -- what legitimacy does Italy have to run the G8 this year?

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Bono Aid Group: Italy Fails Africa In Humanitarian Aid

AP | RAPHAEL SATTER | Posted 07.12.2009 | World

Read More: Africa Aid, Silvio Berlusconi, Foreign Affairs, G-8, G8, Africa, Bill Gates, Italy, Italy Africa Aid, Desmond Tutu, Bob Geldof, Advocacy, Bono, World News

LONDON - Italy has failed to meet its commitments to reduce poverty in Africa and has lost credibility in its relationship with the region, an aid gro...

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Archbishop Tutu's Dream for the Future

Michelle Cote | Posted 07.06.2009 | Living

Read More: Purpose Project, Leadership, Social Justice, Civic Participation, Social Change, Civic Engagement, Archbishop Desmond Tutu, Desmond Tutu, Youth Activism, Civic Generation, Generation Gap, Living News
Michelle Cote

"I'm comiiiiinggg!" Tutu sings out from the adjacent room, the words rolling off his tongue in a playfully high-pitched refrain, before he comes wheeling and teetering -- all 5'2" of him -- around the corner of his suite at the Atlanta Grand Hyatt.

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Don't You Think Forgiveness is Overrated?

Jill Brooke | Posted 06.01.2009 | Living

Read More: Chris Buckley, Kerry Kennedy, Desmond Tutu, Elizabeth Edwards, Forgiveness, Living News
Jill Brooke

The concept of forgiveness has surfaced lately with people ranging from Chris Buckley to Elizabeth Edwards. However, the word "forgive" makes me ill.

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No More Mandelas: What America Can Learn From the ANC's Abuse of Hope

Eben Esterhuizen | Posted 05.23.2009 | World

Read More: Barack Obama Nelson Mandela, Naomi Klein, Nelson Mandela, Jacob Zuma, Desmond Tutu, Hope, World News
Eben Esterhuizen

"Hope has never trickled down. It has always sprung up." This is what America can learn from South Africa.

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Elections in South Africa

Laura J. Mitchell | Posted 05.22.2009 | World

Read More: HIV/AIDS, Apartheid, Albert Lutuli, Jacob Zuma, Zimbabwe, Nelson Mandela, Africa, Thabo Mbeki, African National Congress, Desmond Tutu, South Africa, F.W. De Klerk, World News
Laura J. Mitchell

Too much is at stake for South Africans ­indeed for the rest of the continent ­to blithely dismiss "forces of darkness" in this current election.

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Stars Light 'Candles For Rwanda' For Genocide Survivors (VIDEO, PHOTOS)

Susan Morgan | Posted 05.08.2009 | World

Read More: Rwanda Genocide, Forest Whitaker, Tony Blair, Nancy Pelosi, Genocide, Sandra Bullock, Celebrity, Clive Owen, Desmond Tutu, Ben Affleck, Africa, Foreign Affairs, Advocacy, Rwanda, World News
Susan Morgan

On this tragic anniversary of the Rwandan genocide, 10,000 candles are being lit in Kigali. The ceremony is the beginning of a mass global remembrance, which will continue for a hundred days.

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Dalai Lama Banned From Attending South Africa Peace Conference

Mallika Chopra | Posted 05.03.2009 | World

Read More: South Africa, Apartheid, Dalai Lama, Desmond Tutu, China, World News
Mallika Chopra

Why would a country that freed itself from an apartheid government deny entry to a spiritual leader who speaks on behalf of 5.4 million Tibetans being oppressed by the Chinese government?

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South Africa Disses the Dalai Lama: We're About Human Rights, Just Not Yours

Mary Wald | Posted 04.26.2009 | World

Read More: South Africa, Dalai Lama, Tibet, Tutu, TheCommunity.Com, Desmond Tutu, China, Kgalema Motlanthe, China Human Rights, Archbishop, Johannesburg, World News
Mary Wald

Like the Olympics, the 2010 World Cup has the world's attention. It also became a chance for China to step in and force its anti-Dalai Lama message onto the stage.

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White House Welcome for Nuclear Disarmament

Steven Crandell | Posted 04.24.2009 | Politics

Read More: White House, Dalai Lama, Nuclear Weapons, Walter Cronkite, President Obama, Russia, US Leadership for a Nuclear Weapons-Free World, Desmond Tutu, Petition, Dmitry Medvedev, Nuclear Age Peace Foundation, Nuclear Disarmament, Politics News
Steven Crandell

The goal of nuclear disarmament is no longer just a dream. On the contrary, it's now official policy. It's there on the White House website, in both the Homeland Security and Foreign Policy

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Desmond Tutu Mocks, Absolves City Hall Press Corps

The Huffington Post | Posted 04.10.2009 | Chicago

Read More: Desmond Tutu, Daley Media Coverage, Daley Educap Flights, Desmond Tutu Mayor Daley, Mayor Daley, Video, Chicago News

If only Mayor Daley always had Desmond Tutu at the ready. In a strange scene at City Hall Tuesday, the South African Archbishop stepped in to shield D...

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Archbishop Tutu: Love, Forgiveness and "Being Good"

Edward J. Murray | Posted 03.16.2009 | Living

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Edward J. Murray

"We are created for goodness. The good will win." With his long lens look at history, Archbishop Tutu is convinced (and is convincing in his reflections) that good will out.

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Hunger Strike Day 20: Hope in transition

Kumi Naidoo | Posted 03.13.2009 | World

Read More: South Africa, Hunger Strike, Morgan Tsvangarai Zimbabwe, Zimbabwe, Fasting, Robert Mugabe Zimbabwe, Mdc Zimbabwe, Zanu PF, Zimbabwe Elections, Desmond Tutu, Civil Society, Civil Rights, ZImbabwe Crisis, World News
Kumi Naidoo

As I count down my last 24 hours, my energy, concentration, and sense of balance are waning - but I am amazed at what the human body can do.

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2006 Africa Trip Launched Obama Presidency: Lynn Sweet

Chicago Sun-Times | Lynn Sweet | Posted 02.20.2009 | Chicago

Read More: Obama Presidency, Obama Africa, Obama Africa Trip, President Obama, Desmond Tutu Obama, Desmond Tutu, Barack Obama, Chicago News

Obama traveled to Africa, and on Aug. 21, 2006, outside Cape Town, in South Africa, he paid a visit to former Archbishop Desmond Tutu, as the Iraq war...

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The Changing Face of Service

Desmond Tutu | Posted 02.09.2009 | Politics

Read More: Community Service, Bill Clinton, Hope, Non-Profits, Clinton Foundation, Desmond Tutu, Barack Obama, HIV/AIDS, Philanthropy, Ngo, Disease, Service, Africa, Hillary Clinton, Politics News
Desmond Tutu

At a time when the global economic landscape looks so bleak, it's especially fortunate that non-governmental organizations like the Clinton Foundation are going where governments can't go to bring hope.

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Desmond Tutu: We Must Threaten Robert Mugabe With Force

AP | DAVID STRINGER | Posted 01.24.2009 | World

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LONDON — Nobel Peace Prize winner Desmond Tutu said Wednesday that the international community must use the threat of force to oust Zimbabwe's R...

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Why is Rubashkin Being Treated Like a Fiend?

Rabbi Shmuley Boteach | Posted 01.23.2009 | Politics

Read More: Rabbi Shmuley Boteach, Judaism, Heroes, Agriprocessors Conditions, Richard Branson, The Messages Project, Desmond Tutu, Sholom Mordechai Rubashkin, Agriprocessors Inc. Immigration, Carolyn Lecroy, Prison, Cnn, Jail, Rabbi, Politics News
Rabbi Shmuley Boteach

Sholom Mordechai was essentially a glorified shochet and butcher, the country's largest producer of kosher meat. His beard and black hat were enough to unnerve many Jews.

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Stories To Live By, Thanks To "The Elders"

Julia Moulden | Posted 01.20.2009 | Living

Read More: Mary Robinson, Holidays, Peter Gabriel, Christmas, Richard Branson, Jimmy Carter, New Radicals, Gro Harlem Brundtland, Desmond Tutu, The Council of Elders, Kelly Toughill, Graca Machel, The Giving Life, Living News
Julia Moulden

People around the world tell stories at this time of year - around the table, by reading aloud to one another, and through song. These tales are a way...

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Time's up for Robert Mugabe

Sen. Russ Feingold | Posted 01.09.2009 | World

Read More: Zimbabwe, Feingold Zimbabwe, Morgan Tsvangarai, Morgan Tsvangarai Zimbabwe, Condoleezza Rice, Robert Mugabe Zimbabwe, Africa, Feingold Africa, Desmond Tutu, Robert Mugabe, World News
Sen. Russ Feingold

Regional leaders' patience is wearing thin as Zimbabwe's humanitarian crisis worsens. The challenge now, though, is to translate public criticism into concerted pressure that raises the stakes.

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