FUSsa-talk Mailing List: Fwd: THe Charter of Compassion

[Robert Tapp (tappx001]

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> From: Robert Tapp <tappx001 [at] umn.edu>
> Date: September 23, 2009 10:14:21 AM CDT
> To: Humanist Institute Discussion List <hidisc [at] humanistinstitute.org>
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> November 12 will see many stories about this new effort, founded by  
> Karen Armstrong. Her assumption is that all religions teach the  
> <Golden Rule> and that this ethical principle can therefore become  
> the basis for a new interfaith understanding and educational effort.
>
> Nothing in the charter would seem to exclude humanists but I haven't  
> noticed any humanist participation. Compassion remains a key term in  
> most of our own manifestos. Recognizing the centrality of a  
> universal ethical value, however, will be difficult for  
> fundamentalist/strong religions since it undercuts their absolutist  
> claims.
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>         http://charterforcompassion.com/
>
> Bob