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Pope and Archbishop of Canterbury Seek 'Closer Ties'

The Archbishop of Canterbury and the Pope agreed to seek closer relations between... more

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Church Simulator 'Mass: We Pray' Revealed To Be 'Dante's Inferno' Publicity Stunt

Once again, Electronic Arts has exploited Christians to help promote its upcoming... more

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Christian Bootcamp Seeks to Arm Home-Schooled Youths for "Spiritual Warfare"

Rev. Rusty Lee Thomas, Assistant Director of Operation Save America, is worried.... more

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Politics of Christian hate: 'Pray for Obama: Psalm 109:8'

The politics of Christian hate is taking an ugly turn with the spread of T-shirts and... more

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Biblical anti-Obama slogan: Use of Psalm 109:8 funny or sinister?

There’s a new slogan making its way onto car bumpers and across the Internet. It... more

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Mass: We Pray - The Video Game

A family shouldn’t have to wait until Sunday to worship the Lord. Now you can go to... more

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Scams, Sales, and Jingle Bells

Here Come the Holidays

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G. Gordon Liddy "Convinced" Obama is a Muslim | Media and Technology | AlterNet

That should be obvious to anyone watching his speeches.

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Twilight New Moon Mania

Kristen Stewart, Robert Pattinson, and the other stars of 'New Moon' are all over... more

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Catholic Church gives D.C. ultimatum

The Catholic Archdiocese of Washington said Wednesday that it will be unable to... more

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Christian Marriage Explained

hahahah this is more than good it's GREAT!

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Compassion: Read Affirm Share

Today, the culmination of more than a year's work will be unveiled as the Charter for... more

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A call to bring the world together…

The principle of compassion lies at the heart of all religious, ethical and spiritual traditions, calling us always to treat all others as we wish to be treated ourselves. Compassion impels us to work tirelessly to alleviate the suffering of our fellow creatures, to dethrone ourselves from the centre of our world and put another there, and to honour the inviolable sanctity of every single human being, treating everybody, without exception, with absolute justice, equity and respect.

It is also necessary in both public and private life to refrain consistently and empathically from inflicting pain. To act or speak violently out of spite, chauvinism, or self-interest, to impoverish, exploit or deny basic rights to anybody, and to incite hatred by denigrating others—even our enemies—is a denial of our common humanity. We acknowledge that we have failed to live compassionately and that some have even increased the sum of human misery in the name of religion.

We therefore call upon all men and women ~ to restore compassion to the centre of morality and religion ~ to return to the ancient principle that any interpretation of scripture that breeds violence, hatred or disdain is illegitimate ~ to ensure that youth are given accurate and respectful information about other traditions, religions and cultures ~ to encourage a positive appreciation of cultural and religious diversity ~ to cultivate an informed empathy with the suffering of all human beings—even those regarded as enemies.

We urgently need to make compassion a clear, luminous and dynamic force in our polarized world. Rooted in a principled determination to transcend selfishness, compassion can break down political, dogmatic, ideological and religious boundaries. Born of our deep interdependence, compassion is essential to human relationships and to a fulfilled humanity. It is the path to enlightenment, and indispensible to the creation of a just economy and a peaceful global community

http://charterforcompassion.org/A call to bring the world together… The principle of compassion lies at the heart... more