Karen Armstrong’s Charter for Compassion and the golden rule
The Charter for Compassion is a cooperative effort to restore compassionate thinking and compassionate action to the centre of religious, moral and political life. The Charter was crafted by people from around the world and drafted by a multi-fath, multi-national council of thinkers and leaders. It seeks to make compassion a key word in public and private discourse—making it clear that any ideology that breeds hatred or contempt, whether religious or secular, has “failed the test of our time”. [source: about the charter for compassion] (more…)
An ordained minister with over 27 years of service in the U.S. United Methodist Church shared with his congregation August 30th that he was born a girl and became a transgendered man over thirty years ago. Rev. David Weekley’s story has thrust him into the public eye and earned him a national award for his work and example in the United Methodist Reconciling Ministries. 
Ladysmith artist Luke Marston has created a symbol of truth and healing—a sacred Bentwood Box to be used at the seven national events of Canada’s Truth and Reconciliation Commission.
Swami Maheshananda Saraswati is an eminent yoga teacher who has devoted nearly two decades to learning and teaching the philosophical and practical aspects of Yoga and Tantra.