Karen Armstrong
British writer on religion (born 1944), author of A History of God; won the TED Prize in 2008 and launched the Charter for Compassion in 2009.
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Their wordsAnd it is an arresting fact that right across the board, in every single one of the major world faiths, compassion -- the ability to feel with the other in the way we've been thinking about this evening -- is not only the test of any true religiosity, it is also what will bring us into the presence of what Jews, Christians and Muslims call "God" or the "Divine."
↗My wish: The Charter for Compassion (TED2008)ted.com 1st of 4 in this piece
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Their wordsAnd in particular, every single one of the major world traditions has highlighted -- has said -- and put at the core of their tradition what's become known as the Golden Rule.
↗My wish: The Charter for Compassion (TED2008)ted.com 2nd of 4 in this piece
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The traditions insist compassion must not be confined to your own nation, faith or people
Their wordsSo the traditions also insisted -- and this is an important point, I think -- that you could not and must not confine your compassion to your own group: your own nation, your own co-religionists, your own fellow countrymen.
↗My wish: The Charter for Compassion (TED2008)ted.com 3rd of 4 in this piece
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Religion can and should be made a force for harmony in the world, because of the Golden Rule
Their wordsBut people want to be religious, and religion should be made to be a force for harmony in the world, which it can and should be -- because of the Golden Rule.
↗My wish: The Charter for Compassion (TED2008)ted.com 4th of 4 in this piece