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Article: Is the World Ready for Religious Unity?
Originaly Posted On: 2008-11-17 15:59:00

The world continues to express its hunger for a solution to its widening disunity. An example of such movements–intended to break through the divisive nature of religious intolerance and widespread dislike of what others believe in–is a newly formed alliance between the technology industry and Hollywood elite. A project, named Charter for Compassion, was launched 3 days ago during a Technology, Entertainment and Design (TED) conference in California.

Along with the religious scholar Karen Armstrong, the group, named “Tedizens,” includes several celebrities such as Google founders Larry Page and Sergey Brin as well as other Internet icons and widely-recognized entertainment industry names, such as Forest Whitaker and Cameron Diaz.

What is even very telling and worth noting is that Charter for Compassion–as stated below in the introduction to its movement–is inviting people of all nations, all faiths and all backgrounds to contribute to the writing of its charter:

Over the next four weeks, everyone is invited to help write the Charter for Compassion. Please choose the active phase below, read the description, be inspired by the sample text, and share your own words or suggestions for that section of the Charter. [link]

In order to find out more about the background of this project and to know what is meant by the “Golden Rule,” please view the video below, which is introduced by Karen Armstrong.