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Spiritual Activism: Parliament of World’s Religions

by Nicolette Beard on December 9, 2009

in World Peace

Today, Decem­ber 9, 2009, marks the last day of the Par­lia­ment of the World’s Reli­gions.
This event has a rich his­tory stretch­ing back to the orig­i­nal Par­lia­ment held in Chicago in 1893, which intro­duced the Indian sage, Swami Vivekananda, to the West. In 1993, the 100th anniver­sary was held, again in Chicago, and the Coun­cil for […]

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Fanatics — Not Just Religious Zealots

by Nicolette Beard on November 22, 2009

in Broadening of Consciousness

Recently I was watch­ing the Daily Show with Jon Stew­art, whose guest was Jane Goodall, the famed ani­mal rights activist known for her decades long work with chim­panzees.
Jon Stew­art praised her for her com­pas­sion and warmth and the “rea­son­able approach” she took to pro­mot­ing ani­mal rights and the envi­ron­ment. Para­phras­ing Dr. Goodall:
It’s awful what extremists […]

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