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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Environment
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 […]
