Karen Armstrong: 2008 TED Prize wish: Charter for Compassio
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http://www.ted.com As she accepts her 2008 TED Prize, author and scholar Karen Armstrong talks about how the Abrahamic religions -- Islam, Judaism, Christianity -- have been diverted from the moral purpose they share to foster compassion. But Armstrong has seen a yearning to change this fact. People want to be religious, she says; we should act... Read more
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- -: Karen Armstrong: 2008 TED Prize wish: Charter for Compassio
March 19, 2008 (about 16 years ago)http://www.ted.com As she accepts her 2008 TED Prize, author and scholar Karen Armstrong talks about how the Abrahamic religions -- Islam, Judaism, Christianity -- have been diverted from the moral purpose they share to foster compassion. But Armstrong has seen a yearning to change this fact. Pe...
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- -: Karen Armstrong: Let's revive the Golden Rule
September 30, 2009 (over 14 years ago)http://www.ted.com Weeks from the Charter for Compassion launch, Karen Armstrong looks at religion's role in the 21st century: Will its dogmas divide us? Or will it unite us for common good? She reviews the catalysts that can drive the world's faiths to rediscover the Golden Rule. TEDTalks is a ...
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- -: TEDxYerevan - Karen Balayan - Cilicia. The Aftermath
October 19, 2011 (over 12 years ago)Karen Balayan has been the head of the AYAS Nautical Research club in Yerevan since 1985. Balayan is a Master of Sports in fencing and an honored coach of the Republic of Armenia in sailing. He has also received a first degree medal for service to Armenia and an Admiral Isakov medal. Balayan was...
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- -: Is the Pastrami Sandwich Killing Jewish Delis?
February 19, 2010 (about 14 years ago)Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2010/02/09/Referendum_on_the_Jewish_Deli_Menu Peter Levitt and Karen Adelman, proprietors of Saul's Deli in Berkeley, CA, discuss the economic, social, and environmental costs of the iconic pastrami sandwich. Levitt says the giant sandwiches are killing off inde...
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- -: Karen Armstrong on the 'Ground Zero Mosque' Debate
August 25, 2010 (over 13 years ago)Complete Premium video at: http://fora.tv/conference/chautauqua_video_sampler_2010 Karen Armstrong, founder of the Charter for Compassion, discusses recent controversy over the planned building of a mosque and Islamic community center two blocks from the former site of the World Trade Center. Sh...
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