2013-01-24

A Call for a New Social Covenant - Jim Wallis | God's Politics Blog | Sojourners

A Call for a New Social Covenant - Jim Wallis | God's Politics Blog | Sojourners: "While the social covenant call acknowledges the great diversity of global values, it puts forward three that express a consensus across cultures and religions.  They are: 1) the dignity of the human person, 2) the importance of the common good, which transcends individual interests, and 3) the need for stewardship of the planet and posterity. "

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2013-01-21

Obama’s Second Inaugural Speech - NYTimes.com

Obama’s Second Inaugural Speech - NYTimes.com: "We must act knowing that our work will be imperfect. We must act, knowing that today’s victories will be only partial, and that it will be up to those who stand here in four years, and forty years, and four hundred years hence to advance the timeless spirit once conferred to us in a spare Philadelphia hall."

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The Way of the Agnostic - NYTimes.com

The Way of the Agnostic - NYTimes.com: "There may be deep truths in religions, but these may well not be the truths that the religions themselves officially proclaim."

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Reflecting on Impact in Kenya | Unitarian Universalist Service Committee

Reflecting on Impact in Kenya | Unitarian Universalist Service Committee:

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