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Second Phase of Charter Writing Has Begun!

Today the world began writing the second part of the Charter for Compassion: Affirmations.  Go now to submit your language, rate others submissions, and share your stories!

Here are the eight core ideas for the affirmations:

Compassion as empathy not pity.

Compassion as concrete action.

Compassion as a lens for scripture.

Compassion’s role as a spiritual tool and its relation to belief.

Compassion as fundamental to all faiths.

Compassion as an urgent global need.

Compassion as concern for everybody.

Compassion and the Golden Rule.

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