Category - tolerance

Compassion is a tough necessity

Press Office — Sat, 14 Nov 2009 17:13:37 +0000

Commenting on the launch of the global Charter for Compassion (http://charterforcompassion.org/), Simon Barro

The Charter for Compassion

staff writers — Sat, 14 Nov 2009 17:09:19 +0000

The Charter for Compassion seeks to bring people together across the varieties of global faith and belief, in recognition of the fact that "in separateness lies the world’s great misery, in compassion lies the world’s true strength."

Charter for Compassion seeks unity against division and violence

staff writers — Sat, 14 Nov 2009 16:30:33 +0000

Moral, spiritual and cultural leaders from around the world have launched a global call for compassion among followers of different beliefs, religious and non-religious.

Who loves hate speech?

Jordan Tchilingirian — Thu, 18 Dec 2008 00:46:10 +0000

Start: 03/02/2009 - 18:30

End: 03/02/2009 - 20:00

In recent years the government has introduced a raft of new speech crimes, including incitement to religious hatred and incitement to sexual hatred.

Alex Salmond launches Scottish inter-faith week

staff writers — Sat, 24 Nov 2007 11:13:02 +0000

Scotland's first minister Alex Salmond is this weekend launching a Scottish Inter-Faith Week, during which people from across the country are being invited to meet their neighbours and to build new friendships.

Jerusalem church arson attack thwarted by alert Jewish neighbours

staff writers — Mon, 29 Oct 2007 06:19:08 +0000

A Christian church in central Jerusalem which is used by several different groups survived an arson attack last week as a result of prompt action by Jewish neighbours who called the emergency services and stopped the potentially lethal fire spreading.