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December 31, 2011

'The Common Welfare Is Our Business' - Study Shows Link Between Belief and Giving

Marley's ghost, in Charles Dickens' great moral parable, The Christmas Carol, reflected in anguish on what, beyond the grave, he finally understood to have been his core moral obligation in life: "Mankind was my business." Just as Marley and his Spirits exhorted Scrooge to confront the realities of poverty and his responsibility to help, we also are confronted during this end of the year holiday season with appeals to our conscience.

December 22, 2011

Clash of Civilizations or Hope For Harmony?

From December 11 to 13, the fourth annual Alliance of Civilizations Forum took place in Doha, Qatar, a splendiferous gathering at Doha's spanking new convention center, occasion for the opening of Katara, Qatar's huge and gorgeous cultural "village." Banners everywhere proclaimed the theme: "Intercultural dialogue to boost development." So what was it all about?

December 10, 2011

New Pakistani-US dawn needed

Katherine Marshall writes in Common Ground News Service that the recent deaths of 24 Pakistani soldiers during NATO operations is both a terrible tragedy and an opportunity to reassess the tangled relationship between Pakistan and the US.

December 8, 2011

AIDS: From Judgment to Hope

World AIDS Day on December 1 was marked with an inspiring flood of articles, reports, demonstrations, speeches, services, and much more. The overall tone was worried optimism. The optimism is because, finally, after years of extraordinary effort, we can see tangible progress in saving lives and slowing the ravages of this terrible global pandemic, that 30 years ago was just a blip on scientific radar screens.

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