Charter for Compassion

The Charter for Compassion is a collaborative effort to build a peaceful, harmonious global community. Bringing the voices of people from all religions together, the Charter seeks to remind the world that while all faiths are not the same, they all share the core principle of compassion...the Golden Rule.
The Charter will change the tenor of the conversation around religion and serve as a clarion call to the world.

Hundreds of organizations around the world are already working tirelessly in the name of compassion & interfaith dialogue, so The Charter for Compassion will not be "new". Its goal is to highlight these pre-existent groups and raise awareness of their work.

The Charter aims to show that the voice of negativity and violence frequently associated with religion is the minority & that the voice of compassion is the majority. Through the participation of the grassroots, people around the world will expect more out of religious leaders & one another.
In doing so, the Charter will shift conceptions of religion for all people.

The Charter does NOT assume:
* all religions are the same
* compassion is the only thing that matters in religion
* religious people have a monopoly on compassion

The Charter DOES affirm that:
* compassion is celebrated in all major religious, spiritual & ethical traditions
* the Golden Rule is our prime duty & cannot be limited to our own political,religious or ethnic group
* therefore, in our divided world, compassion can build common ground.