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Compassion Charter: ‘Dethrone yourself from the center of your world’

By Paul Schmelzer | 11.23.09 | 2:21 pm

On Nov. 12, attendees of the National Council of Churches’ General Assembly in Minneapolis — like people around the world that day — read “The Compassion Charter,” a new declaration created collaboratively by leaders…

National Council of Churches takes on nukes, guns and compassion at Minneapolis assembly

By Paul Schmelzer | 11.11.09 | 5:04 pm

During their joint General Assembly in Minneapolis this week, the National Council of Churches and Church World Service have a busy agenda: install a new president (a Minnesotan), vote on whether to make the body’s stance on nuclear…