September 2008 Blog Posts (38)

The Noosphere of Light and Life Is Here - Part 1

In the thought of Vladimir Vernadsky and Teilhard de Chardin, the noosphere (sometimes spelled noösphere) can be seen as the "sphere of human thought" being derived from the Greek νούς ("nous") meaning "mind" + σφαίρα (sfaira) meaning "sphere", in the style of "atmosphere" and "biosphere." In the original theory of Vernadsky, the noosphere is the third in a succession of phases of development of the Earth, after the geosphere (inanimate matter) and the biosphere (biological life). Just as the… Continue

Added by Shamsuddin Jim Norton on September 30, 2008 at 4:09pm — 1 Comment

More blogs about peace

Please add my blogs to your list of blogs about peace.
Listening to the Tune in Dialogue www.listeningindialgoue.wordpress.com
Checkpoint www.redroom.com/author/lisa-saffron
Thanks
Lisa Saffron

Added by Lisa Saffron on September 29, 2008 at 10:12pm — No Comments

Lethal Politics: Antisemitism as Human Rights -- By Anne BAYEFSKY (July 2008)

[Comment: Long but worthwhile read. Explains what many Jews and Israelis feel and think. ==PmR]

Lethal Politics: Antisemitism as Human Rights

By Anne BAYEFSKY

ADC Gandel Oration -- Melbourne and Sydney, Australia

July 6 and 8, 2008

Introduction

Human rights have become a weapon. A potent force for denunciation and defeat – not in the hands of the abused, but in the hands of the abusers. Those powerful few who know…

Continue

Added by Paul RETI on September 29, 2008 at 3:00pm — 4 Comments

OneVoice Movement: Eye-Opener!

Introduced by His Majesty King Abdullah II of Jordan, this OneVoice "Eye-Opener" is a fine example of ethical and consistent peace-building.

Those interested in some unethical and inconsistent behaviors this is a long but worthwhile read. It explains the frustrations and thoughts of many Jews and… Continue

Added by Paul RETI on September 29, 2008 at 4:00am — 3 Comments

I have finally figured out who I am--I am a humanist! :)

This is probably one of the greatest feelings in my whole life-- I have finally figured out who I am and how I relate to this world through my thoughts, actions, and love towards others. I feel empowered.

So I was reading some articles on the BBC about how Paul McCartney is/came to perform in Israel (I am not sure if he is currently there, but if someone could tell me now, that would be great! :) ). Anyways, I read the article about how his comming to perform in Israel was long awaited,… Continue

Added by Stephanie Chase on September 29, 2008 at 3:56am — 5 Comments

Purchase my Book Tears of Love - I Am Not A Criminal

Founder - President/CEO of FAAVM Canada

Author - Publisher of: (Tears Of Love - "I Am Not A Criminal")

To order my Book; please visit:

www.trafford.com/06-0977

Discover the magical world of "Tears of Love - I am not a Criminal" and explore memorable self-realization journeys of a lifetime, prestigiously written to fulfill all dimensions of human emancipation.

About the Book

For the past millenniums, generations engendered… Continue

Added by Raphael Louis on September 27, 2008 at 12:30pm — 1 Comment

Norman Mailer - About Iraq and the American Right

I liked Norman Mailer even if i prefer Philip Roth... Norman Mailer knew very well France, and had a strong friendship with a wonderful french writer Jean Malaquais. Jean Malaquais, older than Maile,r was his french translator. He was also the author of the best novel about Nazi Occupation in France "Planète Sans Visa" (Planet without Visa) published in 1947. Please, try to find this book and read it...

I was on hour ago in… Continue

Added by Vincent Mespoulet on September 26, 2008 at 8:54pm — No Comments

Israeli Peace Now Activist injured by a settler + and receives death threat at his door!

I received an e-mail update from Peace Now, a peace group from Israel that promotes justice and rights for Israelies and Palestinians.

Anyways, a religious Israeli settler set a bomb in front of one of the peace now Activists houses, with the words inscribed on it:

"A prize of 1.1 million shekels is offered to anyone who kills a member of Peace Now."

Here is more info on the situation:

A prize of 1.1 million shekels is offered to anyone who kills a member of Peace… Continue

Added by Stephanie Chase on September 25, 2008 at 11:18pm — 14 Comments

Tell Israel's Speaker of the Knesset: Women's rights are everyone's rights!

Hi there, I hope you all are doing well and I wish you all a happy new year!

Here is a new campaign that Meretz USA has just launched. It is on the very important issue of women's rights and the violations to it because of the ultra-orthodox in Israel.

Check out the new campaign and write a letter to the Speaker of the Knesset voicing you protest.

Here is the letter:

Dear Ms. Itzik,

As an American Jew concerned with the welfare of the state… Continue

Added by Rachel Eli Jones on September 25, 2008 at 6:11pm — 2 Comments

Choices Of Life Poetry Of Life Tony Robin Bulley New Zealand

The Choice is Ours

Tony Robin Bulley 2005 ©

I sometimes wonder if we really care

Or just pretend and gaze with vacant stare

At all the death and pain in this life

Is it not our concern for others strife

Or do we feel we want to shout and cry

but in the end just walk on by

For their grief may be our day of regret

For what we left behind we cannot forget

Nor if we close our eyes and sit and pray

Without change today will be… Continue

Added by Tony Robin Bulley on September 24, 2008 at 4:02am — 2 Comments

Ahmenidijad Visits the UN

So I was reading the news that Ahmenidijad is going to the UN tommorow to speak.

It's sad that people think that Iran has nuclear weapons, when in reality, they are using it just for peaceful purposes.

However, the one thing that I am upset about is that the fact that the Iranian President will not sit down and speak to either the Israel Ambassador to the UN, or the Israeli President. Even if they don't agree on anything, I think that it is about time that they talk -- face to face,… Continue

Added by Stephanie Chase on September 23, 2008 at 1:48am — 7 Comments

Are you selfish??!?!!!

Are you selfish??!?!!!

There is a Chinese legend tells that the woman lived with her son's only happiness and satisfaction even

the death and kidnapped their son.

Ms. very grief at the death of her son but did not lose hope, she said, but went to the village asked Wise

Him to experience as necessary to restore her son to life no matter how or difficult

Those recipe

Sheikh al-Hakim took a deep breath and displaced the… Continue

Added by Mo'min on September 19, 2008 at 1:52am — 2 Comments

Hand in Hand

I live in Cologno Monzese, a city that officially supports Hand in Hand

Hand in Hand is a Center for Jewish-Arab Education in Israel that was founded to build peace between Jews and Arabs through development of bilingual and multi-cultural schools.

Here the link: Hand in Hand…

Continue

Added by Alessandro on September 19, 2008 at 12:44am — 2 Comments

Do I Qualify As A Peacemaker?

The most attractive thing about mepeace when I first joined was the diversity of views and the low volume of hate language among members.

I don’t want that to change. But lately I found myself smiling less and raising my eyebrows more as I read through the daily discussions.

Tell me what you think. Should I run for my life, or just ignore them (the mepeace wars)?

My opinions about the Middle East are based in the unseen: In history and in G-d. I call Israel… Continue

Added by Melissa Coolidge on September 18, 2008 at 3:56am — 6 Comments

THE REFUGEES, PALESTINIANS AND ISRAEL

(For full article, pictures and sources, see http://www.marcgopin.com/?p=345)

THE REFUGEES, PALESTINIANS AND ISRAEL

Published by mgopin at 11:34 am under Apology, Foreign Policy, Healing, Islam, Israel, Palestine, Syria, US Foreign Policy, Uncategorized, citizen diplomacy, refugees

Ehud Olmert is beginning to outline his final vision of peace between Israel and Palestine, and it is revealing.

Prime… Continue

Added by Marc Gopin on September 17, 2008 at 8:30pm — No Comments

Taking a couple of weeks off MEpeace

I've spent over 20 hours these past 10 days reading and answering a couple of posts. That's a lot of hours considering the little time I have to spare. How productive was that? Is it worth it or am I wasting my time?

I started wondering why I was came here to start with. What brought me back day after day. Could it be pleasure? Did I enjoy the blame game that some members drag everyone in? Did I appreciate the endless and repetitive arguments in which anger and sarcasm took over? I… Continue

Added by JC | WorriedLebanese on September 17, 2008 at 2:00pm — 7 Comments

10 December 2008- 60 years ago The Universal Declaration of Human Rights

The Universal Declaration of Human Rights is a declaration adopted by the United Nations General Assembly (10 December 1948 at Palais de Chaillot, Paris).

The Declaration arose directly from the experience of the Second World War and represents the first global expression of rights to which all human beings are inherently entitled. It consists of 30 articles which have been elaborated in subsequent international treaties, national constitutions and laws.

The following reproduces… Continue

Added by Alessandro on September 17, 2008 at 12:37pm — 1 Comment

Does 'Islamic Democracy' Exist? (SPIEGEL ONLINE -- Sep 11, 2008)

Sources: My source was Yahya Merchant whose source was http://www.spiegel.de/international/world/0,1518,druck-573604,00.html

PARLIAMENTS, KINGS AND TRIBAL COUNCILS

Does 'Islamic Democracy' Exist?

By Daniel Steinvorth and Bernhard Zand…

Continue

Added by Paul RETI on September 17, 2008 at 8:30am — No Comments

Critical Terrorism Studies -- Religion Report (ABC Australia -- 17 September 2008)

Source: http://www.abc.net.au/rn/religionreport/stories/2008/2366575.htm#transcript

17 September 2008

Critical Terrorism Studies…

Continue

Added by Paul RETI on September 17, 2008 at 8:30am — 4 Comments

Hamas: We still think Israel must die

Hamas Reaffirms 'No Recognition of Israel'

Hamas vowed to continue its war against Israel.

Members of the terrorist group Hamas "reelected" the Islamist organization's most prominent leaders and promoted members of the group's armed wing during a secret ballot last month, Reuters reported. A Hamas spokesman, referring to the secret vote as a demonstration of the "wonderful face of democracy," said the results reaffirmed Hamas' refusal to recognize the legitimacy of the… Continue

Added by Seth Levy on September 16, 2008 at 9:27pm — 1 Comment