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Mortality Is a Hot Topic Around the World
Bernard Crettaz, the Swiss creator of the "death cafe" movement, has decided that it is time for leadership to pass to the next generation. Ten years ago after the death of his wife, this popular so…
Human Rights for a River
In March of 2017, New Zealand passed a bill making the Whanganui River the first one in the world to hold the same legal rights, responsibilities, and liabilities as a human being. For the Maori peo…
Mental Illness Crisis
Early in 2014, Nicolas Kristof declared in his New York Times column that mental health was one of the most systematically neglected issues in the United States, given the fact the National Institut…
Civility & Confucianism
There seems to be no end to the incivility of our times. Reality television continues to emphasize the humiliation of people, drivers on the freeway are still aggressive and bad tempered, politician…
Desmond Tutu on Animal Welfare
In an article on www.Huffingtonpost.com, Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu is quoted in his first major statement on animal welfare. He is already known for his anti-apartheid activism and his outspo…
A Prayer for Trees in Peril
Creator God, we are worried about the trees in our home state of California and elsewhere in the world.
Article: According to the Los Angeles Times, the number of dead trees in California's fores…
A Prayer for Those Challenging the Tools of War
This is the Age of Weaponized Drones. They are widely used in the war against terrorists and other enemies of the state. Hard facts on the frequency and targets of drone attacks are difficult to com…
A Prayer for Cheetahs and Other Nearly Extinct Animals
"God of all creation, you created animals to roam the earth and fish to fill the seas. We pray for creatures on the verge of extinction, specifically that those responsible for poaching and pollutin…
A Prayer for Animal Protections and Rights
God Who Breaks Chains, we pray for all animals who suffer and feel pain because so many humans have never bothered to consider the question of animal rights. Help us to see that these creatures have…
A Prayer amid Global Decline of Biodiversity
"One million species face extinction, U.N. report says. And humans will suffer as a result," observed The Washington Post on May 6, 2019. We surely have not yet run out of sit-up-and-take-notice war…
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