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Recent recipients of the Freedom Medal include Nelson Mandela, Kofi Annan, Bill Clinton, and wife, Hillary Rodham Clinton.

Recent recipients of the Freedom Medal include Nelson Mandela, Kofi Annan, Bill Clinton, and wife, Hillary Rodham Clinton.

As is true of liberalism in general, Armstrong opposes "religious certainty," favors Buddhism, and essentially sees those who hold that truth is exclusive by nature as being the problem, including Christianity which she also accusing it of idolatry by making what she sees as a human idea of God to be absolute. Yet she seems certain that the only truth and "god" that should be sanctioned is one that conforms to a rather nebulous idea of what compassion is. She allows traditional faith "as long as it leads you to practical compassion," but which can be subjectively defined. Such objectively baseless human reasoning is advocated by [[atheism]], but such can easily call evil good,<ref>[http://peacebyjesus.witnesstoday.org/Atheism1.html ATHEISM versus CHRIST]</ref> as easily as a false religion can, while opposing abortion and the typical homosexual lifestyle would be rejected by what Armstrong's religion.     

As is true of liberalism in general, Armstrong opposes "religious certainty," favors Buddhism, and essentially sees those who hold that truth is exclusive by nature as being the problem, including Christianity which she also accusing it of idolatry by making what she sees as a human idea of God to be absolute. Yet she seems certain that the only truth and "god" that should be sanctioned is one that conforms to a rather nebulous idea of what compassion is. She allows traditional faith "as long as it leads you to practical compassion," but which can be subjectively defined. Such objectively baseless human reasoning is advocated by [[atheism]], but such can easily call evil good,<ref>[http://peacebyjesus.witnesstoday.org/Atheism1.html ATHEISM versus CHRIST]</ref> as a false religion can, while opposing abortion and the typical homosexual lifestyle would be rejected by Armstrong's religion.     

Armstrong  is a strong advocate of the [[Golden Rule]], but which requires a foundational guiding morality if everyone doing to others as they would have to them will be always be beneficial,  yet Armstrong asserts that "there are no clear answers, no clear theology in the Bible." While she often contrasts bigotry and religious wars, primarily the Crusades - by which she too often seems to define Christianity by - with compassion, she largely rejects the Scriptures in their totality from providing a clear basic moral theology, with its resultant divisive stands, obedience to which prevents the pitiful conditions that need compassionate care.  

Armstrong  is a strong advocate of the [[Golden Rule]], but which requires a foundational guiding morality if everyone doing to others as they would have to them will be always be beneficial,  yet Armstrong asserts that "there are no clear answers, no clear theology in the Bible." While she often contrasts bigotry and religious wars, primarily the Crusades - by which she too often seems to define Christianity by - with compassion, she largely rejects the Scriptures in their totality from providing a clear basic moral theology, with its resultant divisive stands, obedience to which prevents the pitiful conditions that need compassionate care.