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==Awards and commentary==

==Awards and commentary==

In 2008,  Karen Armstrong received the Freedom of Worship Award from the Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt Institute which also provides a Freedom of Speech award and a Freedom Medal.  Armstrong was rewarded for her personal dedication to the delusion that beneficial lasting peace can be found by not simply tolerating differences but by imposing a pluralism that largely ignores or excuses negative aspects of such religions as Islam and portraying it as fundamentally tolerant and peaceful, while magnifying the real or imagine faults of Christianity which it broad brushes as as intolerant.  

In 2008,  Karen Armstrong received the Freedom of Worship Award from the Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt Institute which also provides a Freedom of Speech award and a Freedom Medal.  Armstrong was rewarded for her personal dedication to the delusion that beneficial lasting peace can be found by not simply tolerating differences but by promoting a pluralism that largely minimizes or excuses negative aspects of such religions as Islam and portraying it as fundamentally tolerant and peaceful, while magnifying the real or imagined faults of Christianity, which is more typically broad brushed and disparaged as being more intolerant.  

Previous recipients of the Freedom of Worship reward include homosexual Harvard professor and pastor Peter J. Gomes (2007), who attempts to negate what the Bible clearly teaches in regards to [[Homosexuality and biblical interpretation]]; radical professor, socialist and civil rights activist Cornel West (2005), and abortion rights supporter and liberal Catholic priest Robert F. Drinan (2003).  

Previous recipients of the Freedom of Worship reward include homosexual Harvard professor and pastor Peter J. Gomes (2007), who attempts to negate what the Bible clearly teaches in regards to [[Homosexuality and biblical interpretation]]; radical professor, socialist and civil rights activist Cornel West (2005), and abortion rights supporter and liberal Catholic priest Robert F. Drinan (2003).  

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 a false religion can, while opposing abortion and the typical homosexual lifestyle would be rejected by 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 accuses 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," <ref>Dave Weich, Powells.com interview, ''Karen Armstrong, Turn, Turn, Turn''</ref> 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.  

In 2008 Armstrong's was rewarded with the libera] elite TED (Technology Entertainment and Design) Prize, receiving  $100,000,  in which she asked for assistance in assembling the Charter for Compassion, a document around which religious leaders can work together for peace, with atheists also being invited. The carefully nuanced document exhorts general values of compassion while disallowing "any interpretation of scripture that breeds...disdain."<ref>[http://charterforcompassion.org/site/#l]</ref>  This would promote an imagination of peace though commitment to an amorphous morality, based upon what one understandings to be truly compassionate, and has the effect of marginalizing or fostering disdain towards who take sides on divisive moral such as abortion, and spiritual claims to truth, most principally Biblical ones.

In 2008 Armstrong's was rewarded with the [[liberal elite]] TED (Technology Entertainment and Design) Prize, receiving  $100,000,  in which she asked for assistance in assembling the Charter for Compassion, a document around which religious leaders can work together for peace, with atheists also being invited. The carefully nuanced document exhorts general values of compassion while disallowing "any interpretation of scripture that breeds...disdain."<ref>[http://charterforcompassion.org/site/#l]</ref>  This would promote an imagination of peace though commitment to an amorphous morality, based upon what one understandings to be truly compassionate, and has the effect of marginalizing or fostering disdain towards who take sides on divisive moral such as abortion, and spiritual claims to truth, most principally Biblical ones.

   

   

The project manifests the superficial view of humanity and morality which is foundational to liberalism, which sees mankind as basically good, not sinful, and that there is no absolute moral truths or ultimate moral authority and judge, which is a claim to elitist truth itself, and is antagonistic even in its benign forms towards those who think otherwise.   

The project manifests the superficial view of humanity and morality which is foundational to liberalism, which sees mankind as basically good, not sinful, and that there is no absolute moral truths or ultimate moral authority and judge, which is a claim to elitist truth itself, and is antagonistic even in its benign forms towards those who think otherwise.