[extropy-chat] TransColloquium Meeting: Dealing with New Pope's Campaign

[Giu1i0 Pri5c0]

Should be soon enough to issue a statement in useful time, and I
recommend including a weekend (say, Fri to Mon) to give people more
time.
G.

On 4/25/05, Natasha Vita-More <natasha at natasha.cc> wrote:
>  Friends,
> 
>  Extropy Institute is calling for a meeting at the TransColloquium for
> Transhumanist organizations to discuss strategies for dealing with the
> potential for conflicts that might arise from the Pope's declaration
> concerning the moral relativism and the "cultural wars". This is a global
> issue for transhumanity. 
> 
>  ExI will be sending out an invitation later for a meeting in May. If your
> organization would like to suggest a meeting date and time, please let me
> know by Wednesday. It would be helpful if those of you who receive this
> message to forward it to other transhumanist organizations and groups.
> 
>  Pope Benedict's Campaign
> 
>  NPR's Monday morning edition:  
> http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=4618049
> 
>  "Religion
>  Pope Benedict Warns Against Moral Relativism
>   by Barbara Bradley Hagerty 
> 
>  Morning Edition, April 25, 2005 • The new leader of the Roman Catholic
> Church has denounced moral relativism, the idea that moral principles have
> no objective standards. Pope Benedict XVI has characterized it as the major
> evil facing the church. Some observers believe he is taking a stance in the
> tense cultural wars in the United States."
> 
>  I hope you all will work us. It will be a first time that we have a global
> issue to work together on and plan a strategy. I think we can make headway
> as a culture and a meaningful contribution to our future.
> 
>  I look forward to hearing from you,
>   
>  Natasha Vita-More
>  Cultural Strategist
> 
>  Extropy Institute, President
>  http://www.extropy.org