Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource TomPaine.com Stories Description An account of the resource TomPaine.com -- a liberal advocacy organization -- distributed a public call on August 12, 2002 for 300 word "opinion advertisement" similar to those that the organization had been running regularly in the op-ed page of The New York Times. TomPaine.com received hundreds of submissions from the public, most of which the September 11 Digital Archive has preserved here. TomPaine Story TomPaine Story: Story 9/11-THE AGENDA INTERRUPTED AND THE LESSONS LEARNED The seemingly gratuitous events of 9/11 that led to the violent deaths of so many and the destruction of the towers that had come to symbolize the wealth and power of New York, compelled me to realize that the agenda interrupted was civilization itself, which I realized was only a thin veneer covering a murderous instinct that still resided deep in the human soul. Within each of the world's great religions, I thought, there were kernels which, if isolated, advocate non-violence. The commandment ""The Shall Not Kill"" is reinforced by the prophet Isiah, ""The lion shall lie down with the lamb."" The Lord's Prayer is an instruction in forgiveness, the Hindu Upanishads, a mandate for human compassion. The holy texts of Buddhism are prescriptions for an end to the cycle of violent retribution, while the ultimate goal of Islam, itself, is peace. Certainly, it was this agenda that was not only interrupted, but perhaps canceled. But can we afford to allow this agenda to be suspended? And have we learned the most serious lesson of 9/11 of the necessity of creating a more perfect union, not just in America, but in the world? St. Paul has taught us that there can be no peace without justice. The justice he spoke of was really Aristotelian, in which there is a more equitable distribution of the benefits and burdens of society. As Aristotle understood, unless the well-off create a more just world, they will live in constant danger of violent revolution, risking the loss of everything they have. Consequently it is imperative that we seek to create this more just world as a matter of enlightened self-interest. In the end, without a component of compassion, we will find it ever more difficult to win the war on terrorism. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource tp179.xml 911DA Item Elements describing a September 11 Digital Archive item. Status The process status of this item. approved Consent Whether September 11 Digital Archive has permission to possess this item. full Posting Whether the contributor gave permission to post this item. yes Copyright Whether the contributor holds copyright to this item. yes Source The source of this item. born-digital Media Type The media type of this item. story Created by Author Whether the author created this item. yes Described by Author Whether the description of this item was submitted by the author. no Date Entered The date this item was entered into the archive. 2003-03-03