I think it is a good exercise to ask oneself, "How would I have wanted to be treated?"

Climate change: Never before in history have human beings been called on to act collectively in defence of the Earth

A person is a person because he recognizes others as persons.

Consider what we sometimes do with our children: We imbue them with this sense, very early on, that they have got to succeed. We are not content that they just do well, they have got to wipe the floor with the opposition.

The world's forests are a shared stolen treasure that we must put back for our children's future

There are very good Christians who are compassionate and caring. And there are very bad Christians. You can say that about Islam, about Hinduism, about any faith. That is why I was saying that it was not the faith per se but the adherent. People will use their religion to justify virtually anything.

God could have created us to be automatons who were always choosing the right side, making the right decision. It is an incredible thing, God said "I want persons" who therefore have freedom.