Rounding Up the New Agers
Now that Carlton Pearson has embraced the "gospel" of inclusion, he is now able to attract a star-studded array of celebrities for his conferences. Coming May 8-12th is his "Inclusion and Sacred Activism Conference 2007." According to Pearson's website, the purpose of the conference is:
- To expose people to the emerging wisdom of the Inclusive, collect mind
- To encourage conference attendees to take a stand for progressive thinking and values
- To galvanize a deeper connection between our spiritual practices and social action
- To commit to building a global learning community relating to Inclusion Consciousness, Sacred Activism and the Emerging Wisdom Culture in America
- To "merge intelligence and spirituality-wisdom and worship" for those seeking personal as well as professional transformation and self-actualization
Among the guests:
- Lauren Artress*, Founder, Veriditas
- Michael Beckwith, Pastor, Agape International Spiritual Center; Author, 40 Day Mind Fast Soul Feast and A Manifesto of Peace!
- Marion Wright Edelman, Founder, Children’s Defense Fund
- Riane Eisler*, Author, The Chalice and the Blade
- Yvette Flunder, Pastor, City of Refuge, San Francisco
- Chris Gardner, President and CEO of Gardner Rich & Co; Author, The Pursuit of Happyness
- Bill Grace, Founder and Senior Affiliate, Center For Ethical Leadership
- Jane Goodall, Primatologist
- Andrew Harvey*, Fellow of All Souls College at Oxford University and award-winning author and editor of over 30 books, including The Way of Passion: A Celebration of Rumi, The Direct Path and The Return of the Mother
- Victor Hutchison, Director, Professor Emeritus, Oklahoma University; Director, Evolution List Serve
- Robert Kennedy Jr.*, Senior Attorney, Natural Resources Defense Council
- Marlin Lavanhar*, Pastor, All Soul's Church, Tulsa
- Sebastian Lantos, Governor's Hispanic Advisory Council and president of the Coalition of Hispanic Organizations;
- Michael Lerner*, Director, Tikkun
- Wilma Mankiller, former Chief, Cherokee Nation
- Robin Meyers*, Mayflower Church, Oklahoma City; author, Why the Christian Right is Wrong
- Carolyn Myss*, medical intuitive, teacher and the best-selling author of Anatomy of the Spirit, Why People Don’t Heal and How They Can, Sacred Contracts and Invisible Acts of Power
- Barack Obama, United States Senator
- Victor Orta, President, Coalition for the American Dream
- Carlton Pearson*, Pastor, New Dimensions, Tulsa; author, God is Not a Christian, Is There A Man in the House
- Carter Phipps*, Senior Editor, What is Enlightenment? Magazine
- Bruce Prescott, Executive Director, Mainstream Baptists of Oklahoma
- Paul Ray*, author, The Cultural Creatives
- Charles Sherman, Rabbi, Temple Israel, Tulsa
- Sheryl Siddiqui, Director, Tulsa Islamic Society
- William Sinkford*, President, Unitarian Universalist Association of Congregations
- William Tabernay, President, Philips Theological Seminary
- Iyanla Vanzant, Inspirational Speaker; Author, Tapping the Power Within, Acts of Faith, The Value in the Valley, Faith in the Valley, In the Meantime: Finding Yourself and the Love You Want, and One Day My Soul Just Opened Up: 40 Days and 40 Nights Toward Spiritual Strength
- Jim Wallace, Founder, Sojourner
- Marianne Williamson, inspirational speaker and author of nine books, including the bestsellers A Return to Love and Everyday Grace.
- Jeremiah Wright, Pastor, Trinity United Church of Christ, Chicago; Author, From One Brother To Another, What Makes You So Strong?: Sermons of Joy and Strength, and Blow the Trumpet in Zion!: Global Vision and Action for the 21st Century Black Church
- John Wolfe, Minister Emeritus, All Souls Church, Tulsa
- Stevie Wonder, musician.
- Ben Zander*, Conductor, Boston Philharmonic Orchestra
posted by Bob Hunter @ Monday, January 22, 2007
4 Comments:
how sad to see where he has ended up. he knew the truth at one time....very sad.
From my research, while he taught the truth, he always had problems with the concept of hell. When he was being brought up as a child he says he lived in fear of God - do this, do that, or you will end up in hell. In other words, works-oriented. This, undoubtedly, led to his current beliefs.
I like the headset. Makes it easier to use theatrics in ones speech.
I need a source for the list of speakers and attendees. The link doesn't go to this list of names anymore. Can it be found anywhere else? Did Obama attend?
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