United Nations And The New Age - Way of Life Literature

At Kyoto, schoolchildren welcomed Gorbachev with thesong “Dear Mother” about Mother Earth. Gorbachevsaid, “Their song, Dear Mother, Mother Earth, gives mehope that our children will lead us in the value changewhich is so necessary if we are to save our earth, OurDear Mother” (Hinduism Today).Earth CharterThe Earth Charter Initiative was formed in 1994 topromote a New Age environmentalist agenda. It ischaired by Mikhail Gorbachev, president of Green CrossInternational, and Maurice Strong, president of the EarthCouncil. In 2000 it approved the final text of the EarthCharter, which has been embraced by the United Nations.The Earth Charter aims to bring about a New Age. Itspreamble says, “Humanity is part of a vast evolvinguniverse” and its first principle urges the nations to“affirm faith in the ... spiritual potential of humanity.” Itsays that all people “must join together to bring forth asustainable global society.”Under the guise of saving the earth, it uses the mythicalthreat of global environmental catastrophe to gain powerand money. The Earth Charter’s five principles include87