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Why Evolution and Religion Belong Together
The N2 2024: The Noosphere & The Global South conference took place on December 16-18, 2024, in Ben Guerir, Morocco 🌐 The N2 Conference...

Rick Bonetti
Sep 16, 20253 min read


We Are In This Together
In " America at a Crossroads ," a December 19, 2023, PBS NewsHour special, Judy Woodruff explored what was driving the immense division among people, distrust in our government, broad dissatisfaction with the political system, how we got there, and what everyday Americans thought about the state of the country. Before the 2024 election, I had a blog post about Finding Common Ground , where I recounted my positive experience in my 2021 participation in Living Room Conversatio

Rick Bonetti
Sep 1, 20253 min read


Ecological Civilization
August 28, 2025, from 4:00 - 5:15 p.m. PDT - Garrison Institute Pathways to Planetary Health Forum and the Yale Forum on Religion and...

Rick Bonetti
Aug 26, 20252 min read


Earthbound
Earthbound: God at the Intersection of Climate and Justice is an invitation to live sustainably, rooted in our faith and our shared call...

Rick Bonetti
Aug 24, 20252 min read


September 2025 Eco-Spiritual Calendar
Here's a list of some upcoming online and Rogue Valley in-person eco-spiritual activities that may interest you. Check back, as this post...

Rick Bonetti
Aug 18, 20254 min read


Creation Day 2025
September 1, 2025 is the annual ecumenical celebration of Creation Day This tradition was initiated by the Orthodox Church in 1989 and...

Rick Bonetti
Aug 1, 20251 min read


Post-Boomer Spirituality
In my April 25, 2025, blog post, I asked, " Is Religion Obsolete ?" referencing a recent survey by Pew Research Center. There are clear...

Rick Bonetti
Jul 24, 20259 min read


Seeds for Cultural Evolution
Carter Phipps gave a talk on Seed Cultures at Steve McIntosh 's monthly Zoom group. His presentation is now available to view on the...

Rick Bonetti
Jul 23, 20252 min read


Snowmass Interreligious Conference
https://youtu.be/JQPlhdbfrC8?si=_kgjXr81yfUljF40 The Snowmass Interreligious Conference was held from 1984 until 2015 by Father Thomas...

Rick Bonetti
Jul 14, 20252 min read


Human Energy for Work & Life
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RJjG54LI4SE Human Energy has released the above video of the June 12, 2025, New York City Salon: Human...

Rick Bonetti
Jul 14, 20251 min read


Rogue Valley Farm Tour
July 20, 2025 , from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. PDT - Rogue Valley Farm Tour with 30 farms participating. Medford Food Co-op will have brochures,...

Rick Bonetti
Jul 14, 20251 min read


August 2025 EcoSpiritual Calendar
Here's a list of some upcoming online and Rogue Valley in-person eco-spiritual activities that may interest you.

Rick Bonetti
Jul 13, 20255 min read


AI and National Security
The President's AI Policy On January 20, 2025 , the President issued Executive Order 14148 , revocation of the Biden-Harris AI Executive Order 14110 of October 30, 2023 (Safe, Secure, and Trustworthy Development and Use of Artificial Intelligence), "which hampered the private sector's ability to innovate in AI by imposing burdensome government requirements restricting private sector AI development and deployment." On January 23, 2025 , the President issued an Executive Or

Rick Bonetti
Jul 13, 20254 min read


OBBB and the Oregon Environment
The OBBB is the most anti-environment and anti-climate bill in history.

Rick Bonetti
Jul 5, 20252 min read


Conscious Living, Empowerment, and Inspiration
Spiritual community for generations X, Y, and Z usually does not mean church or organized religion, but several networks offer resources for conscious living, empowerment, and inspiration. Community is created both in person and online.

Rick Bonetti
Jun 28, 20256 min read


A Catalytic Hub for Evolving Collective Consciousness
The Human Energy Project is a catalytic hub for evolving collective consciousness. The non-profit organization was founded "to share a...

Rick Bonetti
Jun 27, 20252 min read


Empire of AI
What should we be doing in the face of the rise of a new sort of intelligence? Can there be such a thing as an ethical AI? And in what...

Rick Bonetti
Jun 26, 20252 min read


Global Sustainability
This Image was generated by ChatGPT and has errors in only showing 6 Ages (missing the Ocean Age 1,500-1,800 BCE and using a wrong image for the Industrial Age). It is shown here to illustrate both the potential power and problems with AI technology, which has accelerated since Sachs' 2020 book! Jeffrey D. Sachs' 2020 book T he Ages of Globalization: Geography, Technology, and Institutions grew out of three lectures given in 2017 at the Oxford School of Geography and Environ

Rick Bonetti
Jun 26, 20253 min read


July 2025 Eco-Spiritual Calendar
Here's a list of some upcoming online and Rogue Valley in-person eco-spiritual activities that may interest you. Check back, as this post will be updated during July as we get additional information, and a new calendar listing will come out in late July 2025. Don't be intimidated by the scope of this list; choose to participate in just what calls to you. June 25, 2025 - July 30, 2025 , Wednesday evenings from 5-7 p.m. PDT - The Cobb Institute offers Exploring Crises and Pos

Rick Bonetti
Jun 24, 20255 min read


Science, Religion, and Society
June 22–29, 2025 - The Institute on Religion in an Age of Science (IRAS) 2025 Conference : Spiritual Experience: A Scientific,...

Rick Bonetti
Jun 24, 20251 min read
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