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Our Purpose:

The Oracle Institute is a 501(c)(3) educational charity.
We serve as an Advocate for Enlightenment and a Vanguard for Spiritual Evolution
by operating a non-profit publishing house and an interfaith spirituality school.

The Peace Pentagon:

An Interfaith Retreat and Social Justice Center on the New River

Oracle is excited to announce that we are nearing our goal of building the first interfaith center in Grayson County, Virginia. The “Peace Pentagon” will be a place of interfaith study and worship, and a resource center for issues of social justice and conflict resolution. It will be located in Independence, Virginia, along the New River - the oldest river in the United States.

The Peace Pentagon has been designed in the shape of a Pentacle to represent the Christed or enlightened being which exists in each of us. The Pentacle also represents spiritual unification of the five primary religions: Hinduism, Judaism, Buddhism, Christianity, and Islam.

 

Peace Pentagon Update:

The religious discrimination lawsuit filed by Oracle against Grayson County for denying our zoning permit has been settled! And we are eternally grateful for the heroic efforts of our team of lawyers: John B. Donohue, Jr. Esquire and The Rutherford Institute. To learn more about the controversy surrounding the Peace Pentagon visit the Oracle Retreat Lawsuit page.

On December 13, 2011 we received our zoning permit and can now proceed with construction. Already, donors have contributed half of the money we need to build the Peace Pentagon. Therefore, we are stepping out in faith and commencing construction this spring!

To complete the Peace Pentagon, we are actively seeking a grant to match the donations already received from you - our friends and supporters. Please continue to show your support by making a tax-deductible donation today.

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The Five Primary Religions on Charity:

Hinduism: Charity that is given as a matter of duty, to a deserving candidate who does nothing in return, at the right place and time, is called a Saattvika [goodness] charity. (Bhagavad Gita 17:20)

Judaism: And all the assembly of the Israelites departed from the presence of Moses, and they came, every one whose heart stirred him up, and every one whom his spirit made willing, and they brought the Lord’s offering to the work of the tabernacle of the congregation. (Exodus 35:20)

Buddhism: It is not as a means of procuring my own happiness that I give in charity, but I love charity that I may do good to the world. (Jatakamala 4:16)

Christianity: Jesus looking at him, loved him and said, “You lack one thing. Go, sell what you own and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven. Then come, follow me.” (Mark 10:21)

Islam: God deprives usurious gains of all blessing; whereas He blesses charitable deeds with manifold increase. (Quran 2:276)

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