Pro-Truth Pledge: Expanded Version

Pro-Truth Pledge

(New Horizons/Small “Zones Of Peace” Project “expanded” version)

To take the Pro-Truth Pledge -- and -- become a participant of the New Horizons/Small "Zones of Peace" grassroots, local and regional Truth Or Dare Movement, along with promoting the "original" Pro-Truth Pledge's global movement, sign up here. 

To take the “original” Pro-Truth Pledge and join the global movement behind it, visit ProTruthPledge.org 

The Pro-Truth Pledge is a project of Intentional Insights, a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization.

I Pledge My Earnest Efforts To The Following Principles And Practices: 

I Honor Truth because --

• Abiding by truth is ethical and moral. This is a universal law of human dynamics;
• Trust and cooperation require truth-telling;
• Authentic communication requires truth;
• Human dignity and respect require truth telling;
• Truth and truth-telling bring order out of chaos to human affairs;
• At its optimum, highest level when exchanged with others, along with compassion and caring, truth-telling and truth listening help me feel as if I am soaring! 

I Show Honor to Truth by --

• Acknowledging: acknowledging when others share true information, even when we disagree otherwise; 
• Reevaluating: reevaluating if my information is challenged, retracting it if I cannot verify it;
• Defending: defending others when they come under attack for sharing true information, even when we disagree otherwise; 
• Aligning: aligning my opinions and my actions with true information. 

I Share Truth by honoring these –

• Holding an intent to keep talking to one another, rather than casting others aside, seeking the fullest truths we can cooperatively discover;
• Dialoguing with one another while avoiding debate;
• Leaning in to the truths of one another with an open mind and respectful listening;
  
• Exploring the basis, in facts, for differences.

I Share Truth through these –

• Verifying: fact-checking information to confirm it is true before accepting and sharing it;
• Balancing: sharing the whole truth, even if some aspects do not support my opinion; 
• Citing: sharing my sources and resources so that others can verify my information; 
• Clarifying: distinguishing between my opinion and the facts. 

I Encourage Truth by –
Role modeling authenticity, non-defensiveness, compassionate listening, maintaining an openness to learning and by being as pro-active as possible in resolving conflicts.

Fixing: asking people to retract information that reliable sources have disproved even if they are my allies 
Educating: compassionately informing those around me to stop using unreliable data and sources even if these sources support my opinion 
Deferring: recognize the opinions of experts as more likely to be accurate when the facts are disputed 
Celebrating: celebrate those who retract incorrect statements and update their beliefs toward the truth