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How much do you know about religion?
And how do you compare with the average American? Here’s your chance to find out. http://features.pewforum.org/quiz/us-religious-knowledge/index.php Filed under: beliefs, Literacy, Religion, Right...
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Annie Besant
Today is the 163rd anniversary of the birth of Annie Besant, a principal in the Theosophist movement of the 19th Century and an influential campaigner for human rights and Indian self-rule. A...
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Vacation With The Dead
The traditions of most religions, including many Buddhist sects, encourage us to contemplate death, our place in the world, and in the hereafter. No one does it more determinedly than the Christians...
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Happy…and not religious
Three of the top 5 happiest nations, according to a recent poll, are also among the top ten least religious. via RNS Blog: \\\”Happy…and not religious\\\”. Filed under: beliefs, Philosophy, psychology,...
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Thou Shalt Not Kill. Unless…
A thoughtful, well-written article, by a man who earned the right to his opinion by confronting Texas “morality” at close range. How many of us have thought this carefully about the homicides...
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Lost Generation — YouTube
This is really clever. Thanks, Pat. via YouTube – Lost Generation. Filed under: beliefs, Commentary, Mindfulness, Philosophy, Right Speech Tagged: writers, writing
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Bodhisattvas
A pair of 72-year-old scientists, saying they have much to be grateful for and little to lose, have formed the Skilled Veterans Corps, enlisting volunteers willing to venture into the radioactive...
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What will be the direction of American Buddhism?
GARRISON, N.Y. — Crosses still adorn one wall of this former Roman Catholic monastery, but a 6-foot golden Buddha now anchors the main room. The meditation hall, also used as a meeting space, is where...
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What’s an American Buddhist?
American Buddhism’s numbers are booming. Published just over three years ago, an American Religious Identification Survey survey showed that from the years 1990 to 2000, Buddhism grew 170 percent in...
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Religious Debate? Or Battle?
I wrote this a couple of years ago. Given the current atmosphere of (in)tolerance that seems to pervade America, I thought it might be appropriate to link back to it. I believe it is fine to debate...
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Oldest Buddhist Shrine Uncovered In Nepal May Push Back Buddha’s Birth Date
The excavations showed that older wooden structures lay beneath the walls of the later brick Buddhist shrine. The layout of that more recent shrine duplicates the layout of the earlier wooden...
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Oldest Buddhist Shrine Uncovered In Nepal May Push Back Buddha’s Birth Date
The excavations showed that older wooden structures lay beneath the walls of the later brick Buddhist shrine. The layout of that more recent shrine duplicates the layout of the earlier wooden...
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