https://politicalresearch.org/ The latest research related to dalai lama en https://religiondispatches.org/2023/05/31/dalai-lamas-suck-my-tongue-controversy-reveals-centuries-old-christian-distortion In February 2023, Tenzin Gyatso, the 14 th Dalai Lama, appeared in Dharamshala, India at an event sponsored by the M3M Foundation , a philanthropic initiative established by the M3M Group—real-estate developers committed to “magnificence in the trinity of men… Wed, 31 May 2023 03:11:52 EDT Geoffrey Goble 2eb4f98d-e807-40ed-ad2d-403b9aedfea0 https://religiondispatches.org/2022/04/26/christian-health-sharing-ministries-arent-all-corrupt-heres-why-they-are-problem In my previous column here at RD , I used historical retrospective and my personal memories of the 1990s era Christian opposition to “Hillarycare” to contextualize the colossal failure of Sharity, a major Christian health sharing ministry (CHSM) that’s currently… Tue, 26 Apr 2022 04:41:19 EDT Chrissy Stroop 0d949d82-ef1a-4306-9c98-beb7b280fdcd https://religiondispatches.org/2022/03/21/failure-grasp-distinct-character-and-history-eastern-christianity-compromising-our Since the Russian invasion of Ukraine began three weeks ago, it’s likely you’ve heard the term Russian World (or Russkii Mir ). It’s easy to conflate this concept with nostalgia for the Soviet Union (it’s just another term for Russia… Mon, 21 Mar 2022 01:14:17 EDT Katherine Kelaidis 9dda69ec-56e9-4d8e-930f-e183c4100433 https://religiondispatches.org/2017/01/12/talking-religious-terrorist-turkey-wants-trump-extradite Turkey wants Fethullah Gulen extradited to face charges that he was involved in the failed coup attempt against the Turkish strong man, Recip Erdogan, several months ago. Thu, 12 Jan 2017 08:12:27 EST Mark Juergensmeyer 446ca548-637c-43d9-baa1-e5d2614a3524 https://religiondispatches.org/2016/11/07/ross-douthat-trump-womens-fault-not-having-more-babies According to NYT columnist Ross Douthat, the lousy choices available to us on election day are all women’s fault. Mon, 07 Nov 2016 11:35:57 EST Patricia Miller 6af4dd55-795a-4787-9b88-c83fd0a78a89 https://religiondispatches.org/2015/11/13/if-modestos-public-schools-can-teach-world-religions-it-can-happen-anywhere I like to give my friends a pop quiz: what is the only public high school district in the country with a mandatory course in world religions? First they wonder aloud whether or not it is even legal to teach… Fri, 13 Nov 2015 05:28:51 EST Jonathan Homrighausen 37a25080-e669-448d-98a4-d068bde5fa83 https://religiondispatches.org/2015/05/20/who-would-buddha-bomb Last week, dozens of senior Buddhist teachers and leaders converged on Washington, D.C. for an historic first meeting with U.S. government leaders. The gathering offered the assembled a chance to explore ways to encourage greater civic engagement and political action… Wed, 20 May 2015 10:04:52 EDT Daniel Clarkson Fisher b72cc304-5b79-4a1e-be28-cf2bbe4e6a15 https://religiondispatches.org/2015/05/18/predicting-future-religion-thought-experiment Polls are good, but a crystal ball might be better. Mon, 18 May 2015 10:57:10 EDT Ed Simon d5004cb0-1124-4589-869f-888154e0974d https://religiondispatches.org/2015/05/15/ministries-presence-report-nepal American Christians in earthquake-ravaged Nepal—but not evangelism as usual. Fri, 15 May 2015 05:50:10 EDT Cathleen Falsani 019bba33-67ae-4611-8161-60b604449e78 https://religiondispatches.org/2014/08/13/bill-stone-gays-death-introduced-kenya This week’s global LGBT justice roundup, with a focus on Africa. Wed, 13 Aug 2014 05:37:05 EDT Peter Montgomery 1e0fb274-f806-4baf-b434-2574064586ce https://religiondispatches.org/2014/08/12/its-theology-not-baseball-misunderstanding-iraqs-sectarian-conflicts Nothing is as conducive to global radical mobilization as an exclusive theological summons. Tue, 12 Aug 2014 12:37:13 EDT Amyn B. Sajoo 2c975bbd-f8bf-4fb3-8437-7b2bf61cee5d https://religiondispatches.org/2014/04/18/trans-protections-india-and-malta-death-stoning-law-brunei-church-state-divides-marriage All that and more from this week’s global LGBT recap. Fri, 18 Apr 2014 02:36:34 EDT Peter Montgomery cf6f40c6-e9a9-40f5-807e-0c8b5eff0a8b https://religiondispatches.org/2014/04/03/anti-gay-celebration-uganda-weddings-england-francis-effect-vatican The weekly global LGBT recap. Thu, 03 Apr 2014 02:46:03 EDT Peter Montgomery 31880bd3-6237-4cf9-8c69-417267383715 https://religiondispatches.org/2014/03/06/global-lgbt-recap-homogeopolitics-dalai-lama-says-gay-ok-pope-says-civil-unions-may-be Vatican official opposes Uganda’s anti-gay law, but local bishops mum for the moment Thu, 06 Mar 2014 10:33:10 EST Peter Montgomery a9df99ce-e9f4-4a87-89d4-5cb801346b11 https://religiondispatches.org/2014/02/26/his-holiness-inc-dalai-lama-spiritual-mega-brand How do we learn to move beyond the commodification of education, of wisdom teachers like the Dalai Lama, of compassion itself? Does the Dalai Lama as mega-brand, as rock star, as spiritual presence, reinforce such commercial constructions or invite their dismantling? Wed, 26 Feb 2014 11:57:55 EST Elizabeth Drescher c9e0eaf5-0372-4ba9-985e-3ad75164b8be https://religiondispatches.org/2013/12/12/some-thoughts-richard-dawkins-terrible-tweet There are other senses in which the Muslim world, by and large, has not ‘excelled,’ and for that perhaps we should be grateful, not caustic. For you cannot claim the planet and eat it too. Nothing the Muslim world has accomplished can possibly compare to the harm done by Western technologies and modes of consumption. Thu, 12 Dec 2013 06:06:34 EST Haroon Moghul 6a294813-d56c-46b8-b306-5eef984bfc43 https://religiondispatches.org/2013/12/12/yes-navy-yard-shooter-was-buddhist Despite the fact that, like Buddhism, Islam prohibits murder, the two are treated quite differently when it comes to its adherents committing acts of violence. Thu, 12 Dec 2013 05:53:57 EST Joshua Eaton 69637f8d-1a88-4492-ad9d-f092a4955ab1 https://religiondispatches.org/2013/11/15/will-mindfulness-change-world-daniel-goleman-isnt-sure Daniel Goleman is best known as the author of Emotional Intelligence, the title of which has now become part of our everyday vocabulary. Since that book, Goleman has applied the basic idea—that we possess varying degrees of ability to work… Fri, 15 Nov 2013 05:03:19 EST Jay Michaelson 3d011385-d048-45f7-8c69-cf9fa466d30a https://religiondispatches.org/2013/11/12/ny-times-dumbing-down-religion TNR’s literary editor accuses the Times of “running promotions for praying in tongues.” Tue, 12 Nov 2013 01:11:38 EST Lisa Webster dec03f90-6a40-4e23-ae74-41adec27531a https://religiondispatches.org/2013/08/16/materialist-girl-philosopher-argues-against-soul The neurophilosopher, whose latest book argues that the brain is all we are, discusses yoga, her awkward talk with the Dalai Lama, the soul and what makes her want to tell someone to just “bugger off!” Fri, 16 Aug 2013 12:39:07 EDT Candace Chellew-Hodge f1978dd0-1561-4a78-8153-4fe8dadb9dcb https://religiondispatches.org/2013/08/08/author-response-commenters-buddhism-and-violence-article Asaram Bapu continues to make trouble, even without speaking. Thu, 08 Aug 2013 10:42:15 EDT M. Sophia Newman fa30f678-d99f-40b7-86e8-c0eb73b9fd97 https://religiondispatches.org/2013/06/18/ethics-tibetan-self-immolations As I write this piece, 119 Tibetans have set themselves on fire, choosing to end their lives to further the cause of the Tibetan people. Tupten Ngödrup, a former monk and the first Tibetan to immolate, took his own life in India in 1998. The next such act would not take place until 2009… Tue, 18 Jun 2013 06:38:04 EDT José Cabezón 35ac12c9-83de-4a7e-8a19-5fb66e3495e9 https://religiondispatches.org/2013/04/22/when-bad-weeks-happen-good-people Or maybe it’s not so simple. Mon, 22 Apr 2013 11:28:33 EDT Kate Blanchard ec9dff94-803e-4436-85cb-52d8e8f716f7 https://religiondispatches.org/2012/12/10/pope-follows-himself-twitter-echo-chamber At the end of the day, ministry without meaningful engagement is merely a form of advertising. Mon, 10 Dec 2012 11:57:01 EST Elizabeth Drescher 760f9abd-3062-4d4f-94db-8e9fe80cf4e0 https://religiondispatches.org/2012/12/03/did-dalai-lama-just-call-end-religion The Dalai Lama recommends a radical new approach: a religionless religion, stripped of myth, superstition, and narrow dogmatism, and focused on the practical work of transforming human behavior. Mon, 03 Dec 2012 12:47:32 EST Richard Schiffman bf756017-2d2a-423c-b3ed-33058e4c4ff9