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US: China's Human Rights Record Worsened In 2008 - AHN


guardian.co.ukUS: China's Human Rights Record Worsened In 2008AHNThe 2008 Country Reports on Human Rights Practices said cultural and religious repression of ethnic minorities got worse in the mainly Muslim province of Xinjiang and in Buddhist Tibet. The repression peaked during protests in Tibe ...>

NORTHERN MICHIGAN: Single Candidate for Bishop Has Buddhist Lay … - Virtue Online


Religious Intelligence LtdNORTHERN MICHIGAN: Single Candidate for Bishop Has Buddhist Lay ...Virtue Online, PAKevin Thew Forrester, has received a Buddhist lay ordination. He was still elected on the first ballot receiving 88 percent of the delegate votes and 91 percent of congregational votes ...>

'Reactionary' Ringtones Spark Arrests In Tibet - NPR


CTV.ca'Reactionary' Ringtones Spark Arrests In TibetNPRby Anthony Kuhn Woeser, pictured here at a Buddhist temple in Beijing, is one of Tibet's most outspoken authors. She has recently blogged about underground Tibetan protest music. All Things Considered, February 25, 2009 · Police in ...>

US lashes 'brutal' Myanmar rights record - AFP


AFPUS lashes 'brutal' Myanmar rights recordAFPMyanmar, formerly known as Burma, crushed a 2007 uprising led by Buddhist monks, killing at least 31 people, according to the UN. In May last year, a cyclone left 138000 people dead or missing. "The regime showed contempt for the welfare of ...>

Whose Buddhism and Which Science? - UCLA International Institute


UCLA International InstituteWhose Buddhism and Which Science?UCLA International Institute, CA23, 2009, lecture was sponsored by the UCLA Center for Buddhist Studies. Lopez is a familiar name on standard texts and reference works in the field, and is coeditor with UCLA's Robert Buswell on a ...>

FACTBOX-China, Vietnam, N.Korea draw US rights criticism - Reuters


FACTBOX-China, Vietnam, N.Korea draw US rights criticismReutersChina's cultural and religious repression of ethnic minorities worsened in predominantly Muslim Xinjiang and in Buddhist Tibet, and abuses peaked around the Olympic Games. The government harassed and detained signatories of the Cha ...>

3-3 Vote Keeps Civil Union Bill In Committee - MSNBC


Boston Globe3-3 Vote Keeps Civil Union Bill In CommitteeMSNBCOn Monday, a group of Christian, Buddhist and Jewish clergy signed a declaration of support for the bill. The bill would also recognize same-sex marriage, civil unions and domestic partnerships from other states. Outside the Capitol, signw ...>

The spiritualty of Leonard Cohen - Dallas Morning News


New York TimesThe spiritualty of Leonard CohenDallas Morning News, TXThe profile examines the role that religion plays in the life and works of Cohen, an observant Jew who spent five years living in a Zen Buddhist monastery. How does he reconcile his Jewish faith with his appreciation for Buddh ...>

Clergy Members Voice Support For Civil Unions - MSNBC


Boston GlobeClergy Members Voice Support For Civil UnionsMSNBCThe members of the alliance representing Christian, Jewish and Buddhist faiths signed a declaration supporting same sex civil unions in front of the Capitol. "We see this as a fundamental issue of civil rights, the basic rights guara ...>

Three people set themselves on fire near China’s Tiananmen Square - Christian Science Monitor


Three people set themselves on fire near China’s Tiananmen SquareChristian Science Monitor, MABy Peter Ford | Staff writer 02.25.09 When three people set themselves on fire Wednesday not far from Tiananmen Square, the first thing that came to my mind was that they were Tibetans – perhaps ...>

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