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Guest BloggersAugust 8, 2013

Punks vs. Monks: Rockers Speak Out Against Genocide in Myanmar

By M. Sophia Newman

Punk rockers in Myanmar are gaining international attention for publicly denouncing Buddhist monks’ genocidal treatment of Muslim minorities.

(A)theologies, Politics/Law, ScienceJuly 1, 2009

Teaching the Dalai Lama’s Monks: Better Religion Through Science

By Arri Eisen

A scientist/professor in an experimental program teaching science to the Dalai Lama’s monks explains why this project is so much bigger than this one program, bigger even than working to reconcile religion and science. Think: globalization.

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- 22 hours ago

"Authoritarians and fascists don’t have a majority in the U.S., but with the Big Lie, conservatives have found a myth, a stab-in-the-back-myth, which serves directly as a tool of demonization and mobilization," writes @ardenthistorian: https://t.co/jy3zkvX2vb

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"In order for the center-left to attract the soft right to join its movement, discussion about the Occupation must be muted, or excluded,"writes Shaul Magid. "In a sense, the Occupation is essentially sacrificed for the larger cause of Jewish democracy." https://t.co/KcYJGvgq2s

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- 2 days ago

Watch the full CNN segment here to see @C_Stroop explain the intent behind the "inclusive" sounding ad campaign in the long run: https://t.co/2uV3pMNMmV

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