It’s Theology, Not Baseball: Misunderstanding Iraq’s Sectarian Conflicts
Nothing is as conducive to global radical mobilization as an exclusive theological summons.
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Trans Protections in India and Malta; Death-by-Stoning Law in Brunei; Church-State Divides on Marriage
All that and more from this week’s global LGBT recap.
Read MoreAnti-Gay Celebration in Uganda; Weddings in England; ‘Francis Effect’ at the Vatican
The weekly global LGBT recap.
Read MoreGlobal LGBT Recap: Homogeopolitics; Dalai Lama Says Gay is OK; Pope Says Civil Unions May Be
Vatican official opposes Uganda’s anti-gay law, but local bishops mum for the moment
Read MoreHis Holiness, Inc.: The Dalai Lama as a 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?
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Some Thoughts on 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.
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Yes, the Navy Yard Shooter Was a 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.
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Will Mindfulness Change the World? Daniel Goleman Isn’t Sure
Daniel Goleman is best known as the author of Emotional Intelligence, the title of which…
Read MoreIs the NY Times “Dumbing Down” Religion?
TNR’s literary editor accuses the Times of “running promotions for praying in tongues.”
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Material(ist) Girl: A Philosopher Argues Against the 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!”
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