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Ruth Ozeki's 'A Tale for the Time Being' is a diary, a puzzle, a novel
Ruth Ozeki opens her third novel, "A Tale for the Time Being," with a small deception — or, more accurately, a sleight of hand. Forgoing context or explanation, she plunges us into the diary of a 16-year-old Japanese girl named Nao. The language...Tags: Alzheimer's Disease, Religion and Belief, Literature, Authors, Arts and Culture
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Dalai Lama to speak at University of Maryland
The Dalai Lama, the spiritual leader for Tibetan Buddhists, will speak in May at the University of Maryland as part of the Sadat Lecture for Peace, an annual series that has drawn world leaders such as Madeleine Albright, Nelson Mandela and Jimmy Carter....Tags: Education, Mohamed ElBaradei, College Park (Prince George's, Maryland), Religion and Belief, Colleges and Universities
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Judith L. Colligan, Howard County activist
Judith L. Colligan, a Howard County activist whose work included putting an end to human trafficking, aiding city children through Agape House and founding a meditation group, died Jan. 19 of heart failure at her home in Columbia. She was 71.
"Judy had...Tags: Edward G. Robinson, Frederick (Frederick, Maryland), Heart Failure, Religion and Belief, New York City
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The Boy Scouts and the atheists
Change of SubjectFrom Sunday's print column, which features another collection of dispatches from Somebody Nobody Asked™, America's pre-eminent unsolicited advice columnist Dear Boy Scouts of America: All signs suggest that your national board will lift the long-... -
Lebowski lovers: The Dude and the Zen Master riff in L.A.
The Dude held court in Los Angeles on Thursday night. Or his Dudeness, or Duder, or El Duderino if you're not into the whole brevity thing. Jeff Bridges, who played "the Dude" in the Coen brothers’ cult classic film “The Big Lebowski&...
Tags: Religion and Belief, Ethan Coen, McDonald's, Lloyd Bridges
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Tibetan exhibit at SAMA-Altoona
The Southern Alleghenies Museum of Art at Altoona will feature Tibetan Treasures: The Rezk Collection of Tibetan and Nepalese Art. The exhibition, which includes approximately seventy objects of Tibetan and Nepalese art spanning eight centuries,...
Tags: Movies, Arts, Entertainment, Religion and Belief, Artists
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Catholics see big gains in Congress: What does it mean?
Most postmortems of the 2012 elections have focused on its implications for the future of the Republican Party, the rise of the Latino vote or the continued polarization of the country by party and region. But here’s a takeaway you probably haven&...
Tags: Protestantism, Religion and Belief, Paul Ryan, Islam, Interreligious Dialogue
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Christmas is for people of all faiths
SACRAMENTO — My wife was an atheist who loved Christmas. She loved the giving. Loved the smiles on the grandkids' faces. Loved decorating the tree. Really loved the big old, bright Christmas tree in Capitol Park. Loved the food and made a...Tags: Christmas, United States Census Bureau, Religion and Belief, Belief and Faith, Islam
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Petoskey musician hosts benefit concert
Kayla Jo Cross, a 2009 Petoskey High School graduate, will perform — among other local talents — during a benefit concert on Saturday, Dec. 8, an effort to raise funds for her trip with the Global Service Corps, an international service...
Tags: Religion and Belief, Entertainment, Music Industry, Trips and Vacations, Music
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The appeal of Buddhism
Contributing WriterEditor’s note: This is the last article in an 11-part series on Buddhism. Buddhism does not appeal to everybody, but it does appeal to some. Why? Here are a few of the reasons. In 1982, I participated, along with 59 other “students," in...Tags: Philosophy, Religion and Belief, Interreligious Dialogue, Environmental Issues, Ecosystems
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Congress: It’s not just for white Protestants anymore
The Religion WorldReligion News Service reporter David Gibson writes about the religious diversity of the 113th Congress: (RNS) Three Buddhists, a Hindu and a “none” will walk into the 113th Congress, and it’s no joke. Rather, it’s a series of &#... -
Buddhism and the supernatural
Contributing WriterEditor’s note: This is the 10th part of an 11-part series on Buddhism. It is sometimes said that Buddhism is devoid of anything supernatural, including a divinity. Such a claim is, perhaps, overly simple. As is so often the case in speaking of any...Tags: Plastic Art, Separation of Church and State, Religion and Belief, Animals, Japan
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