Gandhi, fighter without a sword! (IANS via Yahoo! India News)
Gandhi, the Mahatma, truly considered himself a citizen of the world though he worked for the freedom of the Indian nation from foreign yoke. ‘My religion has no geographical boundaries,’ he explained to Kakasaheb Kalekar. ‘If I have a living faith in it, it will transcend my love for India herself.’ It was that brand of religion that taught him to believe in the soul and rely solely on soul …
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Gandhi, fighter without a sword! (EARTHtimes.org)
Gandhi, the Mahatma, truly considered himself a citizen of the world though he worked for the freedom of the Indian nation from foreign yoke. ‘My religion has no geographical boundaries,’ he explained to Kakasaheb Kalekar. ‘If I have a living faith in it, it will transc
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Further Thoughts On The Family: Growing Pains, Father And Son - Jihad Unspun
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Further Thoughts On The Family: Growing Pains, Father And Son
Jihad Unspun, Canada - But the way that he related to his religion throughout all these years had undergone little change. He still believed that he was a far better 'Muslim' than … |
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Above and beyond religion - New Zealand Herald
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Above and beyond religion
New Zealand Herald, New Zealand - Followers at Fo Guang Shan temple abide by the philosophy of Humanistic Buddhism, which Mr Young said teaches members to be more outward in their approach … |
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Why Did Israel Attack Syria? (Middle East Online)
For two years Bashar al-Assad has been offering a generous peace deal to Israel on the Golan Heights that Tel Aviv has refused to consider. This week, Syria made a further gesture towards peace with an offer on another piece of territory occupied by Israel, the Shebaa Farms, says Jonathan Cook .
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Above and beyond religion (The New Zealand Herald)
Most temples are built with the aim of being solely a place of worship. But New Zealand’s largest Buddhist temple has bigger plans than that.
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Neocon Catholic leaders on their heels - Scoop.co.nz
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Neocon Catholic leaders on their heels
Scoop.co.nz, New Zealand - Michael Novak, a neoconservative author and philosopher who currently holds the George Frederick Jewett Scholar in Religion, Philosophy, and Public Policy … |
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Buddhists strive to unlock inner, outer potential - Yakima Herald-Republic
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Buddhists strive to unlock inner, outer potential
Yakima Herald-Republic, WA - 'This Buddhism is more of a philosophy than a religion," says the 49-year-old Ahalt, who's been practicing it now for two dozen years. "It's a way to be. … |
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Lecture series will shed light on Hart exhibit - Louisville Courier-Journal
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Lecture series will shed light on Hart exhibit
Louisville Courier-Journal, KY - Novak has a 1966 master's degree in history and the philosophy of religion degree from Harvard University. Nov. 12: 6 p.m., Elaine Chao Auditorium, … |
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Tyranny in Tehran (The Observer)
Baiting Bush, denying the Holocaust… Iran’s hardline president, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, has also been busy dealing with simmering unrest within his own borders.
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