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The Secular Buddha
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Sunday, 29 June 08 - 04:28 PM (GMT) By Chris Ward in General |
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Stephen Batchelor gave an interesting lecture on his planned book describing the ‘drama within the Dhamma’ and examining the political and social context of the Buddha’s life. This was one of two opening talks at the recent (27th – 29th June 2008) British Buddhist Landsca...
Buddhist Faith School?
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Thursday, 19 June 08 - 12:16 PM (GMT) By Chris Ward in Education |
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In the article 'Faith and Education - A Potent Mix' Shahid Naqvi writes a good article about the proposal to set up a new state funded Buddhist faith school in Birmingham which is also reported here. He highlights the concerns of many that : Those who are against these generally object on three a...
Comment loss!
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Saturday, 14 June 08 - 07:39 PM (GMT) By TG Staff in General |
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In attempting to set parameters to prevent the constant posting of comments advertising pharmaceutical products, I am very sorry to say that all comments from all news postings have been permanently deleted from display. It would be a pity if we could not repost some of the lost comments, since t...
Spirit worship is not Buddhist
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Thursday, 12 June 08 - 10:43 AM (GMT) By TG Staff in Faith and Religion |
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Towards the end of May 2008 His Holiness the Dalai Lama gave five days of teaching in Nottingham. As usual this proved a very popular event. However, various protesters appeared outside the Nottingham arena. One significant group comprised Chinese students protesting against what is portrayed as ...
Is your MP religious?
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Wednesday, 28 May 08 - 01:28 PM (GMT) By Chris Ward in Politics and economy |
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The dust has started to settle over the recent votes on the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill. To the surprise of some, all votes went in favour of the proposals in their entirety. This was in spite of considerable lobbying by a range of religious and pro-life groups, and a great deal of me...
Where are the Bhikkunis?
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Tuesday, 20 May 08 - 10:39 AM (GMT) By TG Staff in Faith and Religion |
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In common with many religious traditions, Buddhism treats women as having a lower status than men. Compared to some faiths, Buddhism is relatively enlightened, however, there has been a continuing debate over the absence of female bhikkunis in the Theravadan tradition which is dominant in Thailan...
Buddhists and the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill
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Tuesday, 20 May 08 - 08:53 AM (GMT) By TG Staff in Health and therapy |
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The Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill is generating important ethical debates that have seen some Christian religious representatives claiming it is proposing to allow ‘Frankenstein’ creations and weakening the traditional family. Over two days, MPs will be addressing these ques...
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