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Sean
With world headlines fixed on the return to Libya of convicted terrorist Abdelbaset Ali Mohmed Al-Megrahi, I have watched these last couple of weeks as deep sorrow over the loss of 270 innocent people has... More »
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As a child of the 1970s and early 1980s, the only exposure I ever received to world events took place during a five-minute segment on the evening news. The American TV broadcaster ABC would always... More »
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Clipped from my blog, http://www.dharmamonkey.com/wp A recent conversation here on this blog about an effort to create a counterpart to the Universal Declaration of Human Rights that focuses on compassion as the single unifying factor... More »
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In last Saturday’s Washington Post, Karen Armstrong, a respected expert on comparative theology, reminds us that compassion is the cornerstone of each of the world’s major religions. All the great religious sages insist that compassion... More »
Sean
With the Summer Olympics now upon us, I’ve turned the question of Tibet over in my mind a hundred times, trying to reconcile the grievous actions taken there by the Chinese Communists with the fact... More »
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I took dinner to a friend’s house last night, and when arrived at his condo building, there wasn’t a single parking space within two blocks. So I parked illegally on the corner, knowing full well... More »
Sean
New Jersey’s governor signed a law today banning capital punishment, making it one of only 14 states and the District of Columbia to outlaw execution as punishment for a crime. It’s a bold step, but... More »
Sean
Shawn and I walked our dog Gaia together this morning, and while we were out, a man stopped his car and asked for directions.As we spoke, another car came up behind him with the driver... More »
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Crossposted from my blog: http://www.dharmamonkey.com/wp Last night, I watched a two-minute clip of Tammy Faye Messner’s television appearance this week with Larry King, and this morning, I watched more of the interview on YouTube. In... More »
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Clipped from my blog: http://www.dharmamonkey.com/wp The Taipai Times reports today that representatives of His Holiness are in Beijing for a sixth round of direct discussions with the Chinese government regarding the status of Tibet. Organizations... More »
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