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    The Rise of the "Nones" — Why are so many Americans religiously unaffiliated? Paid Member

    Posted by Alex Caring-Lobel on 15 Oct 2012
    According to the Pew Forum on Religion and Public Life, the number of Americans who do not identify with any religion is on the rise. These unaffiliated, or "nones," currently number at 46 million—about one in five Americans. The rate of unaffiliated among adults under 30 numbers significantly higher at about one in three Americans. More »
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    Buddha Buzz: Buddhist News from Around the World, Week of October 8 Paid Member

    Posted by Emma Varvaloucas on 12 Oct 2012
    In the wake of last week's attack on Buddhist temples and homes in Bangladesh, various news sources have reported that between 100 and 300 people have been arrested. In Burma last Friday, Buddhist monks protested in front of the Bangladesh embassy in Rangoon, although judging by the photo below, the protest was not entirely focused on Muslim-Buddhist relations. More »
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    H.H. the Dalai Lama Meets Dave Matthews Paid Member

    Posted by Emma Varvaloucas on 10 Oct 2012
    Straight from the Dalai Lama's Twitter feed, it's His Holiness with Dave Matthews last night at the Common Ground for Peace Forum at Syracuse University. Maybe a collaboration is in the future! (We're kind of kidding, but really, wouldn't that be cool?) More »
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    Buddha Buzz: Buddhist News from Around the World, Week of October 1 Paid Member

    Posted by Emma Varvaloucas on 05 Oct 2012
    It all started in a small phone repair shop in southeast Bangladesh last Saturday, when a Buddhist man in his twenties accidentally Facebook-tagged himself in a photo of a burned Koran. Others in the shop saw the photo, and the news spread around the Muslim community. By Sunday, a mob had gathered, converging on the Buddhist villages in the area of Cox's Bazar. Together they torched at least 10 Buddhist temples and burned and vandalized more than 100 Buddhist homes. The police had calmed the situation by dawn, but the damage had already been done. More »
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    Buddha Buzz: Wolverines, Starbucks, and a Buddhist Statue from Outer Space Paid Member

    Posted by Emma Varvaloucas on 28 Sep 2012
    For someone whose job consists of (among other things, I swear) writing about the news every week, I don't like reading the news all that much. It's just too depressing. So forgive me while I indulge myself in something much more fun.Hey there, Hugh Jackman.The promotional posters for the next Wolverine movie have been released, with Jackman standing in front of what looks like a Buddhist temple (see, this had relevance after all). The movie is set in Japan, so now I'm wondering: is it going to have a Buddhist theme? We'll have to wait until next July to find out. More »
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    Aung San Suu Kyi Speaks with Ann Curry at the Columbia University World Leaders Forum Paid Member

    Posted by Alex Caring-Lobel on 24 Sep 2012
    This past Saturday Daw Aung San Suu Kyi, chair of the National League for Democracy, Member of Burmese Parliament, and recipient of the 1991 Nobel Peace Prize, spoke with NBC News anchor Ann Curry about Burma’s future at the Columbia University World Leaders Forum. Sharon Salzberg, Vipassana teacher and frequent Tricycle contributor, reflects on the event. More »