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Sera Monastery, Tibet

  On the streets of Lhasa during my lunch break, I saw a woman with a long table on which she served ramen noodles from a heaping huge bowl.  In Tibet, Muslim women wear elegant black snoods, and this...

0 comments    travel buddhism tibet
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Who Are the Amish?

The Amish is a Christian sect which is descendant from the Mennonites Movement, after the Dutch Anabaptist leader Menno Simons. In the middle Ages, many Christian sects emerged including one which was called...

18 comments    religion car america
Joseph Moschetti profile image65

Politics and The Law

We have entered a new era in the last ten years where Terrorism has created its own niche in the world. All prior wars of any significance have been conducted by one country against another for whatever...

2 comments    politics capitalism wars
Corporate Spying61

Hi, Friend; I've Got My Eye On You!

It isn't until your brow begins to wrinkle with age that you realize how fast the news of the day becomes history. And, as an ancient expression goes, the older you get the faster the time goes. We were just kids during WW II. To a man, though, we were patriotic, almost jingoistic.

12 comments    business politics video
Freedom Of Religion?75

Why School Prayer Is Wrong For America

I made a commitment to daily prayer in late 1983 so I come to this issue with some experience. In fact, it's only fair to warn the reader that I think my faith second to none (including the Jimmy Swaggarts,...

0 comments    religious freedom school prayer
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Switzerland's Ban on Minarets

The recent ban in Switzerland and the subsequent shock and reactions around the world has a lot to do with the West's view of Muslims and Islam, particularly since 9/11. The Rusdie affair and other Muslim...

2 comments    love politics switzerland
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Myths About Church and State

Myth number 1 Our founding fathers called for “separation between church and state.” Truth: the constitution states: “Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or...

2 comments    politics religion government
Jeffersonman 1776 profile image56

Poitics, Religion and other topics not to be discussed at the dinner table

Thomas Jefferson, the third President of the United States, one of the Founding Fathers , and the principal author of  the Declaration of Independence, borrowed these words, "WE HOLD THESE TRUTHS TO BE...

1 comment    politics god jesus
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Obama, Beyond the Cairo Speech

                 Obama, Beyond the Cairo Speech     American foreign policy is based on the strategic economic and military interests of Washington and no single American president can...

0 comments    america barack obama democracy
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How much progress we could have in the world if all religions were peaceful

Personal conduct is one of the easiest ways to make progress towards peace between world religions. After all, if everyone decided not to contribute to contention, the issue would disappear entirely....

0 comments    religion freedom world peace
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