Dalai Lama wows Maryland crowd, rubs noses with governor

Lauren Markoe | Religion News Service | May 9, 2013

The Dalai Lama came to Maryland as part of a six-city U.S. tour that will also bring him to Portland and Eugene, Ore.; Louisville; New Orleans; and Madison, Wis. To the Maryland crowd, he spoke of fighting between Catholics and Protestants in Northern Ireland, and Sunni and Shiite Muslims, and prescribed compassion and forgiveness as the cure for conflict.
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The Magic Word- preaching moderation

David Scott | Apr 22, 2013

After a week of extreme events - the bombings and killings in Boston- writer David Scott reflects on the need for moderation in all things- also a good lesson for today on Earth Day.
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FAV(e) PHOTOS: The pope, Passover and Easter

Kellie Kotraba | ColumbiaFAVS.com | Apr 5, 2013

March was a full month – and we've got a recap of major happenings from our own community and our partner sites across the country with this slideshow.
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Bhutan seeks to curb sexual diseases among Buddhist monks

Vishal Arora | Religion News Service | Apr 1, 2013

The health ministry got concerned when a dozen monks — including a 12-year-old — were diagnosed with sexual transmitted diseases a year later, Kuensel reports. At least five monks are known to be HIV-positive, the youngest being 19.
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Meet Bill DiNome, our faith and Constitutional issues writer

Amanda Greene | Mar 6, 2013

As the director of student media at the University of North Carolina Wilmington, Bill DiNome knows a thing or two about First Amendment issues, right speech and where faith issues meet the Constitution. He plans on sharing his views on those issues with us. 
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