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July 2014

July 21, 2014

How should we define — and assess — atheism?

DANIEL ASKS: Is it becoming possible to be religious without believing in god? (the lower-case...

July 11, 2014

Do the words of the Dalai Lama matter to all Buddhists?

CNN reports the Dalai Lama --the spiritual leader of Tibet -- has urged his co-religionists...

April 2014

April 25, 2014

Buddhists boldly bully buzzed Brits

The obnoxious Englishman abroad is a well loved story in the British press. The opprobrium...

April 18, 2014

What does it mean to be transgendered in India?

Is it possible to write intelligently about sex in the non-Western world for an American...

January 2014

January 30, 2014

Read this story and weep! But ask a few more questions

Every now and then, I receive private emails, or emails sent through our contact link,...

September 2013

September 22, 2013

Pod people: Religion and mass shootings

The Crossroads podcast this week was devoted to discussion of covering shootings. And in the...

September 18, 2013

Did Aaron Alexis fall into a hole in ‘American’ Buddhism?

It's a sad comment on our age that, in the first tense hours after the...

September 16, 2013

Was the Navy gunman Buddhist? Does it matter?

Some 12 people were killed by a gunman at Washington, D.C.'s Navy Yards on Monday...

July 2013

July 31, 2013

Kudos for Quartz’s coverage of business and religion

“Business is religion, and religion is business,” said Maltbie Babcock. “The man who does not...

May 2013

May 07, 2013

Buddhism and horse-race politics

Campaign journalism is a favorite of reporters and readers alike. I am not a fan,...