Posts Tagged ‘Dalai Lama’
Apr 6 2018  |
Tags: Aasif Mandvi, Augustine, Bilal Zafar, Bob Alper, cartoons, Charlie Hebdo, Christianity, Dalai Lama, Eman El Husseini, Farid Abdelkrim Hasan Minhaj, G.K. Chesterton, Guz Khan, Hasan Minhaj, humor, Imran Yusuf, Interfaith, Islam, Jerry Seinfeld, Jess Salomon, Judaism, laughter, Maysoon Zayid, millennials, Mohammed Amer, MUJU, Nish Kumar, prejudice, religion, Sadia Azmat, Salma Hindy, Samia Orosemane, Shazia Mirza, stereotypes, Tez Ilyas, The Bearded One, Thomas Aquinas
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Humor can be offensive and divisive, especially jokes about sensitive issues, such as race and religion. But research is showing religious humor also can have a big upside, one that can help us move past religious stereotypes that divide communities, nations and regions. If humor works, then a key question becomes: Will we choose to laugh together?
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Mar 14 2016  |
Tags: Asia, Buddhism, China, Christianity, climate change, Confucianism, Dalai Lama, Daoism, ecological civilization, ecology, Environment, global warming, Hinduism, Industrial Revolution, Judaism, Laudato Si, Pope Francis, religion and nature, Sambha, sustainability, Tibet
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Religious communities may have come late to the environmental movement, but they are starting to make a major impact. The landmark encyclical from Pope Francis calling on the world to engage in a new dialogue about how we are shaping the future of our planet is one example of a growing religious environmentalism. Amid a global financial downturn, religious groups, with their commitments to both caring for the Earth and human development, are uniquely positioned to help seek ways to develop public policies that balance economic needs with the protection of the planet. But do they have the will, and are people ready to listen?
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