Filipino Church Buys South Dakota Town

FilAm Star, News Report, Posted: May 17, 2012

A church in the Philippines purchased an abandoned, tiny exclave in Scenic, South Dakota for $700,000.

 

Gambling Episode Gives Bad Name to Korean Buddhism

 

Korea Times, News Report, Je-hae Do, Posted: May 17, 2012

The recent scandal involving gambling monks could not have erupted at a worse time for those spreading Korean Buddhism globally.

In S. Korea, Taxing Gambling Monks

 

Korea Times, News Report, Posted: May 11, 2012

The leadership of South Korea’s largest Buddhist order is scrambling to respond to the disclosure of a video clip showing monks gambling, drinking and smoking.

 

San Francisco Mayor Signs Civil Rights Ordinance

 

New America Media, News Report, Elliot Owen, Posted: May 10, 2012

Civil rights advocates are celebrating new legislation signed into law by San Francisco Mayor Ed Lee.

 

Junior Seau, Suicide and Spirituality

 

Indian Country Today Media Network, Commentary, Gyasi Ross, Posted: May 08, 2012

The suicide of former NFL star Junior Seau highlights the decline within indigenous communities of a sense of spiritual belonging.

 

Islam and the Egyptian Presidential Election

 

New America Media, News Report, Amr Emam, Posted: May 07, 2012

Two weeks before Egyptians elect a new president violence and clashes are breaking out and Islamists are fighting with desperation.

Repatriation and Reburial of Ancient Remains Delayed

 

Indian Country Today Media Network, News Report, Posted: May 02, 2012

The fate of the nearly 10,000-year-old remains unearthed in 1976 during renovation work at the UCSD chancellor’s house are still undecided.

Want To Report Airport Racial Profiling? There’s an App for That

 

Colorlines, News Report, Posted: Apr 30, 2012

Since Sept. 11, Sikhs have been subjected to ethnic and religious profiling at the airport that the community has struggled for years to combat.

 

Muslim Women Slowly Breaking Sports Barrier

 

New America Media, News Report, Rochelle Bargo , Posted: Apr 16, 2012

Muslim women like Abdo and Jones are challenging the misconception that Muslim women are passive.

 

UFW, Jewish Community Bound by Social Justice Causes

 

Vida en el Valle, News Report, Rebecca Plevin, Posted: Apr 14, 2012

Jewish communities -- long champions of social justice causes -- supported Chávez from the early days of United Farm Workers.

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