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New Darfur Activism on the Ground and on Screen

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Six Surprising Things About Benedict XVI, 'The Puzzling Pope'

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FAQs on Tibet, China, and the Dalai Lama

American Buddhist Robert Thurman discusses the basics of theTibet crisis and the Dalai Lama's Middle Way.

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Why the Church is the Conscience of the State

The church can't replace the state, but can point the way to justice. An excerpt from new book 'The Great Awakening.'

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