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...Tongren, one of the most important outside the Tibet Autonomous Region, the attempt by the authorities to force celebrations - and the Tibetan resistance that has followed - has extended even into some remote areas. The 53-year-old, dressed in a traditional fleece-lined long coat and fingering his prayer beads, recounts how security forces came in January to his village in neighboring Gansu province and tried to enforce celebrations through a system of collective responsibility. "Ten days before New Year, the police came and divided us into groups of 20 families and put one or two people in charge. They...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: In Protest, Tibetans Refuse to Celebrate New Year | 2/18/2009 | See Source »

Such exactitude does not dissuade believers - not surprising, given the centrality of prayer to faith. But there is one thing on which both camps agree: when you're setting up your study, it matters a great deal whether subjects know they're being prayed for. Give them even a hint as to whether they're in the prayer group or a control group and the famed placebo effect can blow your data to bits...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Biology of Belief | 2/12/2009 | See Source »

...Doctors Speak: webmd.com Medical site that also covers prayer, spirituality and health topics...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Keeping (Or Finding) The Faith | 2/12/2009 | See Source »

Brain Scans: A workshop for high-tech imagery: this is your brain on prayer--or meditation or speaking in tongues. Researchers also study changes in blood pressure, hormones and immune-system function during spiritual practices. www.uphs.upenn.edu/radiology/csm/index.html...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Keeping (Or Finding) The Faith | 2/12/2009 | See Source »

...Prayer in the Heartland

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Inbox | 2/12/2009 | See Source »

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