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...many Westerners, the most familiar figure in contemporary Buddhism is the Dalai Lama, the point man for Tibet's aspirations to escape Chinese control. But among American Buddhists, his Gelugpa teachings are equaled in popularity by those of the related Kagyu Karma, or Black Hat, sect. Hence the consternation -- "a lot of confusion and pain," says Terry Sullivan, spokeswoman for Karma Triyana Dharma Chakra Monastery in Woodstock, New York -- that is spreading in American Buddhist circles over an ugly and odd battle for the Black Hat leadership...
...eight years, followers fruitlessly scoured the sect's treasure house and monastery in Rumtek, India, for clues; pressure mounted on the four high lamas acting as interim regents. Finally, a regent named Tai Situ had a brainstorm. For 13 years, he had worn a prayer amulet given to him by the late leader, which he had never opened. Now, he says, "it suddenly struck me, the message could be here!" And lo, it was; and conveniently specific too: the child would be found "to the north in the east of a land of snow ((Tibet))/ A country where divine thunder...
...feel that the Lemon test is at best confusing, at worst unfair, and in any event destined to change. The current challenge has come in the case of Kiryas Joel v. Grumet. Kiryas Joel is a municipality in upstate New York where virtually all citizens are in the Satmar sect of Hasidic Orthodox Jewry. Kiryas Joel adheres rigidly to Old World dress and ways and maintains a close-knit, Yiddish-speaking community that tries to shield itself from outside influences. TV, movies and even higher education are shunned...
...addition to "manhood training" classes to learn the history of the black man, the code of discipline of the Nation of Islam and rules about how to behave and dress (coat and bow tie at virtually all times), men must prove themselves by selling the sect's newspaper, the Final Call, on street corners. Their sales totals directly affect their standing. In some cities, recruits still sell the group's trademark bean pies...
Fruit of Islam members often appear mild-mannered, yet they simmer with antiwhite rage. Sharod Baker, a Columbia sophomore involved with the Nation since he was 14, is a diligent student and former volunteer tutor. His mother remembers his adolescent anger when he first joined the sect, but she believes he outgrew it. Friends remark on how he differs from the hostile image of the Fruit of Islam. But when his mother and friends are not around, Baker admits his fury at whites is unrelenting. "I don't think there's anything wrong with saying I hate them. They have...