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...erosion of Tibetan culture due to the Chinese occupation of Tibet, the Buddhist leader maintains his lucid and compassionate vision. In the face of Chinese oppression, the fact that he sees the advantages of China's modernizing influence and envisions an autonomous Tibet within Chinese borders is a testament to his infinite wisdom. If our next President and other world leaders could emulate the Dalai Lama's compassionate politics, the war on terror and the endless struggle for hegemony could be replaced by a more evolved multilateralism. John Joseph, BOULDER, COLO...
...quiet at Armageddon, these days, with only the wind racing like invisible war chariots across its grassy plains. But lately, the northern Israeli site - also known as Tel Meggido - designated in the New Testament as the field of the final battle has become a popular tourist destination. Christians arrive by the busload eager to see the battleground where the world as we know it will end. At the souvenir shop, they flock to buy maps of where Jesus walked, and tiny vials of water from the Jordan River. The river may now be mostly a murky rivulet, but thousands...
...erosion of Tibetan culture because of the Chinese occupation of Tibet, the Buddhist leader maintains his lucid and compassionate vision. The fact that, in the face of Chinese oppression, he sees the advantages of China's modernizing influence and envisions an autonomous Tibet within Chinese borders is a testament to his infinite wisdom. If our next President and other world leaders could emulate the Dalai Lama's compassionate politics, the war on terrorism and the endless struggle for hegemony could be replaced by a more evolved multilateralism. John Joseph, BOULDER, COLO...
...Pope: his intellectual curiosity, his search for national models that can accommodate Catholicism as the vibrant minority in a position that he feels may be its next world role and his firm commitment to combine faith with practical reason. It is also a rather touching valentine and a testament to Benedict's surprising openness toward a very different culture that he sees us as the world's best example of how such things can be done...
...focuses the spotlight on one individual, as she does in an early chapter with Misa Chang, the woman who popularized the delivery menu, and charts her impact through many other facets of the food industry. Still, the fact that Lee offers such comprehensive, exhaustive details is commendable, a testament to the effort and enthusiasm of her work...