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MoF Podcast – Episode 001: Interview with Brecken Chinn Swartz

April 26th, 2009 · by John · 5 Comments

After a long hiatus, I’m starting the podcast back up. There are a few changes, however: I’m abandoning the “Atheist’s Prayer” title, and rebooting this as simply the “Mind on Fire podcast.” The content will range widely, but will include stories I’ve written, interviews and conversations, and fun audio projects like the First of May [...]

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Tags: China · Getting over Religion · Podcast · Spirituality

Olympic Porn

August 19th, 2008 · by xJane · 13 Comments

One of my cousins visited recently & we watched part of the opening ceremonies of the Olympics as well as Women’s Beach Volleyball, which she proclaimed to be simply “Olympic Porn”. I thought this was an entertaining commentary, especially in light of the video game based on beach volleyball. Until I realized that it was [...]

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Tags: China · Current Events · Feminism · Pop Culture · Women

Dalai Lama May Break with Tradition and Appoint Own Successor

November 26th, 2007 · by John · 2 Comments

Originally uploaded by MatthewBradley From AP (via BeliefNet): “The Tibetan people would not support a successor selected by China after my death,” the Dalai Lama was quoted as saying on a trip to Japan by the Sankei Shimbun, a national daily. “If the Tibetan people wish to uphold the Dalai Lama system, one possibility would [...]

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Tags: Buddhism · China · Tibet