Dalai Lama Identifies The Reincarnation Of Mongolia’s Spiritual Leader: Preview Of Tensions Around Finding His Own Replacement

(ANALYSIS) The current and 14th dalai lama, Tenzin Gyatso, will be 88 in July 2023, and the Khalkha Jetsun Dhampa in Mongolia is traditionally one of the Buddhist leaders who recognizes the dalai lama’s successor.

AnalysisBrooke SchedneckMay 5, 2023Dalai Lama, Buddhism, The Conversation, China, Beijing, Church and state, Tibet, Brooke Schedneck, Secondary Feature, Secondary feature Comment

Is It Immoral To Watch The Winter Olympics Given China’s Humanitarian Violations?

(OPINION) There’s nothing pious about the modern Olympic Games. The modern version, organized by the International Olympic Committee, is more spectacle than spirit. The looming Winter Games, however, have triggered a reaction among some that has large moral implications — are you a bad person for watching the Olympics?

China, Christianity, Opinion, Politics, Religion, SportsClemente LisiJanuary 28, 2022Clemente Lisi, sin, China, communism, Christianity, athletes, sports, Beijing, Olympics, Winter Olympics, opinion, politics, religion, IOC, pandemic, COVID-19, morality, Recharge, opening ceremony, torch, OmicronComment

Hong Kong 'cyberchurch' equipping Christians to push for democracy

Umbrella City Cyberchurch leaders are not satisfied after Hong Kong’s chief executive announced this week that the extradition bill will be withdrawn. They are pushing for more democratic reform for security against China’s reach.

Politics trump religious freedom for Russia's Jehovah's Witnesses and China's Uighur Muslims

(COMMENTARY) Russian Jehovah's Witnesses and Uighur Muslims in China are persecuted by their governments, in part because they’re seen as insufficiently loyal, and in part because the global community prioritizes good trade relations.

Politics, Asia, OpinionIra RifkinFebruary 16, 2019Muslims Uighurs, Ira Rifkin, Russia, Jehovah's Witnesses, China, religious freedom, persecution, Beijing, Vladimir Putin, unorthodox, Indonesia, Xiao Qian, Turkey, Erdogan, Islam, Jehovah's Witness

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