Religious Studies Discussions - Making Curriculum Pop2024-03-28T18:15:11Zhttp://mcpopmb.ning.com/group/religionsspanninghumanity/forum?feed=yes&xn_auth=noOP-ED: Is Any Topic Off Limits When You Write for Teenagers? Maybe Just Onetag:mcpopmb.ning.com,2019-01-03:2665237:Topic:1863722019-01-03T02:25:12.828ZRyan Goblehttp://mcpopmb.ning.com/profile/RyanGoble
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en" xml:lang="en">The list titles would make for a great choice reading unit on religion and spirituality! Many generative ideas here ... cc: <a href="https://twitter.com/ncte?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@ncte</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/GWEnglishDept?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@GWEnglishDept</a> <a href="https://t.co/m2OgAvoP85">https://t.co/m2OgAvoP85</a></p>
— Ryan R. Goble Ed.D. (@mindblue)…</blockquote>
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr" xml:lang="en">The list titles would make for a great choice reading unit on religion and spirituality! Many generative ideas here ... cc: <a href="https://twitter.com/ncte?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@ncte</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/GWEnglishDept?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@GWEnglishDept</a> <a href="https://t.co/m2OgAvoP85">https://t.co/m2OgAvoP85</a></p>
— Ryan R. Goble Ed.D. (@mindblue) <a href="https://twitter.com/mindblue/status/1080650116934103040?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 3, 2019</a></blockquote> TOONS: Egyptian Cartoonist Sued for Depiction of Adam and Evetag:mcpopmb.ning.com,2012-12-31:2665237:Topic:1320712012-12-31T05:22:47.923ZRyan Goblehttp://mcpopmb.ning.com/profile/RyanGoble
<p>From <a href="http://www.theworld.org/2012/12/egypt-cartoonist-sued-for-depiction-of-adam-and-eve/" target="_blank">The World</a> on Public Radio last week...…<iframe frameborder="no" height="166" src="https://w.soundcloud.com/player/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fapi.soundcloud.com%2Ftracks%2F72764741&show_artwork=false" width="100%"></iframe>
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<p>From <a href="http://www.theworld.org/2012/12/egypt-cartoonist-sued-for-depiction-of-adam-and-eve/" target="_blank">The World</a> on Public Radio last week...<iframe width="100%" height="166" frameborder="no" src="https://w.soundcloud.com/player/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fapi.soundcloud.com%2Ftracks%2F72764741&show_artwork=false"></iframe>
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<p> </p> ARTICLE (AND DOC): Evidence that Jesus Might have been Marriedtag:mcpopmb.ning.com,2012-09-26:2665237:Topic:1281052012-09-26T15:36:21.326ZRyan Goblehttp://mcpopmb.ning.com/profile/RyanGoble
<p><span>A fascinating read (esp. for those into religion) and great reminder that the 'good book' was and has always been privy to many deeply human editorial decisions including revisions, exclusions, translations, cultural politics and other such choices made along its literary journey. The featured historian at Harvard approaches her find with caveats but it is fascinating to read that Mary Magdalene might have been Jesus' wife! From Smithsonian Magazine...…</span></p>
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<p><span>A fascinating read (esp. for those into religion) and great reminder that the 'good book' was and has always been privy to many deeply human editorial decisions including revisions, exclusions, translations, cultural politics and other such choices made along its literary journey. The featured historian at Harvard approaches her find with caveats but it is fascinating to read that Mary Magdalene might have been Jesus' wife! From Smithsonian Magazine...</span></p>
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<p>Read the <a href="http://www.smithsonianmag.com/history-archaeology/The-Inside-Story-of-the-Controversial-New-Text-About-Jesus-170177076.html" target="_blank">full story HERE</a> and get a sneak peek of the upcoming show on the Smithsonian Channel <a href="http://www.smithsonianchannel.com/site/sn/show.do?show=3365413" target="_blank">HERE.</a></p> VIDEO: The Case for Active Learning via Father Guido Sarduccitag:mcpopmb.ning.com,2011-09-29:2665237:Topic:1028902011-09-29T23:41:54.491ZRyan Goblehttp://mcpopmb.ning.com/profile/RyanGoble
<p>This clip came to me via a superintendent I work with - Father Sarducci mentions foreign languages, economics, theology and law by name. It is great to show to teachers in training or practicing professionals as a classic reminder of why the teacher-centered "transmission" model of teaching (lecture) is not so…</p>
<p>This clip came to me via a superintendent I work with - Father Sarducci mentions foreign languages, economics, theology and law by name. It is great to show to teachers in training or practicing professionals as a classic reminder of why the teacher-centered "transmission" model of teaching (lecture) is not so effective...</p>
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<p>The following article explains how the story of Baggar Vance came about and how it mirrors the story of the Bhagavad Gita.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.diigo.com/bookmark/http%3A%2F%2Fawesomestories.com?gname=history-teachers">http://www.diigo.com/bookmark/http%3A%2F%2Fawesomestories.com?gname=history-teachers</a></p>
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<p>The following article explains how the story of Baggar Vance came about and how it mirrors the story of the Bhagavad Gita.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.diigo.com/bookmark/http%3A%2F%2Fawesomestories.com?gname=history-teachers">http://www.diigo.com/bookmark/http%3A%2F%2Fawesomestories.com?gname=history-teachers</a></p>
<p> </p> INTERACTIVE: Deciphering Buddha Imagerytag:mcpopmb.ning.com,2011-05-12:2665237:Topic:762882011-05-12T03:05:10.868ZRyan Goblehttp://mcpopmb.ning.com/profile/RyanGoble
<p>See this NOVA interactive - </p>
<p><a href="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2654600585?profile=original" target="_self"><img src="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2654600585?profile=original" width="677" class="align-center"/></a>From <a href="http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/ancient/deciphering-buddha-imagery.html">http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/ancient/deciphering-buddha-imagery.html</a></p>
<p>See this NOVA interactive - </p>
<p><a href="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2654600585?profile=original" target="_self"><img src="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2654600585?profile=original" width="677" class="align-center"/></a>From <a href="http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/ancient/deciphering-buddha-imagery.html">http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/ancient/deciphering-buddha-imagery.html</a></p> FILM/ARTICLE: The Buddha (PBS) + An great article on the Dalai Lamatag:mcpopmb.ning.com,2010-10-21:2665237:Topic:442862010-10-21T04:12:40.430ZRyan Goblehttp://mcpopmb.ning.com/profile/RyanGoble
The other night during a late night feeding of baby Téa I watched this great new PBS documentary - <i>The Buddha</i>.<div style="text-align: center;"><img class="prod_image_selector" id="prodImage" src="http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/41HY66LKz1L._SL500_AA300_.jpg" style="cursor: pointer;"></img></div>
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<div>and here is the official <a href="http://www.pbs.org/thebuddha/">PBS website</a> for the film with (with <a href="http://www.pbs.org/thebuddha/lesson-plans/">teaching resources</a>). the film is also now available for…</div>
The other night during a late night feeding of baby Téa I watched this great new PBS documentary - <i>The Buddha</i>.<div style="text-align: center;"><img class="prod_image_selector" style="cursor: pointer;" src="http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/41HY66LKz1L._SL500_AA300_.jpg" id="prodImage"/></div>
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<div>and here is the official <a href="http://www.pbs.org/thebuddha/">PBS website</a> for the film with (with <a href="http://www.pbs.org/thebuddha/lesson-plans/">teaching resources</a>). the film is also now available for <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Buddha-Richard-Gere/dp/B0033XUHAO">purchase via Amazon</a>. <br/></div>
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<div>On a related note, there was an EXCELLENT feature last month in the <i>New Yorker</i> on <a href="http://www.newyorker.com/reporting/2010/10/04/101004fa_fact_osnos">"The Next Incarnation"</a> of the Dalai Lama. It is only available for non-subscribers as an abstract, but you can certainly get a hold of the whole text through your local library.</div>
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<div><br/></div> RESOURCE COLLECTION: NYTimes Resources on World Religionstag:mcpopmb.ning.com,2010-09-14:2665237:Topic:410742010-09-14T14:23:56.805ZRyan Goblehttp://mcpopmb.ning.com/profile/RyanGoble
Another great resource collection from the <a href="http://learning.blogs.nytimes.com/"><i>New York Times</i> Learning Network…</a><div><br></br></div>
Another great resource collection from the <a href="http://learning.blogs.nytimes.com/"><i>New York Times</i> Learning Network</a><div><br/></div>
<div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: georgia, 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 10px; line-height: 15px;"><span class="timestamp published" title="2010-09-10T10:00:53+00:00" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10px; font-weight: normal !important; white-space: nowrap; color: rgb(168, 24, 23); border-top-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-bottom-style: none; border-left-style: none; border-width: initial; border-color: initial;"><span class="date" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 1.1em; color: rgb(128, 128, 128);">September 10, 2010, <em style="font-style: normal; text-transform: uppercase;">10:00 AM</em></span></span></span><h1 class="entry-title" style="margin-top: 6px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 4px; margin-left: 0px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 2.4em; line-height: 1.083em; font-weight: normal;">Resources | World Religions</h1>
<address class="byline author vcard" style="font-style: normal; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 1.1em; line-height: 1.2em; color: rgb(128, 128, 128); margin-top: 2px; margin-bottom: 2px;">By <a href="http://learning.blogs.nytimes.com/author/shannon-doyne/" class="url fn" title="See all posts by SHANNON DOYNE" style="color: rgb(0, 66, 118); text-decoration: none; text-transform: uppercase;">SHANNON DOYNE</a> AND <a href="http://learning.blogs.nytimes.com/author/katherine-schulten/" class="url fn" title="See all posts by KATHERINE SCHULTEN" style="color: rgb(0, 66, 118); text-decoration: none; text-transform: uppercase;">KATHERINE SCHULTEN</a></address>
<div class="entry-content" style="margin-top: 15px;"><div class="w480" style="width: 480px; overflow-x: hidden; overflow-y: hidden; margin-bottom: 1em;"><img src="http://graphics8.nytimes.com/images/2010/09/09/learning/religionLN/religionLN-blogSpan.jpg" alt="India"/><span class="credit" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 1em; line-height: 1.223em; text-align: right; color: rgb(144, 144, 144); margin-bottom: 2px; display: block; margin-top: 2px; margin-right: 0px; margin-left: 0px;">Lynsey Addario for The New York Times</span><span class="caption" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; color: rgb(102, 102, 102); margin-bottom: 3px; font-size: 1.1em; line-height: 1.2727em; display: block; margin-top: 3px; margin-right: 2px; margin-left: 2px;">All faiths are welcome to eat a free lunch daily at the Golden Temple, the holiest shrine for Sikhs, in Amritsar, India. <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2010/08/30/world/asia/30india.html" style="color: rgb(0, 66, 118); text-decoration: underline;">Go to related article »</a></span></div>
<p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 0px; font-size: 1.4em; line-height: 1.5em;"><a href="http://topics.nytimes.com/top/reference/timestopics/subjects/r/rosh_hashana/index.html" style="color: rgb(0, 66, 118); text-decoration: underline;">Rosh Hashanah,</a> the two-day festival that marks the start of the Jewish year, draws to a close today, while the Muslim faith begins its observance of Eid al-Fitr, the three-day finale to <a href="http://topics.nytimes.com/top/reference/timestopics/subjects/r/ramadan/index.html" style="color: rgb(0, 66, 118); text-decoration: underline;">Ramadan.</a></p>
<p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 0px; font-size: 1.4em; line-height: 1.5em;">Meanwhile, prominent leaders in the Christian, Jewish and Muslim faiths met in Washington, D.C. this week for an <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2010/09/08/us/08muslim.html" style="color: rgb(0, 66, 118); text-decoration: underline;">“emergency summit” meeting</a> to denounce what they called “the derision, misinformation and outright bigotry” aimed at American Muslims during the controversy over the proposed Islamic community center near ground zero.</p>
<p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 0px; font-size: 1.4em; line-height: 1.5em;">For all these reasons, we thought today was a good day to publish a list of resources on world religions, and to invite students to post responses to our Student Opinion questions on spirituality and religious tolerance.</p>
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<p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 0px; font-size: 1.4em; line-height: 1.5em;"><a href="http://learning.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/05/26/what-can-you-learn-from-other-religions/" style="color: rgb(0, 66, 118); text-decoration: underline;">What Can You Learn From Other Religions?</a><br/><a href="http://learning.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/02/22/how-important-is-your-spiritual-life/" style="color: rgb(0, 66, 118); text-decoration: underline;">How Important is Your Spiritual Life?</a></p>
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<p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 0px; font-size: 1.4em; line-height: 1.5em;"><em>Lessons About Religious Traditions and Spirituality in General</em></p>
<p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 0px; font-size: 1.4em; line-height: 1.5em;"><a href="http://learning.blogs.nytimes.com/2007/03/09/how-i-became-me/" style="color: rgb(0, 66, 118); text-decoration: underline;">How I Became Me</a><br/>Writing Personal Essays After Reading About Adopted Chinese Daughters Celebrating the Jewish Rite of Passage, the Bat Mitzvah</p>
<p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 0px; font-size: 1.4em; line-height: 1.5em;"><a href="http://learning.blogs.nytimes.com/2003/10/22/global-faith/" style="color: rgb(0, 66, 118); text-decoration: underline;">Global Faith</a><br/>Examining the Coexistence of Different Religions Within Various Countries</p>
<p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 0px; font-size: 1.4em; line-height: 1.5em;"><a href="http://learning.blogs.nytimes.com/2003/01/03/where-the-spirit-moves-you/" style="color: rgb(0, 66, 118); text-decoration: underline;">Where the Spirit Moves You</a><br/>Examining the Spiritual Significance of Locations Throughout the World and Writing About Places of Personal Spiritual Importance</p>
<p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 0px; font-size: 1.4em; line-height: 1.5em;"><a href="http://learning.blogs.nytimes.com/2001/12/19/keeping-the-faith/" style="color: rgb(0, 66, 118); text-decoration: underline;">Keeping the Faith</a><br/>Examining the Ways Religious Traditions Have Responded to Social, Technological and Ideological Changes in “Modern Times”</p>
<p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 0px; font-size: 1.4em; line-height: 1.5em;"><a href="http://learning.blogs.nytimes.com/2007/02/28/arti-factual-evidence/" style="color: rgb(0, 66, 118); text-decoration: underline;">Arti-Factual Evidence</a><br/>Investigating Biblical Artifacts and Excavation Sites and Their Impact on History</p>
<p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 0px; font-size: 1.4em; line-height: 1.5em;"><a href="http://learning.blogs.nytimes.com/2006/10/06/another-way-of-life/" style="color: rgb(0, 66, 118); text-decoration: underline;">Another Way of Life</a><br/>Exploring Life in an Amish Community to Write Dialogues About Cultural Differences</p>
<p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 0px; font-size: 1.4em; line-height: 1.5em;"><a href="http://learning.blogs.nytimes.com/2004/10/22/a-work-of-faith/" style="color: rgb(0, 66, 118); text-decoration: underline;">A Work of Faith</a><br/>Learning About Religious Art to Create an Exhibit About Different Faiths</p>
<p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 0px; font-size: 1.4em; line-height: 1.5em;"><a href="http://learning.blogs.nytimes.com/2004/09/29/of-amulets-and-scrolls/" style="color: rgb(0, 66, 118); text-decoration: underline;">Of Amulets and Scrolls</a><br/>Researching Artifacts to Understand the Time Period of the First Five Books of the Bible</p>
<p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 0px; font-size: 1.4em; line-height: 1.5em;"><a href="http://learning.blogs.nytimes.com/2002/12/24/sweet-on-faith/" style="color: rgb(0, 66, 118); text-decoration: underline;">Sweet on Faith</a><br/>Examining the Religious Significance of Holiday Sweets from Cultures Around the World</p>
<p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 0px; font-size: 1.4em; line-height: 1.5em;"><a href="http://learning.blogs.nytimes.com/2000/08/28/praying-for-peace/" style="color: rgb(0, 66, 118); text-decoration: underline;">Praying for Peace</a><br/>Investigating the Lives of Current Religious Leaders to Conduct Mock Interviews</p>
<p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 0px; font-size: 1.4em; line-height: 1.5em;"><a href="http://learning.blogs.nytimes.com/2007/02/14/sacred-sites/" style="color: rgb(0, 66, 118); text-decoration: underline;">Sacred Sites</a><br/>Creating Designs for a Geography Web Site on Holy Destinations Around the World</p>
<p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 0px; font-size: 1.4em; line-height: 1.5em;"><a href="http://learning.blogs.nytimes.com/2007/01/10/gone-but-not-forgotten/" style="color: rgb(0, 66, 118); text-decoration: underline;">Gone, but Not Forgotten</a><br/>Considering the Role of the Afterlife in Memorializing Ancient Rulers From Cultures Around the World</p>
<p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 0px; font-size: 1.4em; line-height: 1.5em;"><a href="http://learning.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/04/30/no-god-no-problem/" style="color: rgb(0, 66, 118); text-decoration: underline;">No God, No Problem?</a><br/>Tracing Attitudes Toward Belief/Unbelief in Different Time Periods to Write Persuasive Essays</p>
<p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 0px; font-size: 1.4em; line-height: 1.5em;"><a href="http://learning.blogs.nytimes.com/2006/12/18/hark-the-herald-atheists-sing/" style="color: rgb(0, 66, 118); text-decoration: underline;">Hark, the Herald Atheists Sing</a><br/>Interviewing the Community on Attitudes Toward Holiday Traditions to Create an Interactive Gallery</p>
<p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 0px; font-size: 1.4em; line-height: 1.5em;"><a href="http://learning.blogs.nytimes.com/2000/08/16/a-new-saint-nicholas/" style="color: rgb(0, 66, 118); text-decoration: underline;">A New Saint Nicholas</a><br/>Learning About the Canonization of Czar Nicholas II in the Context of Russian History and the Revolution of 1917</p>
<p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 0px; font-size: 1.4em; line-height: 1.5em;"><a href="http://learning.blogs.nytimes.com/2007/12/07/developing-dialogue/" style="color: rgb(0, 66, 118); text-decoration: underline;">Developing Dialogue</a><br/>Responding to an Article About Interfaith Marriage by Exploring Conflict Resolution</p>
<p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 0px; font-size: 1.4em; line-height: 1.5em;"><em>Lessons on Controversies Involving Religion</em></p>
<p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 0px; font-size: 1.4em; line-height: 1.5em;"><a href="http://learning.blogs.nytimes.com/2006/11/15/clash-of-civilizations/" style="color: rgb(0, 66, 118); text-decoration: underline;">Clash of Civilizations?</a><br/>Discussing Misconceptions About the Muslim World After Reading About a U.N. Initiative to Resolve Conflict Between East and West</p>
<p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 0px; font-size: 1.4em; line-height: 1.5em;"><a href="http://learning.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/04/16/talking-about-the-roman-catholic-church-and-sex-abuse-news/" style="color: rgb(0, 66, 118); text-decoration: underline;">Talking About the Roman Catholic Church and Sex Abuse News</a><br/>Classroom Ideas for Addressing and Contextualizing the Current News</p>
<p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 0px; font-size: 1.4em; line-height: 1.5em;"><a href="http://learning.blogs.nytimes.com/2004/02/27/talk-about-the-passion/" style="color: rgb(0, 66, 118); text-decoration: underline;">Talk About the Passion</a><br/>Analyzing the Controversy Around the Film, “The Passion of the Christ”</p>
<p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 0px; font-size: 1.4em; line-height: 1.5em;"><a href="http://learning.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/05/14/history-and-hope/" style="color: rgb(0, 66, 118); text-decoration: underline;">History and Hope</a><br/>Absorbing Israel’s 60 Years of History Through a Gallery Walk, and Discussing Hopeful Signs for its Future</p>
<p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 0px; font-size: 1.4em; line-height: 1.5em;"><a href="http://learning.blogs.nytimes.com/2007/10/03/beyond-burma/" style="color: rgb(0, 66, 118); text-decoration: underline;">Beyond Burma</a><br/>Creating an Exhibit on Buddhism in Response to the Military Violence Against Monks in Myanmar</p>
<p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 0px; font-size: 1.4em; line-height: 1.5em;"><a href="http://learning.blogs.nytimes.com/2006/09/20/mea-culpa/" style="color: rgb(0, 66, 118); text-decoration: underline;">Mea Culpa</a><br/>Investigating Pope Benedict XVI’s Apology for Offending Muslims in the Context of Other Recent Papal Apologies</p>
<p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 0px; font-size: 1.4em; line-height: 1.5em;"><a href="http://learning.blogs.nytimes.com/2006/08/30/a-faith-of-their-own/" style="color: rgb(0, 66, 118); text-decoration: underline;">A Faith of Their Own</a><br/>Discussing the Religion, Tradition and the Role of Women in Syria’s Islamic revival</p>
<p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 0px; font-size: 1.4em; line-height: 1.5em;"><a href="http://learning.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/04/17/papal-news/" style="color: rgb(0, 66, 118); text-decoration: underline;">Papal News </a><br/>Writing Ledes Around Pope Benedict XVI’s Apostolic Journey to the United States</p>
<p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 0px; font-size: 1.4em; line-height: 1.5em;"><em>Lessons About Issues of Church and State in the U.S.</em></p>
<p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 0px; font-size: 1.4em; line-height: 1.5em;"><a href="http://learning.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/04/28/onward-christian-soldiers/" style="color: rgb(0, 66, 118); text-decoration: underline;">Onward, Christian Soldiers?</a><br/>Analyzing Writing By the U.S. Founding Fathers to Discuss the Role of Religion in the U.S. Government</p>
<p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 0px; font-size: 1.4em; line-height: 1.5em;"><a href="http://learning.blogs.nytimes.com/2007/07/23/taking-them-on-faith/" style="color: rgb(0, 66, 118); text-decoration: underline;">Taking Them On Faith?</a><br/>Reporting on the Significance of U.S. Presidents’ Religious Affiliations Throughout History</p>
<p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 0px; font-size: 1.4em; line-height: 1.5em;"><a href="http://learning.blogs.nytimes.com/2005/05/23/separation-of-church-and-class/" style="color: rgb(0, 66, 118); text-decoration: underline;">Separation of Church and Class</a><br/>Discussing the Relationship Between Class and Religion in American Society</p>
<p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 0px; font-size: 1.4em; line-height: 1.5em;"><a href="http://learning.blogs.nytimes.com/2003/08/29/set-in-stone/" style="color: rgb(0, 66, 118); text-decoration: underline;">Set in Stone?</a><br/>Role-Playing the Complexities of the Separation of Church and State</p>
<p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 0px; font-size: 1.4em; line-height: 1.5em;"><a href="http://learning.blogs.nytimes.com/2002/02/04/religious-convictions/" style="color: rgb(0, 66, 118); text-decoration: underline;">Religious Convictions</a><br/>Participating in Talk Show Panels on Current Issues Related to the Separation of Church and State</p>
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<div>Explore the entire <a href="http://learning.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/09/10/resources-world-religions/">resource collection here</a>.<b><br/></b></div> TOON: O.M.G.tag:mcpopmb.ning.com,2010-06-29:2665237:Topic:326062010-06-29T04:21:46.403ZRyan Goblehttp://mcpopmb.ning.com/profile/RyanGoble
Cute, from the July 5th <i>New Yorker</i>...<div><div><img src="http://www.newyorker.com/images/2010/07/05/cartoons/100705_cartoon_058_a14802_p465.gif" alt=""/></div>
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<div>From: <a href="http://www.newyorker.com/humor/issuecartoons/2010/07/05/cartoons_20100628#slide=14">http://www.newyorker.com/humor/issuecartoons/2010/07/05/cartoons_20100628#slide=14</a></div>
Cute, from the July 5th <i>New Yorker</i>...<div><div><img src="http://www.newyorker.com/images/2010/07/05/cartoons/100705_cartoon_058_a14802_p465.gif" alt=""/></div>
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<div>From: <a href="http://www.newyorker.com/humor/issuecartoons/2010/07/05/cartoons_20100628#slide=14">http://www.newyorker.com/humor/issuecartoons/2010/07/05/cartoons_20100628#slide=14</a></div> TOON: For those of you into comparative religion...tag:mcpopmb.ning.com,2010-06-21:2665237:Topic:318382010-06-21T15:08:48.114ZRyan Goblehttp://mcpopmb.ning.com/profile/RyanGoble
I thought this was a great LOL caroon from the June 28, 2010 issue of the New Yorker.<br/>
<img src="http://www.newyorker.com/images/2010/06/28/cartoons/100628_cartoon_040_a14974_p465.gif" alt=""/><br />
<div>From: <a href="http://www.newyorker.com/humor/issuecartoons/2010/06/28/cartoons_20100621#slide=5">http://www.newyorker.com/humor/issuecartoons/2010/06/28/cartoons_20100621#slide=5</a></div>
I thought this was a great LOL caroon from the June 28, 2010 issue of the New Yorker.<br/>
<img src="http://www.newyorker.com/images/2010/06/28/cartoons/100628_cartoon_040_a14974_p465.gif" alt=""/><br />
<div>From: <a href="http://www.newyorker.com/humor/issuecartoons/2010/06/28/cartoons_20100621#slide=5">http://www.newyorker.com/humor/issuecartoons/2010/06/28/cartoons_20100621#slide=5</a></div>