church and state

Temple at Ta Prohm (detail)

The Monks Who Forgot How

By Vera Marie Badertscher | July 17, 2002

Can Buddhists in Cambodia relearn a murdered tradition?

koresh

Righting Waco: Confessions of a Hollywood Propagandist

By Phil Penningroth | August 25, 2001

The author of a prime time apocalypse ponders ratings, truth and redemption.

Some taller than the Statue of Liberty, stone Buddhas have stood watch over the Bamiyan Valley for over 1500 years.

Taliban Kills Buddha

By Peter Manseau | March 7, 2001

Islam takes on Buddhism in Afghanistan. A nervous art world attempts to referee. Buddha laughs.

Kinkakuji Temple, Kyoto

Princessing Lessons

By Tom Bradley | February 16, 2001

No need for jumbo-jets full of pre-pubescent sex slaves, Japan’s Great Goddess has arrived.

Killing the Buddha

The Divine Economy

By KtBniks | February 13, 2001

Faith-Based Initiative: “Will religion rule the White House, or is Bush offering an IPO of the Lord?”