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I’m Going to Watch the Funeral Like You Will Be, and Doing the Laundry, Too

• February 18, 2012 • Comments Off

Posted in Accidental Death/Death by Misadventure, African American History, Alcoholism/Drug Abuse, American History, Black People, Celebrities/Royals, Class, Cultural History, Drug Culture/Industry, Health, Love, Mental Health/Psychology, Preachers/Ministers, Protestant Denominations, Religion, SGI Nichiren Buddhism, The Catholic Church, The Mainstream Media (MSM), Whitney Houston, Women
Tags: ABC, African Americans, Associated Press, Baptist, Black Women, Blacks, CNN, Dionne Warwick, Funeral, Funeral Service, Gohonzon, Kevin Costner, LiveStream, Love, Nam-myoho-renge-kyo, New Jersey, Nichiren Buddhism, Nichiren Buddhist, SGI, United States, Whitney, Whitney Houston

New Page for SGI Buddhist Members and Friends Regarding The Japan Crisis

• March 17, 2011 • Comments Off

Posted in Asians/Asian Pacific/Asian Americans, Japan, Natural Disasters, SGI Nichiren Buddhism, Who I Am
Tags: Asia, Buddhism, Daisaku Ikeda, Earthquake, Japan, Nuclear Power Plants, Radiation, SGI, Soka Gakkai, Tsunami

Buddhist Altars I Have Made

• September 6, 2010 • Comments Off

Posted in American History, Art, Class, Cultural History, Django Reinhardt, Love, Music, SGI Nichiren Buddhism
Tags: Architecture, Berklee College of Music, Building Arts, Butsudan, Cabinetry, Creativity, Difference, Django Reinhardt, Japanese Buddhism, Joel Bitton, Mahayana Buddhism, Medford MA, Morning Sun, Nakayama Butsudans, SGI, SGI Buddhism, SGI Buddhists, SGI-USA, Shrine, Woodworking

The Ten Worlds

• April 11, 2010 • Comments Off

Posted in Education, Religion, SGI Nichiren Buddhism, Spirituality
Tags: "Earthly Desires Are Enlightenment, "Let's Make a Deal", Buddhahood, Chanting, Common Sense, Cosmology, Daimoku, Happiness, Heaven, Hell, Human Beings, Humiliation, Hunger, Mahayana Buddhism, Nam-myoho-renge-kyo, Nichien Daishonin, Nichiren Buddhists, Self-Control, Self-Respect, Self-Worth, SGI, Soka Gakkai International, Stability, The Daishonin, The Ten Worlds, Wisdom

James Arthur Ray Arrested for Manslaughter in Connection with Sedona “Sweat Box” Deaths

• February 3, 2010 • Comments Off

Posted in Accidental Death/Death by Misadventure, Class, Crime, Health, Native Americans/First Nations, People of Color, Race, Religion, Science, Spirituality, The Mainstream Media (MSM)
Tags: "The Secret", James Arthur Ray, James Shore, Kirby Brown, Liz Neuman, Manslaughter, Murder, Native American Spirituality, New Age, Nichiren Buddhists, Sedona AZ, Seminars, SGI, Soka Gakkai International, Sweat Lodge, Workshops, Yavapai County

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Would You Let the Man Who Killed Your Sister Out of Prison? July 19, 2019
Rolling back mass incarceration requires new approaches to those who have committed violence. In Ohio, that has meant some hard conversations.
California Today: Everything You Need to Know for a Road Trip Up the Coast July 19, 2019
Friday: If you need a summer getaway itinerary, we have you covered.
U.S. Ship Sunk in World War II by German Sub Is Found Off Maine Coast July 19, 2019
The U.S.S. Eagle PE-56, which lost 49 of 62 crew members, was located by a civilian dive team.
Pilot Whales in Georgia Are Saved From Being Beached July 19, 2019
After a pod of whales washed up on the shores of St. Simons Island, dozens of beachgoers raced to push them out to sea.
‘Sharpening the Knives’: Musicians Join the Protests in Puerto Rico July 19, 2019
Puerto Rican artists from Ricky Martin to Bad Bunny joined the protests this week against Gov. Ricardo A. Rosselló.
The Jury Said He Killed Her Daughter. She Helped Clear His Name. July 19, 2019
Something about the confession did not sound right. So an Idaho mother pushed to use the emerging technique of genetic genealogy to find another suspect.
Crystal Cathedral in California Gets a New Life as a Catholic Church July 19, 2019
The towering glass megachurch, long the home of a flamboyant televangelist, has been renamed Christ Cathedral.
16,000 Readers Shared Their Experiences of Being Told to ‘Go Back.’ Here Are Some of Their Stories. July 19, 2019
Cruel taunts from childhood, slurs at work and a constant feeling of “otherness” are among the experiences that Americans of color shared.

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Israeli spraying of herbicide near Gaza harming Palestinian crops July 19, 2019
Israel sprays buffer zone to deprive potential ‘terror elements’ of cover, but farmers in Gaza say crops and livelihoods are damagedIsraeli aircraft spraying herbicide beside the buffer zone along the Gaza strip is directly affecting the livelihoods of Palestinians in violation of international standards, a new report claims.The study tracked the drift of th […]
Iran denies Trump claim that US destroyed drone over Gulf July 19, 2019
Heightened tensions between countries comes as Gibraltar court extends detention of Iranian shipTensions between Iran and the west have deepened after Tehran denied a US warship had brought down one of its drones and a Gibraltar court extended the detention of an Iranian ship seized by Royal Marines following a breakdown in talks.The drone incident was first […]
Kyoto Animation studio fire suspect named by police July 19, 2019
Witnesses say Shinji Aoba claimed he started deadly blaze over plagiarisation disputeJapanese police have named a 41-year-old man suspected of carrying out an arson attack on an animation studio that killed 33 people.Witnesses said Shinji Aoba confessed to the massacre as he was arrested. He was allegedly overheard telling police he started the fire because […]
‘I feel fine’: Merkel dismisses health fears after shaking bouts July 19, 2019
German chancellor also says she feels solidarity with targets of Donald Trump’s racismAngela Merkel has sought to assuage concerns about her health after a spate of shaking bouts at public events, saying she is feeling fine and looking forward to a healthy life when she steps down in two years.“I understand questions about my health, and I have already given […]
Trump renews attack on Ilhan Omar and criticizes 'crazed' media – live updates July 19, 2019
President says media overplayed the crowd’s chanting ‘send her back’ at his rally despite his daughter urging him to repudiate the racist chant Sign up for the US briefing and get a new perspective 4.48pm BST It wasn’t just Ivanka. In addition to the president’s daughter and senior adviser, Vice President Mike Pence and the first lady Melania Trump both urge […]
Dutch court reduces state liability for Srebrenica massacre July 19, 2019
Responsibility for compensation to families of 350 victims reduced from 30% to 10%The Dutch supreme court has reduced the state’s liability for the 1995 Srebrenica massacre during the Bosnian war, saying peacekeepers had only a “slim” chance of preventing the deaths of hundreds of Muslim men.Judges reduced to 10% from 30% the Dutch state’s responsibility for […]
Philip Hammond signals he could vote to bring down Boris Johnson July 19, 2019
Chancellor refuses to rule out supporting no-confidence motion to stop no-deal BrexitPhilip Hammond has suggested he is prepared to vote to bring down a Boris Johnson government should the likely new prime minister push for a no-deal Brexit.In an outspoken intervention days before Johnson is expected to win the keys to Downing Street, the chancellor said it […]
Athens residents flee as strong earthquake shakes Greek capital July 19, 2019
No immediate news on injuries or damage after 5.3-magnitude quake rattles southern GreeceA strong earthquake has struck near Athens, causing residents of the Greek capital to run into the streets.The city’s Institute of Geodynamics gave the earthquake a preliminary magnitude of 5.1 but the US Geological Survey gave it a preliminary magnitude of 5.3. The inst […]

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Srebrenica massacre: Dutch state '10% liable' for 350 deaths July 19, 2019
Victims' relatives slam a court ruling that found the state part liable for 350 of the 8,000 deaths.
Greek earthquake: Powerful tremor shakes Athens July 19, 2019
The 5.1 magnitude earthquake knocked out telecoms and power in parts of the city.
Suspect named in Japan animation studio fire July 19, 2019
Shinji Aoba is suspected of deliberately starting the fire, and is in police custody at hospital.
Chicago officers fired over 2014 deadly shooting July 19, 2019
Chicago's Police Board found four officers had exaggerated the threat of the black teen who was killed.
Apollo 11: 'I helped the world watch Moon landing' July 18, 2019
About 600 million were watching in 1969 - thanks largely to an unlikely outpost in rural Australia.
Man jailed for killing UK teenager in Goa July 19, 2019
Samson D'Souza was found guilty of "culpable homicide not amounting to murder" by an Indian court.
French sci-fi team called on to predict future threats July 19, 2019
The "red team" will be employed to imagine future military threats – and how how to prevent them.
South Africa's ex-president Jacob Zuma reverses course on corruption inquiry July 19, 2019
South Africa's ex-president Jacob Zuma agrees to give further testimony, withdrawing an earlier threat to pull out.