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Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels opens its doors to mariachi camp
Sat, 06 Sep 2008 00:00:00 -0700
The L.A. cathedral plays host to young musicians learning the upbeat Mexican genre. Joacim Naranjo plays the trumpet pretty well. But the 16-year-old from East Los Angeles found himself flapping his sore lips like a horse as he and a half dozen other boys tried to master the rapidly cascading sounds of a mariachi song.
How to spot counterfeit True Religion jeans
Sat, 06 Sep 2008 00:00:00 -0700
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Retired judge's recusal will delay release of L.A. clergy sex-abuse files
Fri, 05 Sep 2008 00:00:00 -0700
Plaintiffs' attorneys have requested that a new judge be appointed to decide which L.A. Archdiocese personnel documents will be released to the public. A year-old legal agreement requiring the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Los Angeles to release confidential personnel records of priests accused of sexual abuse has been thrown into limbo by the departure of a retired judge selected to vet the documents.

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2008 Campaign: Update on the Candidates and Religion
Obama and McCain step up efforts to meet religious leaders and reach religious voters.
Pediatric AIDS Corps
Young American doctors are going to Africa to treat patients and train local providers.
Interfaith Wedding
The wedding rituals of a Hindu-Sikh couple honor the religious traditions of both.

 

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Taoism: A Portrait - A brief look at Taoism by Dr. Douglas K. Chung.
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An analysis of Dao (Tao) - Article exploring the literal and philosophical meanings of the word Tao as it relates to Taoism.

Blather Archives: zen when? tao now! (july 27th 01999) - Barry Kavanagh takes on Chinese Philosophy and the works of Raymond M. Smullyan.
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Definition of Taoism - Taoism is the second of the three state religions (San-kiao) of China.
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Eastern Philosophy- Taoism - Article by Fritjof Capra. Compares Taoism to other eastern philosophies as well as discussing dualism.

EAWC Essay: Reflections on the Tao Te Ching - A brief essay on Taoist thought and specifically the Tao Te Ching.

Ethics of Daoism - Lenghty article on early Taoism and ethics.

Internal Art: the way of self-cultivation - Taoist art of utilizing internal energy, chi, for healing, meditation, and fighting.
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Taoism - Explanation of Taoism as the way. Covers both ancient and modern Taoism.

Taoism - Ageless Wisdom for a Modern World.

404 Taoism by Dr. Russell Kirkland - Various scholarly works on Taoism and a few other topics. Scanned as gif images or in Adobe Acrobat format.

500 Taoist studies - Materials on Taoism, Chinese alchemy and the practical applications of computing to the field of Chinese studies. Large collection of links to interesting Taoism articles.

Taoist Teachings and Arts - Contains deity listing, offerings, bonsai, texts maps a club based in Brisbane.

The Tao of Star Wars - Article comparing the force from the star wars films to the Tao.
Meta Description: [ As synonymous as the Force is with the make-believe world of Star Wars, some of its basic principles can be found in the real-life, ancient Chinese philosophy called Taoism. ]

The Tao of Surfing - A single page sermon on simple Taoism.

Zen and Taoism - Discusses the special relationship between Zen and Taoism.