UWW Religious Studies Student Organization

02/05/2015

Who knew "the dude" (the big lebowski) sparked the creation of a religious group! Interesting!

The Coen brothers' hit movie turns 15 this year. The "Dudely Lama" of The Church of the Latter-Day Dude abides

01/05/2015

It's been a while aince n I have posted but since this is the RSSO page I thought it would be worth while to post.

Alyson Prude

Censoring the truth about China's oppression of Tibetans is wrong!

04/30/2014

Please join the Religious Studies Student Organization (RSSO) and the World Religions department faculty tomorrow at 5:15 pm in Laurentide 4219 for a pizza party! The purpose of this meeting is to discuss the recent changes in the world religions minor and to evaluate current courses. Our meeting place is on the fourth floor of Laurentide in the Philosophy and Religious Studies Library. If anyone is interested please RSVP via email ([email protected]) to let me know so we can get an estimate of how much pizza to order. Hope to see you there!

04/25/2014

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=34XYItT9dYA&list=PLWIYmwRUDI1CYo6TdEMg_r8Y7chOKKXfn

Today is the Panchen Lama's 25th birthday. The Panchen Lama holds the highest position, after the Dalai Lama, in the Gelugpa, or Yellow Hat, school of Tibetan Buddhism. He has been missing since 1995. This is a 60 min documentary about his story.

Tibet's Stolen Child is a 60 minute documentary about China's kidnapping and imprisonment of a 6 year old religious figure from Tibet. Six Nobel Peace laurea...

03/28/2014

RSSO visits KAM Isaiah Israel Congregation
Spring 2013

From their website:
http://kamii.org/

"We are a thriving Reform congregation located in the historic Hyde Park-Kenwood neighborhood, only seven miles south of downtown Chicago. Our diverse membership comes from all across the Chicago metro area. We welcome interfaith families, GLBTQ members, and all those who seek an invigorating Jewish experience.

As the oldest Jewish congregation west of the Ohio River, we have been known throughout our history for our commitment to authentic and innovative Jewish music, quality education for adults and children, and social justice both at home and around the world. Today, we are also known as the beautiful Byzantine-inspired synagogue at Greenwood Avenue and Hyde Park Boulevard across the street from President Obama's Chicago home."

We did walk past Obama's house too, so important we couldn't even walk on the sidewalk (see pictures). We also went to a book store and narrowly escaped a tornado and waited out a downpour rain storm before we visited the synagogue. Overall, a successful trip!

03/23/2014

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0816442/

Could be a good option for a movie night??

Directed by Brian Percival. With Sophie Nélisse, Geoffrey Rush, Emily Watson, Ben Schnetzer. While subjected to the horrors of World War II Germany, young Liesel finds solace by stealing books and sharing them with others. In the basement of her home, a Jewish refugee is being sheltered by her adopt...

03/20/2014

Science and Religion and Nature

Diana Beresford-Kroeger is a botanist and medical biochemist. Her new essay collection is called "The Global Forest." She tells Anne Strainchamps that the lives of trees and human beings are inter-related all the way down to the molecular level.

03/18/2014

http://www.rfa.org/english/news/tibet/burning-03162014125839.html

The third burning protest this year occurs on 'Heroes Street' in Ngaba county.

03/15/2014

Na Nach is an ultra-Orthodox sect of Judaism with a techno soundtrack. Na Nachs consider having fun a spiritual duty — whether at a wedding or a busy intersection.

03/15/2014

There will be a live webcast of His Holiness the Dalai Lama's one day teaching on the "Life Stories of the Buddha (Jataka Tales)" as part of the Great Prayer Festival from the Main Tibetan Temple in Dharamsala, HP, India on March 16, 2014 starting at approximately 8:30am Indian Standard Time (IST = GMT+5.30). His Holiness will speak in Tibetan with simultaneous English, Chinese, Russian and Vietnamese language translation available. Live webcasts can be viewed at http://dalailama.com/liveweb

For times in your area 8:30am IST on March 16th in Dharamsala, India is the same as 8:00pm on March 15th in Los Angeles, California, USA.

Photo of the Chant Master leading prayers during the His Holiness the Dalai Lama's Jataka Tales teachings in Dharmasala, India on February 25, 2013. (Photo by Tenzin Choejor/OHHDL)

03/14/2014

03/11/2014

http://culanth.org/fieldsights/93-self-immolation-as-protest-in-tibet

This site has many links to other articles

Self-Immolation as Protest in Tibetby Carole McGranahan and Ralph LitzingerPalden Choetso, "Self-immolated."November 3, 2011.Tibet has no history of self-immolation as sacrifice, religious offering, or political protest. Yet, in the last year alone, roughly thirty-five Tibetans have set themselves o...