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Published on Saturday, 16 February 2008 08:22 | 
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From Mother Theresa in a cinnamon bun to the Virgin Mary on a toasted cheese sandwich - images resembling religious icons are regularly spotted in unlikely places.
Now this fiery figure - photographed in a bonfire in Poland - is being hailed as Pope John Paul II making an appearance from beyond the grave.
Published on Saturday, 09 February 2008 17:29 | | |
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AGONY
My problem is that as soon as a woman gets really keen on me I lose interest. I may sound like a callous bastard but I’m not. I know it’s probably because my mother moved out when I was eight years old, but I still can’t help it.
NS - Southampton
Published on Saturday, 09 February 2008 11:31 | | |
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A Personal Buddhist Perspective on Birth and Death
by Phil Becque
Between Creation and Destruction is an award-winning documentary that describes Buddhist life philosophy for the general public. Starting with a personal statement by the director, the film charts the rise of human beings from the big bang to the present day and explores the central premise that by taking action, we all live between creation and destruction from moment to moment. But what exactly goes into making a moment?
Published on Wednesday, 30 January 2008 15:37 | | |
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It’s not fame, fortune, power or status that make a life great, writes Vida Adamoli.
It is a life that cares about, and takes action for, its fellow human beings. Great lives have a stand-alone spirit, the courage to fight for truth and justice regardless of personal cost.
The majority we never get to hear about. Others become iconic. In 1955, in segregated Montgomery, Alabama, a bus driver ordered a black seamstress called Rosa Parks to give up her seat to a white passenger. She refused. Her simple act of protest galvanized America’s civil rights revolution. This is the story of Mukhtar Mai.
Published on Friday, 08 February 2008 02:31 | | |
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