[ by Charles Cameron — Obama’s speech viewed in the light of Beijing Buddhism ]
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Compare and contrast, saith the improbable schoolmaster, this discussion:
China urges Dalai Lama to respect practice of reincarnation: China has repeated a call on the Dalai Lama that … http://t.co/ZVv24vSdqQ
— Peking Press (@pekingpress) September 11, 2014
#China has no say over Dalai Lama successor/ reincarnation,a Religion matter http://t.co/EEPj4GITL9 http://t.co/XhoCyYW3gt @imaJaaaaaames
— Tibet (@Tibet_TW) September 11, 2014
with this one:
"ISIL is not 'Islamic.' No religion condones the killing of innocents." —President Obama Watch ? http://t.co/57MvbubxdB
— The White House (@WhiteHouse) September 11, 2014
On what basis can Obama declare IS is not 'Islamic'? It's not for non-Muslims to decide this issue. #Iraq #Syria #POTUS
— Aymenn J Al-Tamimi (@ajaltamimi) September 11, 2014
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But then there’s always force majeure:
Officially atheist Chinese government China tells #DalaiLama that he WILL reincarnate, on their terms. Yep, they did https://t.co/PFLfY5ULiW
— Intl Campaign Tibet (@SaveTibetOrg) September 10, 2014
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Is that really how it works?
