He has always been a symbol of courage and moral clarity in South Africa and now Bishop Desmond Tutu has been honored with the world’s top religion honor, the Templeton Prize, which carries an award of $1.7 million. The John Templeton Foundation, based in Pennsylvania, said Tutu was being honored for advancing the “spiritual liberation” of [...]
South Africa’s Denial of Dalai Lama’s Visa Deemed Unlawful
November 29, 2012 | Posted by
South Africa’s Supreme Court of Appeal found that home affairs officials showed “deliberate procrastination” in processing a visa for the Dalai Lama in 2011, which forced the Tibetan spiritual leader to cancel a trip to the country. The Dalai Lama had planned the visit in order to attend Nobel Prize winner Archbishop Desmond Tutu’s 80th [...]
Dalai Lama Claims China Is Trying to Kill Him
May 14, 2012 | Posted by
The Dalai Lama claims to have heard word from his aides that the Chinese government has elaborate plans to assassinate him, he said in a recent interview with Britain’s Sunday Telegraph. In retaliation, the Chinese Foreign Ministry said that the spiritual leader’s claims were ridiculous and unworthy of a rebuttal. Spokesman of the CFM , [...]
