By Danny Fisher
When I heard what Brit Hume said back in January on Fox News Sunday—that Buddhist Tiger Woods’ religion did not offer the “forgiveness and redemption” of the Christian faith, and that the disgraced celebrity golfer should convert “if he wants to make a total recovery and be a great example to the world”—my [...]
Forget what Tiger Woods did, didn’t, should, shouldn’t, might or might not do. It’s those talking heads — and how we might best respond to them — that Buddhists would be better off thinking about. From our current issue, and featured on our homepage now.
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February 27, 2010 – 10:23 am
Really. This post is not about Tiger Woods.
(Did you see what Bill Maher said about Buddhism last night?)
February 24, 2010 – 9:27 am
“In his crisis, Tiger Woods mentioned turning to Buddhism, his mother’s religion. But what does that mean? If you are in a crisis, what would Buddhism offer?”
That’s the question raised by Shambhala Sun contributor (and SunSpace blogger) John Tarrant in a new essay for the Wall Street Journal’s Speakeasy. Check it out here.
And [...]
February 22, 2010 – 11:01 pm
As we’ve told you, the Dalai Lama’s one scheduled TV interview on his trip stateside was with Larry King. It just happened — so we’ve compiled some highlights for you.
On the meeting with President Obama:
Larry King: How did that meeting go?
His Holiness: Very good. In spite of some difficulties…
Larry King: What do you want from [...]
February 22, 2010 – 9:55 pm
Here we go again. The issues brought up in the Tiger Woods/Brit Hume affair are still roiling, and unlikely to settle down any time soon. Now a Southern California pastor, Greg Laurie, has told his flock: “Here’s the problem with Buddhism: they don’t believe in a personal God that is there to forgive a [...]
February 22, 2010 – 8:26 am
That’s right, folks, set your DVRs. His Holiness the Dalai Lama will be on Larry King Live tonight. The LKL site says he will talk “about China, human rights and Haiti in his only interview after his controversial meeting with President Obama.”
And speaking of that meeting, as we reported on Facebook yesterday, the Dalai [...]
February 20, 2010 – 3:23 pm
Judge Michele Lowrance told RADAR Online today that re-engaging with his Buddhist practice might in fact be very helpful to Tiger Woods — at least in fixing his marriage: “Buddhism tells us that if you think only of your own happiness, which is what Tiger had been doing, you will never find it. If [...]
February 19, 2010 – 12:20 pm
One had to wonder, after all the hubbub, if Tiger Woods’ much-publicized post-scandal media statement today would address his Buddhist practice. Well, yes, it did:
“I have a lot of work to do, and I intend to dedicate myself to doing it. Part of following this path, for me, is Buddhism, which my mother taught me [...]
January 12, 2010 – 9:44 am
As with all things, too much has been said already about the Brit Hume/Tiger Woods Christianity versus Buddhism thing, including what’s been said by me. In the New York Times, columnist Ross Douthat opened up another front, suggesting that Buddhists man up to the debate, instead of playing what he calls “the victim card.”
“If you [...]
January 6, 2010 – 4:55 pm
[Jan 7 update: Ethan Nichtern just taped an NPR segment for "Tell Me More." Listen here.]
“What is the truth about Buddhism?” teased CNN Newsroom anchor Rick Sanchez, today at 3:15. Later in the program, he did his best to present the Buddhist perspective by way of an interview with The Interdependence Project’s Ethan Nichtern.
This was [...]
January 5, 2010 – 9:17 pm
Evening Update: SunSpace reader Jigme points us now to a new WTOP interview with Hume from earlier this evening. The newsman doesn’t seem to slag Buddhism as he did in his first controversial statement, but he does “ramp up his pitch of the superiority of Christianity,” as USA Today puts it.
Hume also argues that it’s [...]
January 5, 2010 – 3:26 pm
Well, you knew this was going to happen. Monday night’s episode of The Daily Show of course addressed Brit Hume’s comments about Buddhism’s inability to redeem Tiger Woods.
After the jump, we’ve got video from that Daily Show piece, plus video of sharp reactions from Don Imus, and Keith Olbermann and Dan Savage, as well as [...]
January 4, 2010 – 10:54 pm
Contact with a FOX publicist made earlier this evening confirmed that Brit Hume had now spoken on FOX’s The O’Reilly Factor about his recent comment regarding Tiger Woods, Christianity, and what Hume seems to see as an inferiority in Buddhism. A Shambhala SunSpace interview request is pending.
Here’s the video:
Note the question at the [...]
January 3, 2010 – 12:28 pm
[PAST UPDATES: See Hume on O'Reilly video from evening of Jan 14 here. See how The Daily Show, Don Imus, and others have initially responded, here. Tuesday evening: new radio interview with Hume.]
[JAN 6 UPDATE: CNN's Rick Sanchez gets the Buddhist perspective on Hume's comments from Ethan Nichtern of The Interdependence Project. Click here for [...]
