The upcoming execution of Christa Pike is getting more than the usual attention: she’s the first woman in more than 180 years to face the death penalty in Tennessee and she’s a practicing Buddhist, a focal point in her legal battles and how she will be put to death.
A second Tennessean on death row is suing over religious rights
A man on death row and his priest are suing after the state denied his ability to make a confidential confession.
‘Where’s the meaning in everything?’ Lessons learned from a week as a Buddhist monk
For Don Srisuriyo, a Thai American from Murfreesboro, becoming a Buddhist monk was unexpectedly challenging, and changed his relationship to his heritage.
Why a Thai American man from Murfreesboro spent a week as a Buddhist monk
Becoming a temporary monk is considered a rite of passage for young men in Thailand, but it largely has not carried over to Thai communities in the U.S. Don Srisuriyo, 26, wanted to take on the challenge.
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