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Meditation fosters liberal attitudes, research shows

Feb 27 2013, 5:03am CST | by

Toronto, Feb 27 (IANS) Besides conferring health benefits, meditation also fosters liberal attitudes immediately after a session, say Canadian researchers.

Toronto, Feb 27 — Besides conferring health benefits, meditation also fosters liberal attitudes immediately after a session, say Canadian researchers. "There's great overlap between religious beliefs...

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Toronto mayor: Crack video bunk

Source: Arkansas Online  |   May 18 2013, 5:49am CDT

TORONTO - A video purportedly of Toronto Mayor Rob Ford smoking crack has caused an uproar in Canada. Ford on Friday called the allegations “ridiculous.” The video has not been released publicly, and there is no way to verify whether it is authentic. ...

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"These allegations are ridiculous, another story with respect to the Toronto Star going after me"


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Toronto mayor has some explaining to do

Source: Regina Leader-Post  |   May 18 2013, 3:30am CDT

Look - Toronto Mayor Rob Ford is not venal, malevolent or a cheat. That said, just the sound of his name now makes me want to lie down with a cold cloth on my brow. It's time for him to go, somewhere, anywhere - his belo ...

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YANKEES: Hiroki Kuroda and the New York Yankees shut out the Toronto Blue Jays

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Dangerous addictions: Toronto, right wing hypocrisies and Rob Ford

Source: Rabble.ca  |   May 17 2013, 11:07pm CDT

Another week in Toronto, and another scandal involving our sideshow of a mayor, Rob Ford. This latest one, in case somehow you have not heard, involves an apparent video of the mayor allegedly not only smoking crack cocaine but also usi ...

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TORONTO FC: Too man 'Stupid errors'

Source: Toronto Sun  |   May 17 2013, 10:54pm CDT

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Toronto mayor faces political test over crack allegations

Source: The Seattle Times  |   May 17 2013, 9:18pm CDT

Toronto Mayor Rob Ford is facing his greatest political test following two reports that he is seen in a video apparently using crack cocaine. He called the accusations “ridiculous.” OTTAWA, Ontario — Mayor Rob Ford o ...

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Toronto fan loses bet, forced to wear massive sign making fun of himself

Source: Gamedayr.com  |   May 17 2013, 9:17pm CDT

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Recap: NY Yankees vs. Toronto

Source: HeraldOnline.com  |   May 17 2013, 9:01pm CDT

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Long Before Crack Cocaine Allegations, Toronto Mayor Was a Source of Controversy

Source: The New York Times  |   May 17 2013, 8:51pm CDT

As our colleague Ian Austen reports , Mayor Rob Ford of Toronto angrily dismissed allegations on Friday that he had used crack cocaine in a 90-second cellphone video that is being peddled to United States and Canadia ...

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Meditation fosters liberal attitudes, research shows

Feb 27 2013, 5:03am CST | by

Toronto, Feb 27 (IANS) Besides conferring health benefits, meditation also fosters liberal attitudes immediately after a session, say Canadian researchers.

Toronto, Feb 27 — Besides conferring health benefits, meditation also fosters liberal attitudes immediately after a session, say Canadian researchers.

"There's great overlap between religious beliefs and political orientations," says psychology researcher Jordan Peterson of University of Toronto.

"Inducing a spiritual experience through a guided meditation exercise led both liberals and conservatives to endorse more liberal political attitudes," adds Peterson, a study co-author.

"While religiousness is characterised by devotion to a specific tradition, set of principles, or code of conduct, spirituality is associated with the direct experience of self-transcendence and the feeling that we're all connected," says Jacob Hirsh of Toronto's Rotman School of Management, who led the study.

In three studies, the researchers Hirsh, Peterson and Megan Walberg examined their participants' political views in relation to their religiousness and spirituality.

In the first study, they asked 590 American participants whether they identified as Democrat or Republican, according to a Toronto statement.

In the second, they measured 703 participants' political orientations and support for the major American and Canadian political parties. In the third, researchers recruited 317 participants from the US and asked half to complete a spiritual exercise consisting of a guided meditation video.

Researchers reported that, compared to those in the control group, participants who meditated felt significantly higher levels of spirituality and expressed more liberal political attitudes, including a reduced support for "tough on crime" policies and a preference for liberal political candidates.

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