Ngo Dinh Diem

Panorama of the west facade of United States Supreme Court Building at dusk in Washington, D.C., Oct. 10, 2011. (Wikimedia Commons/Joe Ravi/CC BY-SA 3.0)

Climate activist's self-immolation stirs questions on faith, protest

Wynn Bruce, a 50-year-old climate activist and Buddhist from Boulder, Colorado, set himself on fire in front of the U.S. Supreme Court last week, prompting a national conversation about his motivation.

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