KAUAI, HAWAII, August 22, 2003: Vishwan@aol.com made this interesting suggestion for an article in Hinduism Today: “The Unitarian Universalist Congregation churches have opened their doors to many small Hindu bhajana or study groups in many cities in the U.S. In our town, they have even permitted us to put up a permanent altar within the confines of their church building, possibly a unique first for any Christian church. In some cities like Nashville, the huge Ganesha temple ( I am told ) had it’s beginnings in the minds of a group that also met at a Unitarian church. Even going back to the times of Swami Vivekananda’s visit to the U.S., I noticed that some of the talks were referenced as being made at a Unitarian church. Perhaps, an in-depth article exploring the beliefs of this church and their tolerance of other religious paths with examples from the Hindu community, might be interesting as well as being an acknowledgement of their breadth of vision and the helpful role they are playing.” Hindus in Western countries are invited to write HPI at “source” above with any stories of how their organizations were offered facilities by local Unitarian or other churches.
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