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US Supreme Court to Consider Monuments of Religious Minorities
The city had rejected Summum’s attempt to erect a monument to the group’s “Seven Aphorisms” alongside an already accepted Ten Commandments marker. The Denver-based 10th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has already ruled in Summum’s favor, saying the rejection constituted viewpoint discrimination. If the Supreme Court upholds the 10th Circuit decision, Summum plans to place a stone monument similar to…
Eulogies for Acharya Karmananda
Source: HPI TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO, November 5, 2008: Acharya Karmananda, spiritual leader of the Divine Life Society (DLS) in Trinidad and Tobago, has passed away at the age of 62. One of many spiritual leaders honoring the acharya’s memory before hundreds of devotees Wednesday was Dr Balkaran Shivnauth, President of the New World Spiritual Foundation, who said, “He has given…
Maldives Islanders Save For New Home
www.nytimes.com MALDIVES ISLANDS, INDIAN OCEAN, November 10, 2008: The president-elect of the Maldives, a nation of 1,200 low islands in the Indian Ocean, is planning to establish an investment fund with some of its earnings from tourism so it can buy a haven for its citizens should global warming raise sea levels at a dangerous pace, according to several news…
India Facinates Europe’ Royalty
royalnews.wordpress.com AMSTERDAM, THE NETHERLANDS, November 15, 2008: It seems like there’s India fever with royals lately. Belgium’s King Albert II and Queen Paola of Belgium just got back from a 10 day tour of the country. Crown Princess Victoria of Sweden also spent nearly two weeks there last month. King Albert II, in his visit, made a point of meeting…
Daily Inspiration
www.hinduismtoday.com Temper takes you to trouble, pride keeps you there. Ma Yogashakti Saraswati
Should Vegetarians Pay Less For Insurance Premiums?
news.bbc.co.uk VERMONT, UNITED STATES, November 14, 2008: People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) is calling on Blue Cross Blue Shield of Vermont to raise health insurance premiums for people who eat meat, and lower the premiums for vegetarians. In a letter sent Monday to Bill Milnes Jr., president of Blue Cross Blue Shield Of Vermont, PETA’s Executive Director…
A Seminar on Bhakti Yoga and Hinduism in Spain
www.elfaroceutamelilla.es VALENCIA, SPAIN, November 14, 2008: Hindu priest and yoga teacher J. Ramchandani gave a seminar on Bhakti Yoga at the Hindu Temple of Valencia on Thursday November 6th. Ramchandani, born in Spain, is the son of a Hindu father and a Catholic mother. The title of the conference was: “Bhakti-yoga, The Magic of Devotion.” He also presented his new…
Forthcoming Congress on World’s Religions After September 11 (2nd Announcement)
worldsreligionsjamia.com NEW DELHI, INDIA, September 17, 2008: The congress on “World’s Religions After September 11 – An Asian Perspective” will meet in New Delhi from January 17-20, 2009 at the Jamia Millia Islamia University campus. The Congress is being hosted by the recently established Center for the Study of Comparative Religion and Civilizations at the university. This Congress is a…
Lecture on Interfaith Marriages
www.arshabodha.org SOMERSET, NEW JERSEY, USA: Dr. Dilip Amin will give a lecture entitled, “Interfaith Marriages and Future of Their Progeny: What Our Young Adults Should Know.” More than one third of our young adults marry a person from outside of Indic faith traditions. Religious differences bring complexities in married life, including unintended religious conversion to the faith of their spouse.…