www.newkerala.com DEHRADUN, INDIA, May 4, 2006: The opening of the portals of the famous Himalayan shrines of Badrinath and Kedarnath amid the chanting of Vedic mantras this morning was witnessed by thousands of devotees. Anusuya Prasad Maikhuri, chairman of the Badrinath-Kedarnath Mandir Samiti, said on phone that Badrinath, the temple of Lord Vishnu was opened for darshan at 4 am.…
www.crosswalk.com May 15, 2006: The Christian website, URL above, posted this item: The World Council of Churches (WCC) said it was launching a joint effort with the Vatican to shape a code of conduct on religious conversion, a Reuters news story reports. A senior WCC official said it was hoped that the intra-Christian project would spark discussion on the same…
www.hinduamericanfoundation.org WASHINGTON, D.C., May 4, 2006: Leaders of the Hindu American Foundation (HAF) attended a reception hosted by President George W. Bush commemorating the National Day of Prayer at the White House on May 4, 2006. Held in the historic East Room of the White House this year, the National Day of Prayer program has been held annually on the…
in.rediff.com INDIA, May 10, 2006: Are you a Hindu pandit, Sikh granthi, Buddhist monk, Christian priest or Muslim maulvi looking for a great career? Or, are you an unemployed graduate in the 27 to 34 age group with a religious bent of mind? The Indian Army needs you as a religious teacher. Curious? Read on. Why does the army need…
www.youngindianvegetarians.co.uk. ENGLAND, May 11, 2006: Nitin Mehta of Young Indian Vegetarians writes HPI that they have a web site, URL above, and are a “campaigning vegetarian group.” Their home page states their mission: “We hereby pledge to bring about a 21st century in which the human race will finally make peace with the animal kingdom. Human beings will no longer…
www.religionwatch.com UK, May 10, 2006: (HPI note: The following two reports appear in the latest newsletter of Religion Watch.) Even significantly reducing membership losses may not be enough to prevent the extinction of liberal Protestant denominations in England, reports Quadrant (May), the newsletter of the Christian Research Association. Mathematician John Hayward writes that if a church’s reproduction potential falls below…
www.detnews.com TROY, MICHIGAN, USA, May 9, 2006: Dhinesh Raj, 6, clasped his hands in prayer before placing his mom’s check in the offering box. Moments later, he was scampering around the spacious prayer room at the Bharatiya Hindu Temple and Cultural Center, like any other precocious 6-year-old. But his mom couldn’t scold too sternly, because it was his birthday. “We…
ems.gmnews.com EDISON, NEW JERSEY, USA, May 10, 2006: Senior Patrolman Allen Sabo has been serving the 100,000 citizens of Edison, and primarily his patrol area of North Edison, since 1977. To Edison police officer Allen Sabo, it’s not about the color of your skin or the religion you choose to practice; he just wants to help. And he’s been doing…
www.nytimes.com MISKOLC, HUNGARY, May 7, 2006: For the Gypsies of Eastern Europe, like Agnes Krappai, life never seems to improve. She lives in an impoverished section of this Hungarian town, in a house with no running water. But now, some leaders of the Gypsies, or Roma, are looking to a new model to try to achieve equality: the civil rights…
www.ibnlive.com MUMBAI, INDIA, May 8, 2006: The film version of Dan Brown’s controversial bestseller, The Da Vinci Code, was all set to hit Indian theatres on the May 19, simultaneously along with its worldwide release. But according to reports, Sony Pictures, the Indian distributors of the film, have now decided to wait for the reaction the film receives in other…