www.insidebayarea.com SACRAMENTO, CALIFORNIA, March 20, 2006: HPI note: This article updates the situation with the California sixth grade social studies books. Members of the California Board of Education began meetings with publishers Thursday for final editing sessions of sixth-grade history textbooks. The Sacramento meeting comes despite lawsuits filed against the state by two Hindu groups, who challenge the way Hinduism…
www.templedemocracy.org FLUSHING, NEW YORK, March 21, 2006: The group of devotees who challenged the legality of the Board of Trustees of the Flushing Ganesha Temple and caused court-ordered elections have posted a report on the results at “source.” The original board won the election handily. However, the fact the election was called at all means — to our understanding —…
www.kelloggnutrition.com USA, March 9, 2006: Pardip Kumar of Malaysia sent us the following material which comes from the Kellog’s website at “source.” The information reveals that several of the popular snack products that appear to be vegetarian are actually not. Gelatin is used to help the texture of the product and is derived from either beef or pork. Kellogg’s(R) Frosted…
in.today.reuters.com BANGKOK, THAILAND, March 21, 2006: A mentally-ill Muslim smashed a landmark Hindu statue in central Bangkok which was worshipped by people of many religions and was then beaten to death, police said on Tuesday. Thanakorn Pakdeepol broke into the shrine housing the four-faced Deity statue of Brahma, venerated by Hindus as the creator and to whom people prayed for…
www.courier-gazette.com PLANO, TEXAS, March 12, 2006: Just months after a prayer meeting got the ball rolling early last summer, a new Hindu temple will be established in Plano this week. The final steps in the installation of the deity will take place from 8 a.m. to noon Sunday at the Sri Ganesha Temple at 910 W. Plano Parkway. “The discussion…
www.hindujagruti.org MAHARASHTRA, INDIA, March 20, 2006: The web site at “source” states: “Are you aware of the fact that Maharashtra (India) government is about to pass a bill in this summer session starting on 13-Mar-2006? The (fake) Maharashtra Eradication of Black Magic, Evil and Aghori Practices Bill, 2005 (known as Black Magic Bill) has now been submitted to the Upper…
www.crosswalk.com USA, March 21, 2006: HPI found this report from a Christian news service remarkable not for the increase in percent of Christians among teens in Japan, but for the abysmal low numbers of religious people at all. Just 30% of adults and 20% of teens consider themselves “religious.” The same trend is found in Europe, but to a lesser…
www.hindu.com ERODE, INDIA, March 20, 2006: The fifth State Hindu Resurgence Conference organized by the Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) and the Grama Koil Poojarigal Peravai has rejected varnashrama (system of four castes) and sought an end to the practice of untouchability. Addressing the conference at the CNC College grounds on Sunday, VHP international president Ashok Singhal said untouchability had no…
www.etravelblackboard.com CHALERMPHRAKIAT DISTRICT, BURI RAM PROVINCE, THAILAND, March 20, 2006: In Hindu and Buddhist cosmology, mountains are believed to be homes to the Gods. Prasat Hin Khao Phanom Rung, a magnificent temple sanctuary set on the summit of Phanom Rung Hill, was built between the 10th and 13th centuries. According to the stone inscriptions in Sanskrit and Khmer found at…
seattlepi.nwsource.com SEATTLE, WASHINGTON, March 8, 2006: This weekend brings to Seattle the fifth Vegfest, billed as the largest vegetarian festival in the United States. Last year, more than 9,900 people attended this celebration of meat-free eating, an increase from the 2,000 who came in 2002, its first year. The festival venue at Seattle Center is doubling in size this year.…