SourceKANYAKUMARI, INDIA, December 27, 2004: Bravery of fishermen in Kanyakumari helped to save the lives of over 500 people at the Vivekananda rock memorial on Sunday. Undeterred by the menacingly high tides, fishermen put their boats out into the sea and went to rescue the stranded tourists after the deadly Tsunami waves hit India’s southeast coast on Sunday morning. They…
SourceVIRGINIA, USA, December 28, 2004: The Christian website, Crosswalk.com, published a long story about Christian relief efforts following the tsunami (“source”). While the Christian charity exhibited by the rapid response of Christian organizations is admirable, the ulterior motives of conversion expressed by some are disturbing: Some excerpts: ….”Doctor Ajith Fernando, who is considered by some to be the “Billy Graham…
The Hindu KURNOOL, INDIA, December 26, 2004: The centuries-old Sangameswara temple at the confluence of the Krishna and the Bhavanasi near Muchumarri in Kurnool district is facing permanent submersion. This follows the Andhra Pradesh Government’s decision to raise the minimum level in the Srisailam reservoir from 834 feet to 854 feet to make the Srisailam Right Main Canal operational for…
HPIDELHI, INDIA, December 24, 2004: The Sri Venkatadri Veda Vidyapeetham Trust in Delhi has produced the entire four Vedas–Rig, Yajur, Sama and Atharva–in 100 hours of chanting on 8 CDs. This is, to our knowledge, the first time the entire Vedas have been recorded, an extraordinary accomplishment. The files are in MP3 format, and the recording quality is reasonable. Our…
SourceCOLOGNE, GERMANY, December 18, 2004: Today marked the opening of the Hari Om Mandir, the first permanent Sanatan Hindu temple in Cologne, Germany. The grand, two-floor temple, with a capacity of up to 800 people, was opened as a result of the hard work and perseverance of the Afghani Hindu Community of which there are approximately 250 families residing in…
SourceNADI, FIJI, December 24, 2004: The fifth edition of the popular book “Nadi Temple, Worship Rites & Festivals – Their Meanings” written and edited by Shri M. R. Balaganpathi, Ex-Principal of Shri Vivekananda College, Nadi and Fiji Sangam Tamil Language Advisor will be officially released during 2005 annual Thai Poosam Festival to be held in January at Siva Subramaniya Swami…
SourceVICTORIA, Australia, Dec 22, 2004: (HPI Note: A reader requested more information on the item which appeared yesterday in HPI regarding a defamation case against two Christian preachers in Australia. The full article appears in Christianity Today at “source.”) A landmark Australian legal case has put freedom of speech under the spotlight when a judge ruled evangelical pastors had breached…
Press ReleaseLONDON, UK, December 21, 2004: The Ministry of Defence is looking to recruit a civilian Chaplain to the Armed Forces from the Hindu faith community, at Pay Band C1 level (US$49,756 to $72,063 per year). The successful applicant will have an office in, and be administratively attached to, a major military establishment reasonably accessible from their home. There will…
SourceWASHINGTON, U.S.A., December 20, 2004: Indian Americans, often labelled the “model minority” with the highest levels of education and high income levels, are living up to their name, according to the latest statistics released by the US Census Bureau. The Census Bureau report titled, “We the People: Asians in the United States 2000” says there are 1.65 million Americans purely…
SourceAUSTRALIA, December 22, 2004: HPI note: The following report, originally titled “The Beginning Of The End Of Christianity In Australia?,” is from the evangelical Christian news service, Crosswalk.com: Two Australian Christian pastors have been found guilty of vilifying Muslims. The decision was handed down in Melbourne on December 17. Bill Muehlenberg, the National Vice-President of The Australian Family Association (here)…