GO TO SOURCE DURBAN, SOUTH AFRICA, March 6, 2002: More than 100 leaders from 15 faiths began a two-day conference considering the role religion plays in responding to HIV/AIDS. Tamil, Hindu, Zionist Christian Church, Muslim, Jewish, Buddhist, African Independent Churches, Church of Nazareth, Telegu and Bahal representatives as well as representatives from several Christian denominations are attending the workshop. At…
GO TO SOURCE LONDON, ENGLAND, March 7, 2002: The National Hindu Students Forum (UK) has launched a petition against the depiction of David, Victoria & Brooklyn Beckham as Lord Siva, Goddess Parvati and Lord Ganesh. Their press release from Shrien Dewani states, “This painting caused offense to the society’s members because of the manner in which it appears to mock…
Source: Jakarta Post BALI, INDONESIA, February 22, 2002: Ni Nyoman Tjandri is one of the few female puppet masters in Indonesia. Born to an artist father, Tjandri was familiar with and fond of all forms of the Balinese performing arts, especially the arja, a Balinese traditional drama that incorporates music and dance. The talented Tjandri gradually developed superb dance and…
GO TO SOURCE EUGENE, OREGON, March 8, 2002: The Skipping Stones Youth Honor Awards recognize students ages 7-17 for their contributions to multicultural awareness, peace and nonviolence, social responsibility, and nature and ecology. The 2002 award themes are: 1. http: //hip /or hype? The Internet’s Impact on Multicultural Issues, and 2. World Wide Web of Nature: Technology and the Web…
GO TO SOURCE USA, March 7, 2002: The Vegetarian Resource group offers an online “Shoppers Guide to Leather Alternatives.” The companies listed are separated into several categories. The Vegan Mail order section includes companies that sell only completely animal-free products. The Catalogs, Companies, and Stores section lists companies that sell or manufacture both leather-free and leather goods. The remaining sections…
GO TO SOURCE TRINIDAD, CARIBBEAN, March 3, 2002: An International Hindi Conference organized by The University of the West Indies and The Hindi Foundation of Trinidad & Tobago, titled “Hindi Language, Literature and Culture: A Caribbean Perspective,” will be held on May 17-19, 2002, at the University of the West Indies in Trinidad. Among the topics to be presented and…
GO TO SOURCE FLORIDA, USA, March 8, 2002: A Roman Catholic bishop has admitted sexually abusing a student when he was a rector at a Missouri seminary more than 25 years ago, the St. Louis Post-Dispatch reported Friday. Calling his behavior “naive,” Rev. Anthony J. O’Connell acknowledged the abuse of his former student, 40-year-old Christopher Dixon, in an interview with…
Source: www.serv-online.org FEBRUARY 26 2002: The society of Ethical and Religious Vegetarians (SERV) is an interreligious group currently based in North America. Its aim is to help the promotion of vegetarianism among all religions and groups within religions. They currently have good representation from Jewish, Christian and Buddhist traditions, but Hinduism is not represented. They are especially looking for quotations…
GO TO SOURCE T. AGATHA, MAINE, March 5, 2002: “The Catholic roots of this far-northern valley are about as deep as they get,” begins this Associate Press Report. “More than two centuries after Catholics marked the land with a large cross, people in and around this town named for a martyred saint are still steeped in the faith. So naturally…
GO TO SOURCE NEW DELHI, INDIA, March 05, 2002: After a series of meetings with central ministers, the Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) and Muslim leaders, Swami Jayendra Saraswati, the Shankaracharya of Kanchipuram, the latest mediator on the Ayodhya issue, said that the VHP had agreed to await the verdict of the Supreme Court on the disputed site. He also endorsed…