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Source: www.hinduismtoday.com Everything is permanent, until it changes.    Satguru Sivaya Subramuniyaswami (1927-2001)

Source: articles.chicagotribune.com CHICAGO, USA, October 08, 2010: Interfaith marriages on the rise, giving brides and grooms a head start on compromising. When Amy Patel, who was raised Catholic, married Mitul Patel, a Hindu, in June, they blended religious traditions from both families. Thanks to a wedding planner, a secular venue and abundant advice from relatives, they pulled it off, she…

Source: timesofindia.indiatimes.com MADURAI, TAMIL NADU, INDIA, October 27. 2010: Employees of Hindu temples in India, temples seized and now administered by the Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowment Board, observed a “sit-in” strike today. They demand implementation of the sixth pay commission recommendations and pay parity with government employees, since the government runs the temples. As a result, ticket sales at…

Source: www.parliamentofreligions.org USA, October 27, 2010 (Press release): The Board of the Council for a Parliament of the World’s Religions elected seven new Trustees for a three-year term at its October 24-25, 2010 meeting, in a commitment to extending its reach to diverse religious and spiritual communities. They are: Anju Bhargava (Hindu)Kirit Daftary (Jain)Dr. Robert Henderson (Baha’i)Mary Nelson (Christian)Christopher Peters…

Source: www.thehindu.com CHENNAI, INDIA, India, October 28, 2010 : Bharat Sangeet Utsav, a popular musical event commencing on October 30, in Chennai will showcase the multi-dimensional spectrum of Indian music, featuring concerts by prominent artistes of both the Carnatic and Hindustani styles. The festival starts on 30 October, 2010 at Narada Gana Sabha (Main Hall). Legendary musician-composer, Dr. M. Balamuralikrishna,…

Source: Religion News Service USA< October 25, 2010: Americans are being more generous to religious charities, but why are they skimping on their giving to churches? A new report from Empty Tomb Inc., an Illinois-based Christian research organization, contains an analysis that found from 2007 to 2008, Protestant churches saw a decrease of $20.02 in per-member annual charitable gifts. But…

Source: www.hinduismtoday.com Religious worship is not directed to images in themselves, considered as mere things, but under their distinctive aspect as images leading us on to God incarnate. The movement toward the image does not terminate in it as image, but tends toward He or She whose image it is.    Thomas Aquinas (1225-1274), theologian

Source: timesofindia.indiatimes.com MADURAI, TAMIL NADU, INDIA, October 27. 2010: Employees of temples seized and now administered by the Hindu Religious and Charitable endowment Board observed a “sit-in” strike today, demanding implementation of the sixth pay commission recommendations and pay parity with Government employees. As a result, ticket sales at major temples was partially paralyzed. They included the Meenakshi temple and…

Source: timesofindia.indiatimes.com NEWDELHI, INDIA, October 17, 2010: Silk, pearls, shoes and bone china — some of the most luxurious choices we make are cruelest to animals. Indian designers at the top are shockingly unaware of a movement that has its genesis in India and is all set to sweep the world! An unlikely trend is elbowing its way into the…

Source: www.newkerala.com TIRUNELVELI, INDIA, October 21, 2010: Thieves made away with four Panchaloha murtis, valued at several thousands of dollars from Sri Thirupuranatheswarar temple at Thenmalai near Sivagiri, recently. Police said the theft came to light in the morning when the priest Ganesh Battar opened the temple and went in to perform everyday pujas. The thieves stole the murtis of…