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Poland to Get a Hindu Temple By August

May 31, 2010

Author: Sandeep Ashar

Source: DNA India

http://www.dnaindia.com/world/report_religious-bend-poland-to-get-a-hindu-temple-by-august_1389949

A temple is being constructed in suburban Warsaw, capital of Poland. The Polish ministry of internal affairs and administration (MSWiA) recently registered the proposed temple site as a holy shrine and cleared the decks for construction work to begin.

The...

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Scotland’s Largest Hindu Temple Devastated By ‘Shocking’ Blaze

May 31, 2010

Author: Victoria Irvine

Source: The Herald

http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/home-news/scotland-s-largest-hindu-temple-devastated-by-shocking-blaze-1.1031544?localLinksEnabled=false

The largest Hindu temple in Scotland has been devastated by a fire, causing thousands of pounds’ worth of damage.

About 45 firefighters tackled the blaze at the Hindu...

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New £16m Hindu Temple Opens In Wembley

May 31, 2010

Author: Catrin Nye

Source: BBC News

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/london/8709575.stm

Wembley's newest looming landmark has opened it doors after 14 years of construction.

It is the £16m Shree Sanatan Hindu Mandir, which loosely translates as the all-inclusive temple.

There is none of the metal core most buildings have and, instead, it has been built using ancient techniques based on Hindu scriptures.

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Mosque Calls the Faithful And the Curious

May 30, 2010

Author: Laura Elder

Source: The Daily News

http://galvestondailynews.com/story.lasso?ewcd=4a7ba47a268078d8

This blue-collar town in the Bible Belt isn’t a place most people would expect to find a mosque under construction. 

But Friday, crews wielding shrieking power saws and pneumatic hammers were working to complete the small, unassuming building at 2611 FM 1765, near Union Street, on the edge of a working-class...

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Pagan Pride Parade

May 30, 2010

Author: Staff Writer

Source: Demotix

http://www.demotix.com/news/343582/pagan-pride-parade

Pagans of all persuasions from across Britain gathered in London and held a parade to celebrate their faith, dancing in the fountains at Russell Square and in the British Museum courtyard.

The Pagan Pride Parade is a part of a two day celebration of Beltane, a traditional festival, particularly in Ireland, which marked the start of the summer, when...

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Hertfordshire Police Recruit Humanist Advisers

May 30, 2010

Author: Staff Writer

Source: Times Series

http://www.times-series.co.uk/news/8186532.Humanist_advisers_appointed_by_police/

Hertfordshire police have recruited two Humanist advisers in the same week Pagan police officers were officially recognised by the Home Office.

The constabulary's chaplaincy team, which advises and supports police officers has recruited Pam Burn and Ray Owen, who both have extensive...

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Local Community Celebrates Buddha's Birthday At Van Hanh Temple

May 30, 2010

Author: Janet I. Tu

Source: The Seattle Times

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2011994489_buddhabirthday31m.html

For about a week, the nuns and community members who pray at Van Hanh Temple had been preparing for Sunday's Buddha birthday celebration.

They weeded the garden, put up a big tent and cooked large amounts of food in anticipation of the day marking the birth of Siddhartha Gautama, the...

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Religious Leaders Unite to Blast Cahill

May 29, 2010

Author: Michael Levenson

Source: The Boston Globe

http://www.boston.com/news/local/massachusetts/articles/2010/05/29/religious_leaders_unite_to_blast_cahill/

Catholic, Protestant, Jewish, and Muslim leaders, adorned in the vestments of their respective faiths, stood shoulder to shoulder on the steps of a Roxbury mosque yesterday and strongly condemned state Treasurer Timothy P. Cahill for...

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