Author: Pankaj Jain

Source: The Washington Post

http://onfaith.washingtonpost.com/onfaith/guestvoices/2010/11/the_cosmic_questions_behind_the_cosmic_dance_of_obama-raja_on_newsweeek.html

A recent issue of Newsweek has on its cover page President Barack Obama in the cosmic dance pose of the Hindu deity Lord Nataraja (some have called it the Obama-Raja posture)....

Author: Rhianne Pope

Source: The Oxford Times

http://www.oxfordtimes.co.uk/news/8706002.Oxford_shows_off_its_multicultural_roots/

Oxford showed its multicultural roots, with a feast of music, dancing and entertainment – designed to show how people from all religions can work together.

The ‘Yours Faithfully’ event at the Town Hall was organised by the Oxford Council of Faiths and featured...

Author: Staff Writer

Source: Baha'i World News Service

http://news.bahai.org/story/800

Excavation work is under way for the new Baha'i House of Worship for the South American continent, in the Chilean capital of Santiago.

The ground work comes after a prolonged search for a site and unprecedented technical challenges, which included the invention of an entirely new material for the building's exterior.

Author: Jennifer Fenn Lefferts

Source: The Boston Globe

http://www.boston.com/news/education/k_12/articles/2010/11/28/two_school_districts_consider_dropping_religious_holidays/

School officials in Acton, Boxborough, and Harvard are looking at removing all religious holidays from next year’s school calendars.

Currently, classes in the districts are not...