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Visitor Center's 'In God We Trust' Safe, for Now

October 2, 2010

Author: Bob Unruh

Source: World Net Daily

http://www.wnd.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=210073

A court decision in Wisconsin has turned back an attack on the inclusion of the national motto "In God We Trust" and the Pledge of Allegiance at the Capitol Visitor Center in Washington, a $600 million-plus facility that highlights the heritage of the United States.

 

The ruling from U.S. District Judge William M. Conley...

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Prayers And Service Filled Gandhi Jayanti

October 2, 2010

Author: Staff Writer

Source: Hindu American Seva Charities

http://www.hinduamericanseva.org/Press-release/october-2-2010

In recognition of Gandhi Jayanti (birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi) and International Day of Non-Violence, Hindu American Seva Charities (HASC). promoted seva projects small or large (food bank drives, health awareness, soup kitchens, etal) and yoga workshops, as part of seva, in temples, ashrams, spiritual centers...

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A Special Celebration of Everything Indian

September 30, 2010

Author: Jodi Weinberger

Source: NorthJersey.com/Mahwah Suburban News

http://www.northjersey.com/community/events/104060219_A_special_celebration_of_everything_Indian.html

The first signs of a mela, the Hindi word for festival, at the Hindu Samaj Temple Saturday, Sept. 18, began teasing patrons’ senses in the parking lot.

The aromas of a spicy blend of cumin, saffron and coriander along...

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'Genius Grant' a Boost to Linguist as She Revives a Native Language

September 28, 2010

Author: Laura Collins-Hughes

Source: The Boston Globe

http://www.boston.com/ae/books/articles/2010/09/28/reviving_wampanoag_earns_linguist_a_genius_grant/?p1=Well_MostPop_Emailed5_HP

First she cried. Then she found out about the money and nearly fainted.

 

Jessie Little Doe Baird was overcome at the news that her 17 years of linguistic work —...

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Third Anniversary of Buddhist Monk Massacre In Myanmar Commemorated

September 28, 2010

Author: Staff Writer

Source: The Buddhist Channel/Asia News

http://www.buddhistchannel.tv/index.php?id=43,9555,0,0,1,0

Politicians, human rights activists and religious leaders took part in a peaceful sit-in in front of the Myanmar Embassy in Colombo yesterday. They called on the world not to forget, highlighting the difficulties democracy encounters in Sri Lanka itself.

 

Human rights activists, lawmakers and religious...

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2010 Jun 09

Pluralism Project Hosts Visitors from the Kosmopolis Institute

(All day)

Location: 

2 Arrow Street, Cambridge, MA 02138, USA
On June 9, 2010, the Pluralism Project received a visit from Dr. Caroline Suransky and Prof. Henk Manschot of the Kosmopolis Institute of the University of Humanistic Studies, in Utrecht, the Netherlands. In collaboration with the Humanist Institute for Cooperation with Developing Countries (Hivos), the Kosmopolis Institute offers the "Promoting Pluralism Knowledge Program," an international academic-practitioner collaborative in India, Indonesia, Uganda, and the Netherlands. The Kosmopolis Institute... Read more about Pluralism Project Hosts Visitors from the Kosmopolis Institute

Haitian Diaspora Spreading the Gospel Of Voodoo

September 27, 2010

Author: Ingrid Peritz

Source: The Globe and Mail

http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/quebec/haitian-diaspora-spreading-the-gospel-of-voodoo/article1727147/

The stairs leading to Rolanda Delerme’s basement open onto a dazzling tableau: Pink and green feathers in jars, sequined bottles, a life-sized mannequin holding a knife, altars packed with Catholic saints.

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New Muslim Comic Book Superhero On the Way

September 26, 2010

Author: Edith M. Lederer

Source: MSNBC.com/Today

Wire Service: AP

http://today.msnbc.msn.com/id/39367509/ns/us_news-life/

Comic book fans will soon be getting their first glimpse at an unlikely new superhero — a Muslim boy in a wheelchair with superpowers.

 

The new superhero is the brainchild of a group of disabled young Americans and Syrians who were brought together last month in...

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Resolution Intends to Limit 'Pro-Islamic' Bias

September 25, 2010

Author: Terrence Stutz

Source: The Dallas Morning News

http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/dn/religion/stories/DN-sboe_25tex.ART.State.Edition1.33b8be8.html

The State Board of Education on Friday instructed textbook publishers to make sure their new world history texts are more favorable to Christianity and less positive toward Islam if they want to sell their books in Texas.

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