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Bible Texts Misused In Rumsfeld Reports, Religious Leaders Say

May 25, 2009

Author: Manya A. Brachear

Source: The Los Angeles Times

http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/nation/la-na-bible25-2009may25,0,163380.story

One passage plucked from the New Testament's Epistle to the Ephesians instructs believers to "put on the full armor of God."

An excerpt from the Old Testament's Isaiah directs them to "open the gates that the righteous nation may enter."

As American troops...

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Khalsa Diwan Society New Westminster Remembers the Kamagata Maru And Takes Part In Local Outreach Programs

May 25, 2009

Author: Staff Writer

Source: SikhNet

http://www.sikhnet.com/news/khalsa-diwan-society-new-westminster-remembers-kamagata-maru-and-takes-part-local-outreach-prog

Once again the past weekend was busy one for the members of the Khalsa Diwan Society New Westminster.

On Friday 22nd the weekend programs kicked off with a special tribute to the passengers of the Kamagata Maru...

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Muslims Hope Mosque ‘Sheds Light On Islam’

May 23, 2009

Author: Erin Wisdom

Source: St. Joseph News-Press

http://www.stjoenews.net/news/2009/may/23/muslims-hope-mosque-sheds-light-islam/?local

Shamsuddin Rager had never been a Muslim in a city without a mosque until he moved to St. Joseph two years ago.

Mr. Rager, who is originally from Boston, came here from Florida and before that lived in a city in Germany not much larger than St. Joseph — one with...

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Lawmaker Wants to Make 2010 'Year Of the Bible'

May 22, 2009

Author: Victoria McGrane

Source: POLITICO

http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0509/22832.html

When the clock strikes midnight on Dec. 31, 2009, Rep. Paul Broun (R-Ga.) hopes you’ll be ringing in “the Year of the Bible.”

It’s probably just wishful thinking.

Broun’s simple congressional resolution aimed at honoring the Good Book has produced a push-back of biblical proportion in the blogosphere, with...

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At Interfaith Gathering, Director Gives Update On Obama Faith/Neighborhood Initiatives

May 22, 2009

Author: Staff Writer

Source: MinnPost.com

http://www.minnpost.com/scottrussell/2009/05/22/9004/at_interfaith_gathering_director_gives_update_on_obama_faithneighborhood_initiatives

So a Shia Muslim, a Sunni Muslim and an Orthodox pastor are standing in a Presbyterian Church ...

It sounds like the start of a joke, but the three men were simply waiting to...

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Sikh Awareness Day Celebrated In Los Angeles, CA

May 20, 2009

Author: Staff Writer

Source: SikhNet

http://www.sikhnet.com/news/sikh-awareness-day-celebrated-los-angeles-ca

Sikh Awareness Day was celebrated on May 19 to spread awareness about various aspects of Sikh religion among the students. Events including self-defense performances, cultural musical performances and turban-tying competition were part of the event.

According to an organizer of the event and a first-year...

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Equality Is the Core Of Vancouver's Downtown Eastside Free Kitchen

May 18, 2009

Author: Zoe Tarlow

Source: SikhNet

http://www.sikhnet.com/news/equality-core-vancouvers-downtown-eastside-free-kitchen

It is busy in the Life Skills Centre's lobby this morning. Residents of Vancouver's Downtown Eastside have come to watch a movie, meet with friends, talk with a support worker or do some laundry. The combination of it all is loud and chaotic.

The scent of homemade Indian food drifts into the...

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A Practice During Bush Era, Quoting Religious Passages No Longer a Part Of Pentagon Reports

May 18, 2009

Author: Staff Writer

Source: The Star Tribune

Wire Service: AP

http://www.startribune.com/politics/45350957.html?elr=KArks:DCiUMEaPc:UiD3aPc:_Yyc:aUU

The Pentagon said Monday it no longer includes a Bible quote on the cover page of daily intelligence briefings it sends to the White House as was practice during the Bush administration.

Pentagon spokesman Bryan Whitman said he...

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Exemption for Religious Foes Of Gay Marriage Debated

May 16, 2009

Author: Staff Writer

Source: The Washington Post

Wire Service: AP

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/05/15/AR2009051503159.html

As a growing number of states legalize same-sex marriage, there is growing attention on exemptions for religious institutions and individuals who find the concept morally objectionable and religiously untenable. This week, New Hampshire...

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'Proud to Be an American And a Sikh': Bhalla Moves Forward In City Council Quest

May 15, 2009

Author: Max Pizarro

Source: SALDEF/PolitickerNJ.com

http://www.saldef.org/content.aspx?&a=3715&z=4&title=

The day after terrorists bombed the World Trade Center, a bearded man in a turban on the New York subway wore around his neck a laminated card with the following words printed in bold letters: “Proud to be an American and a Sikh.”

Connected to a monotheistic religious tradition of Punjab, India, requiring him to wear the...

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UK College Allows Sikh Students to Sit Exams Wearing Kirpan, After Initially Barring Them

May 14, 2009

Author: Staff Writer

Source: SikhNet

http://www.sikhnet.com/news/uk-college-allows-sikh-students-sit-exams-wearing-kirpan-after-initially-barring-them

A sixth-form college today said they will allow Sikh students to wear their kirpan, a Sikh article faith, after a 16 year old Sikh girl was stopped two days ago from taking her AS level exams (pre-university) because she wore a kirpan. This...

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Mosque ‘Not a Place for Conversion, But for Conversation’

May 13, 2009

Author: Nick Tarver

Source: The Enfield Advertiser

http://www.enfield-today.co.uk/tn/News.cfm?id=18870&headline=Mosque%20%91not%20a%20place%20for%20conversion,%20but%20for%20conversation%92

A new mosque which aims to bring Enfield’s diverse communities together has opened in Edmonton.

The Mevlana Rumi Mosque and Dialogue Centre, in Fore Street,...

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