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France: Govt Will Be "Responsive to Sensitivities" of Sikhs Regarding Turbans in Schools

August 26, 2004

Source: Hindustan Times/Press Trust of India

http://www.hindustantimes.com/news/181_971684,0008.htm

On August 26, 2004 the Press Trust of India reported, "France has assured India that the issue of ban on religious symbols in French public schools that includes turban worn by Sikh students would be sorted out in a manner responsive to the sensitivities of the Sikh community. The assurance was given when National Security Adviser JN Dixit raised the issue at the '...

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Battle Over Control of Hindu Temple Pushes Forward

August 25, 2004

Source: Beliefnet

http://www.beliefnet.com/story/151/story_15143_1.html

On August 25, 2004 the Beliefnet reported, "the next chapter of an entrenched legal battle for control of one of the largest Hindu temples in North America will be written in federal court. The twisting tale of the Hindu Temple Society of North America in Flushing, N.Y., is one of disputed bylaws, an authoritarian board of trustees and a group of members who want trustee elections to be held for...

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Young Indian Americans Organize “Bhangra Against Bush”

August 25, 2004

Source: The Independant Press Association

http://www.indypressny.org/article.php3?ArticleID=1609

On August 25, 2004 The Independant Press Association reported, "D.J. Rekha, who will be organizing Bhangra Against Bush every third Thursday through September, says: 'We are putting all our energies into getting Bush out of office and also opposing the war that’s going on. This is the way I articulate my policies by doing what I do. I think the most effective way...

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U.S. Revokes Visa of Visiting Muslim Scholar at Notre Dame

August 24, 2004

Source: Chicago Tribune

http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/chi-0408240223aug24,1,3887036.story

On August 24, 2004, the Chicago Tribune reported, "The U.S. Department of Homeland Security has revoked a visa granted to Tariq Ramadan, a renowned Islamic scholar who is accused by some Jewish groups of being a Muslim extremist, effectively barring him from a teaching post he was to begin this week at the University of Notre Dame. Ramadan, a...

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Palos Heights Trial to Begin in November

August 22, 2004

Source: The Daily Southtown

http://www.dailysouthtown.com/southtown/yrtwn/south/227syt3.htm

On August 22, 2004 The Daily Southtown reported, "a Nov. 15 trial date has been set in a $6.2 million federal lawsuit by the Al Salam Mosque Foundation that accuses Palos Heights of civil rights violations and discrimination in opposing a mosque in the city. In 2000, Al Salam created a major controversy by announcing its intent to buy the Christian Reformed Church of...

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Mosque Founder Supports Daughter's Challenge to Mosque in West Virginia

August 20, 2004

Source: Beliefnet

http://www.beliefnet.com/story/148/story_14849_1.html

On August 20, 2004 Beliefnet published an editorial by mosque founder Zafar Nomani concerning his support of daughter Asara Nomani who is at the center of Mosque controversy in West Virgina. "The mosque management committee has informed my daughter that 35 members of the congregation have signed a petition to 'expel' her from the mosque for 'actions and practices that are disruptive to prayer,...

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American Muslim Groups Welcome Probe into Gen. Boykin Controversy

August 20, 2004

Source: Los Angeles Times

http://www.latimes.com/features/religion/la-na-boykin20aug20,1,2972363.story?coll=la-news-religion

On August 20, 2004 the Los Angeles Times reported, "American Muslim groups on Thursday welcomed initial results of an internal Defense Department probe that concluded that Army Lt. Gen. William G. 'Jerry' Boykin violated Pentagon rules when he spoke before Christian groups and cast the war on...

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Faith-Based Initiatives Shift Constitutional Separation

August 18, 2004

Source: Seattle Post-Intelligencer

http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/national/186737_bushfaith18.html

On August 18, 2004 Seattle Post-Intelligencer reported that, "a study, compiled by researchers at the Rockefeller Institute of Government in Albany, N.Y., is one of the first comprehensive looks at administration efforts to redirect government grants to churches and other faith-based groups... Taken together, the report finds that the Bush programs 'mark a major...

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"Jews for Jesus" Campaign Expands and Offends in Wash.

August 17, 2004

Source: The Washington Post

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A6464-2004Aug16.html

On August 17, 2004 The Washington Post reported, "Jews for Jesus, a San Francisco-based group, said it trained more than 600 local volunteers to evangelize the region's 220,000 Jews as part of a worldwide campaign called 'Operation Behold Your God.' The Washington outreach, at an estimated cost of $200,000, is scheduled to begin tomorrow with three days of...

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Wiccan Priestess Harassed Following Challenge to Town Council

August 17, 2004

Source: Religious News Service

http://www.beliefnet.com/story/151/story_15144_1.html

On August 17, 2004 Religious News Service reported, "Police in Great Falls, S.C., Tuesday investigated the killing of a Wiccan high priestess' parrot, which was beheaded and whose heart was cut out. About a dozen pagans attended the Great Falls Town Council meeting Monday to show their support for Darla Wynne, who found her 8-year-old pet slain last week with a note attached that said...

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Sikhs Asked to Leave Behind Ornamental Daggers in Order to Attend White House Function

August 15, 2004

Source: The Washington Times

http://www.washtimes.com/upi-breaking/20040815-011755-6783r.htm

On August 15, 2004 The Washington Times reported, "Some Sikhs may elect not to attend a White House function to commemorate the 400th anniversary of their faith because of a security dispute. As part of a new initiative to stay engaged with Americans of all faiths, the Bush administration has invited members of America's Sikh community to an Aug. 18 White House...

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Ten Commandments Monument to Tour Across the Country After Church-State Controversy

August 15, 2004

Source: The Denver Post

http://www.denverpost.com/framework/0,1413,36~53~2335510,00.html

On August 15, 2004 The Denver Post reported that "Alice Laverne Gearhart carefully climbed the five steps to the bed of the 18-foot-long truck and stood in awe at a hip-high slab of granite that ignited a firestorm of controversy over the separation of church and state last year... Three weeks ago, Moore agreed to loan the monument to a group of military veterans who...

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