Franklin Graham wants Obama to step in on Prayer Day … – USA Today

On Tuesday, in an interview with USA TODAY, Graham reiterated his belief that “Muslims do not worship the same ‘God the Father’ I worship,” and laughed at Hinduism’s many manifestations of God: “No elephant with 100 arms can do anything for me.

Original post: 
Franklin Graham wants Obama to step in on Prayer Day … – USA Today

 
Franklin Graham wants Obama to step in on Prayer Day slight – USA Today

Franklin Graham wants Obama to step in on Prayer Day slight USA Today He laughed at Hinduism's many manifestations of God: “No elephant with 100 arms can do anything for me.

View original post here:
Franklin Graham wants Obama to step in on Prayer Day slight – USA Today

 
Alyisha Foley, Visions Writing Tutor – The Mount Observer

Alyisha Foley, Visions Writing Tutor The Mount Observer At St. Michael's Foley learned about all types of world religions with Hinduism being her favorite. “St.

Here is the original post: 
Alyisha Foley, Visions Writing Tutor – The Mount Observer

 
NGO asks Malaysian Government to promote Hinduism

The Malaysian Government has been urged by an NGO, the Malaysia Hindu Sangam, to give more importance to the growth of Hinduism under the Tenth Malaysia Plan.

See more here:
NGO asks Malaysian Government to promote Hinduism

 
NGO asks Malaysian Government to promote Hinduism – New Kerala

Kuala Lumpur, May 4 : The Malaysian Government has been urged by an NGO, the Malaysia Hindu Sangam, to give more importance to the growth of Hinduism under the Tenth Malaysia Plan. NGO president Mohan Shan said that a memorandum on the matter had …

Excerpt from:
NGO asks Malaysian Government to promote Hinduism – New Kerala

 
Hindu prayer to open Bakersfield City Council in California – South Asia Mail

Hindu prayer to open Bakersfield City Council in California South Asia Mail Sanskrit is considered a sacred language in Hinduism and root language of Indo-European languages. Zed, who is the president of Universal Society of ..

Read the rest here: 
Hindu prayer to open Bakersfield City Council in California – South Asia Mail

 
Promote growth of Hinduism, says Malaysian NGO

Malaysia Hindu Sangam, an NGO, has asked the government to promote the growth of Hinduism, a media report said Tuesday.

View original post here: 
Promote growth of Hinduism, says Malaysian NGO

 
Sangam submits memo on promoting Hinduism

MALAYSIA Hindu Sangam has asked the Government to give more importance to the growth of Hinduism under the 10th Malaysia Plan, reported Makkal Osai.

Go here to see the original:
Sangam submits memo on promoting Hinduism

 
Sangam submits memo on promoting Hinduism – star.com.my

MALAYSIA Hindu Sangam has asked the Government to give more importance to the growth of Hinduism under the 10th Malaysia Plan, reported Makkal Osai. Its president Mohan Shan said a memorandum on the matter had been submitted to the Government. The …

See original here:
Sangam submits memo on promoting Hinduism – star.com.my

 
Aim spiritual path, self control, vegetarianism and reincarnation

New Online Katinka Hesselink Net Correction of Vol. 13 of the Blavatsky Collected Writings (the whole text was a link in each article! I can’t believe nobody warned me about that.) All Considering What’s the goal of the spiritual path? (18) Why is self control important?

The rest is here: 
Aim spiritual path, self control, vegetarianism and reincarnation

 
New Zealand Hindu Council faces flak for uniting other Indian religions

The Hindu Council of New Zealand is facing allegations of trying to club the various Dharma religions (Sikhism, Buddhism, Taoism) under Hinduism.

Go here to see the original: 
New Zealand Hindu Council faces flak for uniting other Indian religions

 
Hinduism is focus of meeting of religious leaders

“Gods, gods, gods,” said theologian Rita Sherma, in a mildly exasperated tone. “Gods with an ‘s,’ ” she said. That is the most common misperception in the non-Hindu world, she said: that Hindus believe in more than one god.

Go here to see the original: 
Hinduism is focus of meeting of religious leaders

 
Hinduism is focus of meeting of religious leaders – NorthJersey.com

Hinduism is focus of meeting of religious leaders NorthJersey.com “I love Hinduism , and I love it more after her talk,” said Michael Hinton, a Presbyterian from Leonia. “Gods, gods, gods,” said theologian Rita Sherma, …

See the original post here:
Hinduism is focus of meeting of religious leaders – NorthJersey.com

 
Sikh religion is not a separate community

AMRITSAR: Sikhs religion is not a separate community as it was a part of Hinduism says president of SAD (Master Tara Singh) Rashpal Singh. Addressing the press conference here on Friday, octogenarian Rashpal Singh who is president of his party for the last three decades said, “It would be wrong to say that Sikh community was not the part of Hindu religion; since our ancestors were basically Hindu and after being inspired from Sikh religion they adopted Sikh religion with letter and sprit. Launching scathing attack on Sikh religious leader who were describing the Sikh religion as separate community, he said that this act would stop large number of people from Hindu community to remain in Sikh fold.

See original here:
Sikh religion is not a separate community

 
Lifelong Learners session focuses on Hinduism – Ontario Argus Observer

Lifelong Learners session focuses on Hinduism Ontario Argus Observer Ontario — Hindu priest Arun Gupta, Boise, will be the next featured speaker at the next Lifelong Learners session, which focuses on Hinduism , beginning at …

Read more from the original source:
Lifelong Learners session focuses on Hinduism – Ontario Argus Observer

 
‘Sikh community was part of Hinduism’: Rashpal Singh

Amritsar, Apr 30 (PTI) Sikhs are not a separate community as it was a part of Hinduism, president of SAD (Master Tara Singh) Rashpal Singh claimed here today.

Originally posted here:
‘Sikh community was part of Hinduism’: Rashpal Singh

 
Hinduism is a way of life – Gaston Gazette

South Asia Mail Hinduism is a way of life Gaston Gazette Hinduism is not attributable to one founder — in other words, it is not based on the wisdom and teachings of one founder.

Continued here: 
Hinduism is a way of life – Gaston Gazette

 
Hindus, who protested ‘Love Guru’, wish Mike Myers good luck – Meri News

HINDUS, WHO have vehemently protested against his 2008 release “The Love Guru”, have wished good luck to Mike Myers on his upcoming venture “Austin Powers 4” as long as he assured not to denigrate Hinduism in his future movies. Acclaimed …

See more here: 
Hindus, who protested ‘Love Guru’, wish Mike Myers good luck – Meri News

 
Preview of Coming Attractions: Empires, Wars, Politics, and Murder Mysteries

Paul Harvey So what can a poor blogmeister do, but sing in a rock-n-roll band, and grade endless end-of-term essays?

View post:
Preview of Coming Attractions: Empires, Wars, Politics, and Murder Mysteries

 
Sanskrit mantras to open Fresno City Council meet in California – Oneindia

Sanskrit mantras to open Fresno City Council meet in California Oneindia Sanskrit is considered a sacred language in Hinduism and root language of Indo-European languages. Zed, who is the president of Universal Society of ..

Read the rest here:
Sanskrit mantras to open Fresno City Council meet in California – Oneindia

 
The New American Ganges: Hinduism and Health in American Religious History

Today’s post comes from our newest contributor to the blog, Michael J. Altman ! Michael is a Ph.D. student in American Religious Culture at Emory University, where he researches the American encounter with Hinduism, and more broadly constructions of the category of the sacred in American religious history.

Read the rest here:
The New American Ganges: Hinduism and Health in American Religious History

 
02/04/2010 12:18 INDIA Orissa: state government removes Christians as EU delegations arrives (AsiaNews.it)

» Extremists had forced a group of 91 Christians, victims of religious violence in August 2008, to leave their native village to seek shelter in a refugee camp. Now they are being “cleansed” ahead of a visit by a European delegation.

See the original post here: 
02/04/2010 12:18 INDIA Orissa: state government removes Christians as EU delegations arrives (AsiaNews.it)

 
Aide to Malaysian PM to quit over race remarks (MalaysiaNews.net)

(AP) KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia – An aide to Malaysia’s prime minister plans to resign after allegedly calling ethnic Indian and Chinese citizens “immigrants” in an embarrassment for the governm…

See the rest here:
Aide to Malaysian PM to quit over race remarks (MalaysiaNews.net)

 
From boy of war, to modern man of letters (Guardian Unlimited)

His experiences at Utah Beach on D-Day lived with him forever as he and his contemporaries transformed postwar American literature Several years ago, here at the Observer , we described JD Salinger as a writer who “seems to understand children as no English-speaking writer has done since Lewis Carroll”, which sounds odd until you consider his career as a man, a writer, a literary icon and …

Read more from the original source: 
From boy of war, to modern man of letters (Guardian Unlimited)

 
Ravidassia sect sends shockwaves across world’s Sikh community (Times Online)

India has never been short of religions: although 80 per cent Hindu, it also incorporates Islam, Christianity, Buddhism, Jainism, Sikhism, Judaism and Zoroastrianism as well as hundreds of lesser known faiths.

Go here to read the rest:
Ravidassia sect sends shockwaves across world’s Sikh community (Times Online)

 
Your Turn: I’d like to thank video games (Sydney Morning Herald)

Friends of mine described the experience of seeing Avatar in gushing terms. “It was like seeing Star Wars for the first time,” one drooled. I am still jealous

Original post:
Your Turn: I’d like to thank video games (Sydney Morning Herald)

 
02/03/2010 16:29 INDIA EU delegation visits persecuted Christians of Orissa (AsiaNews.it)

» by Nirmala Carvalho Delegates are met by ultranationalist Hindus. Tomorrow they will travel to conflict-torn Kandhamal. Mgr Cheenath says things will be back to normal only when Christians can live in their homes and pray without fear.

More:
02/03/2010 16:29 INDIA EU delegation visits persecuted Christians of Orissa (AsiaNews.it)