CHANDIGARH: The Gatka Federation of India (Regd.) (GFI) and Punjab Gatka Association (Regd.) (PGA) have urged the Akal Takht Jathedar Giani Gurbachan Singh to take strict action in the ouster of seven year-old Sikh child Manpreet Singh of Tarn Taran from reality show India’s Got Talent on Colors TV and debarring him from demonstrating Gatka, an Indian martial art.
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Jalandhar, Aug 4 (PTI) Punjab Deputy Chief Minister Sukhbir Singh Badal today said he was not aware of any threat from Sikh militants to the Commonwealth Games to be held in the national capital in October. There has been an exchange of inputs between intelligence agencies of Punjab and the Centre on terrorists’ activities, but “I am not aware of any threat from Sikh militants to the Commonwealth Games,” Sukhbir told reporters here after a private function. with thanks : source : IBNLIVE : link in headline above for detailed news
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In July I made the following new squidoo lenses relating to spirituality: Susan Seddon Boulet Goddess Paintings An artist whose art is still popular in the pagan scene, Susan Seddon Boulet will mostly be remembered for her goddess art. The mystical style of her paintings (mostly, but not exclusively, water color) strikes a core in many.
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New spiritual ‘lenses’ – pages on squidoo
Since my spoken Chinese has grown so rusty, I am glad to see the Japanese subtitles on this video, without which I would be unable to provide this summary: the good news is that Chinese commercial and financial interests may not immediately call in the massive debt the US owes to China. The bad news is that they envision a future in which people who once were known as Americans ride huge car-swallowing buses in their own city-sized servant quarters in China, presumably to and from long days in the plutonium mines. It’s possible my Japanese subtitle reading is a bit rusty too
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A Bright Future
Home : “- Sent using Google Toolbar” Forward this message to all Latest update after Swiss Bank has agreed to disclose the funds&. Our Indians’ Money – 70, 00,000 Crores Rupees In Swiss Bank 1) Yes, 70 lakhs crores rupees of India are lying in Switzerland banks. This is the highest amount lying outside any country, from amongst 180 countries of the world, as if India is the champion of Black Money.
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Randall Stephens Peter Marshall has long kept an active commentary page on his petermarshallministries.com site. He’s mad as hell and he’s not going to take it any more! (He seems to have been mad as hell for a for some time now, so this is not a news flash.) Marhsall is the author of The Light and the Glory , now revised, a Christian bookstore bestseller and a staple of homeschooling curriculum. (John Fea has written a cogent essay and several posts on Marshall and his career.) Marshall, along with another popular Christian historian David Barton, served as a history curriculum adviser for the Texas State Board of Education
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This Land is My Land, You Got That?
Amritsar: Punjab police on Saturday recovered 15 kg of RDX 3 detonators, a sub-machine gun along with its cartridges following the interrogation of an arrested terrorist of Sikh separatist outfit Babbar Khalsa International (BKI). The special operation cell of Punjab police’s intelligence wing also recovered one magazine of AK 47 rifle, 100 cartridges of AK 47 and 3 packets fuse wire
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CHANDIGARH: The glory of Sikh history, which depicted the sacrifices made by warriors during Mughal rule, radiated through a light-and-sound show at Punjab Kala Bhawan on Saturday. The two-and-a-half-hour play, ‘Singh Soorme’, produced and directed by Jarnail Singh Gogi in association with Panj Pani Rang Manch, was composed by Sharanjit Singh and Satpal Singh Joshila.
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Sikh history radiates through light-&-sound show
Randall Stephens Over at the Washington Post ‘s On Faith blog Anthony Stevens-Arroyo offers an interesting historical take on Catholicism and contemporary politics. For those faithful who are ready to pitch their tent with the Tea Party, he points to a 16th-century counter example: Jesuit priest Juan de Mariana (1536-1624). Stevens-Arroyo contrasts the radicalism of Mariana with Tea Party anti-statism
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Anthony Stevens-Arroyo on Catholics and the Tea Party
Bishop Winston Halapua who is to be made BIshop of Polynesia and Archbishop and Primate (one of threee) in the Anglican Church in Aotearoa, New Zealand and Polynesia on Sunday next is reported by The Voxy News Engine to have said this: photo from Voxy News Engine ” The mission,” he said, “is simply to preach the Gospel, to teach theGospel, to live the Gospel – and to pass it on .” But the kind ofmission leadership he longs to offer, he says, will only become areality when he plunges into the lives of the people and thecommunities he’s been chosen to serve. Read the whole article HERE.
Paul Harvey Thanks to Jon Walton, “Evangelicals Embracing Ecclesial Elitism? “, for calling my attention to this story, from the Boston Globe, about the crowning of the well-known black minister in Boston John M. Borders III as a Bishop.
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BREAKING NEWS 07/27: Benny and Paula respond via website to this story. BREAKING NEWS 08/15: Benny Hinn admits to an elicit “friendship”?! Enjoy.
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Are Benny Hinn and Paula White sitting in a tree? You know, K-I-S-S-I-N-G?
The amendment bill would punish “proselytizing” that “uses coercion or other forms of inducement” – vaguely enough worded, Christians fear, that vigilantes could use it to jail them for following the commands of Christ to feed, clothe and otherwise care for the poor. “There was always a virtual anti-conversion law in place, but now it is on paper too,” said a senior pastor from Thimphu on condition of anonymity
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One of the world’s largest and most controversial Pentecostal churches has been given permission to build a $200m (£130m) replica of Solomon’s Temple in Brazil’s economic capital, São Paulo. The 10,000 capacity “mega-church”, which is the brainchild of Brazil’s Universal Church of the Kingdom of God , will also house a replica of the Ark of the Covenant and be built according to “biblical orientations”.
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Solomon’s Temple in Brazil would put Christ the Redeemer in the shade
Alexandria Eldridge , Senior News Editor An unusual peak in vehicle break-ins on campus over the past few weeks has been stopped, according to Campus Security Services, as they believe theyve caught the individual responsible for most of the incidents. read more
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News in brief caught in the act
In other news Wednesday, Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke voiced concern about slow economic growth, saying the Fed would take action if needed to help the U.S. economic recovery along.
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News Wrap: Bernanke Promises to Bolster Recovery If Needed
A news report from North Korea said that the country executed a former Cabinet official who was in charge of talks with South Korea. Kwon Ho Ung, who was Pyongyang’s chief delegate to South Korea from 2004 to 2007 was executed by firing squad.
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Cult leader Tony Alamo should get a new trial because sex with minors was “incidental” to his purpose for traveling across state lines, his lawyer argues in Alamo’s most recent appellate brief. The lawyer’s brief also argues Alamo deserves to be resentenced by a different judge because of statements U.S.
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Theres a good selection of news apps for the iPad, but the recently released ABC News for iPad has got to be one of the more innovative ones. Eschewing a typical menu of headlines for a giant, interactive globe, ABC has gone to great lengths to give iPad users an engaging news-reading experience.
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ABC News for iPad features innovative interface
11 News will be live streaming the news conference held by Colorado State Patrol regarding an officer-involved shooting on the Redlands Tuesday night.
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Bacardi pineapple cake with white chocolate and caramel buttercream Prep time: 1 hour, 20 minutes “Wine-tasting cakes” from “Booze Cakes” are flavored with merlot and chocolate or chardonnay and anise.
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Thursday's Connector: Tony Blair CNN (blog) The global film competition is an opportunity for young people to express their faith through film – whether it be Christianity, Hinduism or Islam.
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Thursday’s Connector: Tony Blair – CNN (blog)
Judge sets $2 million bond for ex-mogul Conrad Black Salon He later converted to Hinduism and has tried his luck at professional poker playing. The right to self-defense is rarely invoked in a murder trial
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Absence of women The Australian This world would be a much better place if all religions: Christianity, Islam, Hinduism and Judaism allowed women to rule equally with men. …
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Absence of women – The Australian
News Ltd should make public the terms of reference it gave to Deloitte when commissioning the accountancy firm to investigate the Melbourne Storm salary crisis, according to one of the country’s leading experts on corporate governance.
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Swami Vivekananda Spiritual Centre in Chicago MyNews.in A spiritual centre dedicated to Swami Vivekananda, who introduced the world to Indian spirituality and Hinduism , was inaugurated at a Hindu temple in …
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Today’s New York Jewish Week reports that the American Jewish Congress , an advocacy group known for its expertise on church-state issues, has suspended operations due to financial problems. AJCongress lost $21 million of its $24 million endowment in the 2008 Bernard Madoff Ponzi scheme. (See prior posting .) The AJCongress demise is also blamed on changes made in the 1990′s by Jack Rosen, a successful businessman who served as president of the group.
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AJCongress, Leading Church-State Advocate, Suspends Operations After Financial Losses