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1. Beck's false inclusivity

   Explore Article newsweek.washingtonpost.com (18 hours, 2 min ago)

   In the wake of his weekend rally, Glenn Beck kept up the drumbeat of criticism about President Obama's religion, calling it a "perversion" and saying that America "isn't recognizing his version of Christianity," which Beck characterized as "liberation theology." Despite critique of Obama's Christianity, a recent poll showed that nearly 20% of Americans believe falsely that the president is Muslim. Of the many faces of demagoguery, the religious variety is ... (Read Full Article)
   

   Comment on Article Mentions:   Nikki Haley   Barack Obama   Aseem Shukla

2. Hinduism :The Open Source Faith: Hinduism and pluralism By Padma ...

   Explore Article Hinduism (23 hours, 24 min ago)

   She is a member of the Hindu American Foundation's Executive Council. Views expressed here are the personal views of Ms. Kuppa, and do not necessarily represent those of the Hindu American Foundation or of any organization of which she ... (Read Full Article)
   

   Comment on Article Mentions:   Afghanistan   Harvard   America

3. Army Accommodates Third Sikh Recruit

   Explore Article Religion Clause (23 hours, 56 min ago)

   According to a release yesterday by the Sikh Coalition, the U.S. Army, for the third time in less than a year, has agreed that a Sikh recruit may enlist and continue to wear his religiously-mandated turban along with unshorn hear and a beard. Simran Preet Singh Lamba was brought into the army in 2009 through the Military Accessions Vital to the National Interest (MAVNI) program-- designed to recruit non-citizens who ... (Read Full Article)
   

   Comment on Article Mentions:   Sikh Coalition   Army   U.S. Army

4. Zardari orders probe into discrimination against Hindus in relief camps

   View all 2 articles » Explore Article TruthDive (23 hours, 7 min ago)

   Hindus and dalits were denied flood relief assistance and some of them were even thrown out of the relief camps. [...] Sukkur, Sept 2 (ANI): Pakistan ... (Read Full Article)
   

   President orders probe into reports of discrimination against minorities in ... - ftpapp.app.com.pk  
   

   Comment on Article Mentions:   Asif Ali Zardari   Pakistan   Hyderabad

5. Shadow Warrior: First Hinduism Summit in California receives ...

   View all 13 articles » Explore Article Shadow Warrior (17 hours ago)

   The next speaker, Dr. Mihir Meghani, co-founder of Hindu American Foundation, showed an enlightening video about the need for advocacy of Hinduism, to ensure that the voice of the Hindu community is heard by public policy makers. ... (Read Full Article)
   

   Spiritual Enlightenment: Hindu Seminar in Los Angeles is Over ... - Spiritual Enlightenment  
   First US Hinduism Summit in California - TTonline.org  
   

   Comment on Article Mentions:   Art of Living Foundation   Sri Lanka   Spiritual Science Research Foundation

6. 'Aakrosh' raises awareness on 'honour killings'

   View all 8 articles » Explore Article Arab Times Kuwait English Daily (Sep 2 2010) Human Rights

   Global rights monitor Human Rights Watch has urged the government to crack down on powerful village councils — or “khap panchayats” — that order killings, ... (Read Full Article)
   

   India's Bollywood raises awareness on 'honor killings' in new film - etaiwannews.com  
   Bollywood raises awareness on 'honour killings' - news.ph.msn.com  
   

   Comment on Article Mentions:   Meenakshi Ganguly   Uttar Pradesh   New Delhi

7. City Relents On Collecting Tax Assessment That Violates Religious Beliefs of Hindu Woman

   View all 2 articles » Explore Article Religion Clause (Sep 2 2010)

   The city of Evanston, Illinois has decided that it will no longer press a Hindu woman and her mother for a $635 tax bill reflecting an assessment that the woman says violates her religious beliefs. At issue is the removal of a box elder tree that stands mostly on common property of Padma Rao's condominium. She says that her Hindu religion prohibits the needless killing of any living thing. (See ... (Read Full Article)
   

   City Incurs High Legal Fees Battling Hindu Woman Over Assessment To Remove Tree - Religion Clause  
   

   Comment on Article Mentions:   Illinois

8. LeT training women jihadis to hit India

   View all 13 articles » Explore Article India Today (Sep 2 2010) Terrorism

   LeT training women jihadis to hit IndiaIndia TodayOther organisations that are allegedly operating their camps here include the Harkat-ul-Jihad-al-Islami (HuJI) and the Hizbul Mujahideen. ... (Read Full Article)
   

   Lashkar-i-Jhangvi responsible for Lahore bombings as death toll rises to 37 ... - examiner.com  
   Punjabi Taliban kill 29 in attacks on religious processions in Lahore - The Long War Journal  
   

   Comment on Article Mentions:   Hizbul Mujahideen   Manshera   North-West Frontier Province

9. South Carolina AG: New 'I Believe' license plates are legal

   View all 13 articles » Explore Article Fosters.com (Sep 2 2010) Separation of Church & State

   COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — South Carolina drivers might be able to buy a license plate with the words "I Believe" and three crosses, despite a federal judge's ruling against a previous attempt to make similar ... (Read Full Article)
   

   South Carolina AG Says Non-Profit Group's "I Believe" Plates Are Constitutional - Religion Clause  
   Attorney General: New 'I Believe' license plates are legal - Aiken Standard  
   

   Comment on Article Mentions:   Henry McMaster   André Bauer   Beth Parks

10. Forum for Hindu Awakening's first Hinduism Summit (Hindu Dharma Sabha) in ...

    Explore Article PR-USA.net (Sep 1 2010)

    Forum for Hindu Awakening's first Hinduism Summit (Hindu Dharma Sabha) in ...PR-USA.net (press release)The next speaker, Dr. Mihir Meghani, co-founder of Hindu American Foundation, showed an enlightening video about the need for advocacy of Hinduism, ...and more » (Read Full Article)
    

    Comment on Article Mentions:   Germany   Gordon Brown   European Union

11. Hindu girls from Pakistan marry Indians in Gujarat

    Explore Article New Kerala Dot Com, India (Sep 1 2010)

    Seven Hindu brides from the Meghwar community in Pakistan tied the nuptial knot with Indian grooms, at a mass wedding ceremony in Gujarat's Rajkot city (Read Full Article)
    

    Comment on Article Mentions:   Pakistan   Gujarat

12. A strange obsession

    View all 3 articles » Explore Article The Pioneer > Online Edition (Sep 1 2010)

    A strange obsessionDaily PioneerAnti-India Islamists from groups like the Lashkar-e-Tayyeba and the Harkat-ul-Jihad-al-Islami, apart from separatists like United Liberation Front of Asom's ...and more » (Read Full Article)
    

    7 security nightmares India must prepare for - Welcome to Bellevision Global  
    7 security nightmares India must prepare for - IBNLive  
    

    Comment on Article Mentions:   Tripura   Pranab Mukherjee   Chittagong

13. 'Few Incidents Don't Make Saffron Terror Phenomenon'

    View all 4 articles » Explore Article news.outlookindia.com (Sep 1 2010) Terrorism

    "The ongoing probe in the three to four (bomb blast) cases (linked to radical Hindu outfits) should reveal the mastermind behind these incidents. ... (Read Full Article)
    

    Defamation suit against PC for 'saffron terror' remark - India Today  
    PC linking terror with religion unfortunate: BJP - News Update News  
    

    Comment on Article Mentions:   Congress

14. Indonesian Court Orders Closure of Buddha Bar; Awards Damages To Plaintiffs

    Explore Article Religion Clause (Sep 1 2010)

    In Indonesia today, the Central Jakarta District Court ordered the Jakarta branch of the Paris-based Buddha Bar to close. The court also ordered the company that operates the bar, along with the Jakarta's governor and its tourism agency that allowed the bar to operate, to pay plaintiffs the equivalent of $111,000. Today's Jakarta Globe and M&C; report that a group called the Anti-Buddha Bar Forum filed the law suit last ... (Read Full Article)
    

    Comment on Article Mentions:   Jakarta   Indonesia

15. Julia Roberts is Hindu, just like so much in America

    View all 8 articles » Explore Article newsweek.washingtonpost.com (Aug 12 2010)

    Richard Gere is a Buddhist. Demi Moore and Ashton Kutcher are initiated in Kabbalah. And Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes are raising little Suri in the Church of Scientology. None were raised in the traditions which now inform their spirituality, along with the 44% of Americans who too have changed their religions. So why then should Julia Roberts' revelation of her Hindu practice, that today inspires the spirituality of over ... (Read Full Article)
    

    Hindu chic? From the yoga craze to 'Eat Pray Love' | ReligionLink - ReligionLink  
    A Metaphorical Journey... of Transformation - newsweek.washingtonpost.com  
    

    Comment on Article Mentions:   Florida   Tom Cruise   Iran

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