Source: www.staradvertiser.com OAHU, HAWAII, USA, June 21, 2010: Papia Sengupta said she and her fellow members of the Lord of the Universe Society (LOTUS) are not going to dwell on matters beyond their control, but the tears on her cheeks yesterday seemed clear-enough indication that the loss of the group’s central object of worship, a shivalingam, was still fresh. Members…
Source: tribune.com.pk SIALKOT, PAKISTAN, May 25, 2010: A total of 57 Hindus have converted to Islam since May 14 in Sialkot. The people belong to adjacent Pasroor town and embraced Islam to “survive in the society,” their Hindu relatives told The Express Tribune on Monday. Mangut Ram, a close relative of some of the new converts, said that 35 members…
Source: www.ft.com INDONESIA, June 9, 2010: On the Indonesian resort island of Bali, the growing influx of Chinese tourists is not just changing the dynamics of the tourism market, it is also changing the face of God. From the curbside stalls of Kuta Beach to the upscale galleries in Ubud, most of the popular wooden and stone statues and figurines…
Source: www.globalpost.com NEW DELHI, INDIA, June 8, 2010: In India there’s a new self-help guru in town: Scientology. Founded in 1954 by United States science-fiction writer L. Ron Hubbard, the Church of Scientology is the religion of Hollywood stars like Tom Cruise, John Travolta and Isaac Hayes, claiming a worldwide membership of 12 million. Ironically, however, in a country overcrowded…
Source: news.bbc.co.uk UNITED KINGDOM, June 21, 2010: The bio-tech company Monsanto can sell genetically modified seeds before safety tests on them are completed, the US Supreme Court has ruled. A lower court had barred the sale of the modified alfalfa seeds until an environmental impact study could be carried out. But seven of the nine Supreme Court Justices decided that…
Source: www.hinduismtoday.com The Eternal Religion, the religion of the rishis, has been in existence from time immemorial and will exist eternally. There exists in this Sanatana Dharma all forms of worship–worship of God with form and worship of the impersonal Deity as well. It contains all paths–the path of knowledge, the path of devotion and so on. Other forms of…
Source: www.tempointeractive.com SURAKARTA, INDONESIA, June 8, 2010: The Hindu community has organized a national Sacred Hindu Art Festival in Surakarta, 15-17 June. About 10 regions, including Bali, participated. The Festival was organized to introduce sacred Hindu art to the people. A lecturer from the Surakarta Institute of Art, I Nyoman Sukena, said that the sacred art was used for religious…
Source: enewscourier.com ALABAMA, U.S., June 9, 2010: The Limestone County Sheriff is seeking information about the theft of two black granite statues from the grounds of the Hindu temple in the Capshaw community. The statues, valued at $50,000, were stolen Saturday or Sunday from the Hindu Cultural Center of North Alabama, located in the 14000 block of Vishnu Way, said…
Source: www.expressindia.com COLOMBO, SRI LANKA, June 22, 2010: Colombo Buddhist monks in Sri Lanka plan to learn Tamil language to create greater harmony and heal the decades old animosity between the majority Sinhalas and the minority Hindu community in the country. The All Ceylon Buddhist Congress (ACBC) has sought funds from the Sri Lankan government to commence Tamil classes for…
Source: www.voxy.co.nz AUCKLAND, NEW ZEALAND, June 8, 2010: The Hindu Organisations, Temples and Associations (HOTA) Forum is organizing a landmark cultural event for New Zealand society by celebrating the Hindu Festival of Raksha Bandhan – that promotes Universal Fellowship and venerates Womanhood. The festival will be celebrated on 29th August 2010, at the Dorothy Winstone Centre, Auckland. Hindu Council of…