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Indian court convicts 32 people in deadly 2002 riots
World NowIn a court case that has provided a grim reminder of the sectarian violence that has haunted India, 32 people were convicted of participating in riots between Hindus and Muslims that followed the burning of a train in 2002.... -
First Hindu elected to Congress visits Orlando on Sunday
The Religion WorldIndian Americans from Central Florida will host a meet-and-greet event for Rep. Tulsi Gabbard, D-Hawaii, the first Hindu elected to Congress at 3 p.m., Sunday, Nov. 18, at 5200 Vineland Road, Orlando. Gabbard (D-HI), a practicing Hindu, campaigned on... -
Most Muslims, Hindus don't take time off from work for holidays
As we head into a busy holiday season highlighted by Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Year's, let me be among the first to wish you Merry Diwali and a Happy Al-Hijra! Diwali, a Hindu holiday known as the "festival of lights," starts Tuesday. On Thursday,...
Tags: Diwali, Lake Mary, Black Friday (shopping), Religion and Belief, Holidays
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Diwali, when L.A. lights up with Indian sweets and snacks
Thousands of shimmering lanterns illuminate India's towns and villages in an otherworldly glow on Diwali, the Indian Festival of Lights. Hindu households set out rows of diya, small clay lamps, to create a symbolic path for Lord Rama on his legendary...
Tags: Diwali, Vegetarian Diet, Religion and Belief, Religious Festivals, Holidays
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Pure Land Buddhism
Contributing WriterEditor’s note: This is the seventh of an 11-part series on Buddhism. Philosophical Hinduism was based on the Upanishads, divinely revealed philosophical writings (shruti), which only men of the upper three classes were permitted to read. Later...Tags: Japan, Religion and Belief, Philosophy, Plastic Art, Separation of Church and State
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The Buddha's theories
Contributing WriterEditor’s note: This is the third of an 11-part series on Buddhism. If The Four Noble Truths and the Eightfold Path define the Buddha’s practice, several doctrines explain and support that practice. All of them purport to be based on his own...Tags: Religion and Belief, Philosophy, Physical Fitness and Exercise
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Meatless McDonald's: Way to go or effort to 'humiliate Hindus'?
Normally meat-centric McDonald’s confirmed that it plans to open two all-vegetarian locations in India — and now customers, herbivore activists and others are buzzing. One no-meat branch will be based in the Sikh holy city of Amritsar in...
Tags: Dining and Drinking, Telegraph, Religion and Belief, Lifestyle and Leisure, India
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Hindus ask QuakeCon to prohibit game at festival
CW33 NewsA religious group is asking event organizers for this week's QuakeCon 2012 Dallas festival to omit a video game it says is hurtful to Hindus. The video game SMITE takes players through an 'online battleground between mythical gods,' according to the...Tags: Religion and Belief, Entertainment, Gaming
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Who are the Sikhs?
Contributing writerDomestic terrorist David Michael Wade’s recent attack on the Sikh temple in Oak Creek, Wis., may have for the first time made Americans aware of Sikhism, a religion founded in northwestern India during the late 15th and early 16th century by Guru...Tags: Religion and Belief, Sikhism, Separation of Church and State, Islam
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JetBlue Pilot Found 'Not Guilty' by Reason of Insanity
CNNWashington -- A JetBlue pilot arrested after an apparent meltdown aboard a March flight has been found not guilty by reason of insanity. A federal judge in Amarillo, Texas, made the determination Tuesday after a psychologist testified that pilot...Tags: Lawyers, Fines, Prisons, Religion and Belief, Prosecution
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Eccentrics, dreamers and seekers flock to Crestone, Colo.
Special to the Los Angeles TimesFor thousands of years, the high, arid San Luis Valley has spawned tales of the strange and the fantastic. Native Americans called it the Bloodless Valley, setting aside their weapons as they made vision quests up sacred Blanca Peak, the great sentinel...Tags: David Kelly (actor), Native Americans, Monuments and Heritage Sites, Diwali, Vehicles
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The startling spirit of Malacca, Malaysia
What traveler hasn't landed in a dreamed-of destination and found it crawling with tourists, fast-food franchises, name-brand stores and dollar-a-beer bars? The good bones of Charleston, S.C., which made the World Monuments Fund's list of imperiled...Tags: Kuala Lumpur (Malaysia), Dining and Drinking, Religion and Belief, Bars and Clubs, Business
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