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George Lambrides Impact of many faiths on everyday life in Ann Arbor Ten years ago Diana Eck of Harvard University wrote that “the United States has become the most religiously diverse nation on earth.” Like it or not, we are Buddhist, Muslim, Christian, Hindu, Jewish, Baha’i, Unitarian...

Front Page > Northeast > Story Email This Page Print This Page Sikh fair unites faiths OUR CORRESPONDENT Dhubri, Dec. 8: The Sikh Pratinidhi Board, eastern zone, will organise a blood donation camp and distribute blankets, bedsheets, pillows and fruits to patients in Dhubri Civil Hospital...

Kingston celebrated interfaith week with a Faith Fest allowing different groups to share their food and artefacts. Attendees at the event, on Thursday, November 25, were due to see a turban tying demonstration by the Sikh community, an explanation of vestments worn by priests, and how to wear a...

Honoring mothers has become a tradition that stretches across many religions. With Mother's Day arriving Sunday, how should a person of faith put this tradition into perspective? David L. McDonald, Clayton Presbyterian Church Like most holidays, the Mother's Day tradition has been...

Hindu group accused of 'hijacking' other faiths Hindu group accused of 'hijacking' other faiths - Religion and Beliefs - NZ Herald News A Hindu group organising a conference aimed at uniting the different religions that flowed out of India is instead being accused of...

Why do so many faiths recommend self-denial such as fasting or shunning luxuries? By Ajit Singh Sahota, Citizen SpecialMarch 13, 2010 The Sikh faith teaches temperance and moderation, and so neither fasting nor feasting are encouraged. If the goal of fasting and avoidance of luxuries is...

Sikh broadcaster calls for a breakdown of barriers between faiths in Cathedral lecture. Sikh broadcaster and journalist, Dr. Inderjit Singh, called on different faiths to work together to promote moral values in society, as he addressed an audience of several hundred at Ripon Cathedral for...

One of Islam’s most important cities, Madinah, is to become a model ‘green’ city under a Muslim Seven Year action plan on the environment, unveiled yesterday by the Grand Mufti of Egypt, Sheikh Ali Goma’a. Madinah is the second holiest city in the Islamic world, after Makkah and is also known as...

Do beliefs make a difference in how two faiths adjust to life in the UK? Of course. Hinduism and Sikhism are incredibly different religions. One is polytheistic, the other monotheistic. One needs pages to define its practices and customs, the other a couple sentences. One supports offerings in...

Some would say that Abraham Lincoln was one of the greatest failures in American Political History. In retrospect, however, we would evaluate him probably as a great American President since the emancipation proclamation liberated the slaves below the Mason Dixon Line in the south. He was...

Sikh View Of Other Faiths A Message of Tolerance and Understanding A Sikh loves all creation as God’s own manifestation. Acceptance of all faiths, and interfaith tolerance and understanding are basic to his faith. History of the Sikhs shows remarkable consistency in the pursuit of these...

Is god a conscious entity? Do we have free will or do we obey his will only and are nothing but mindless pawns acting out the inevitable? Why do we have to do anything other than simran, when simran is the way to open your mind and let the positive energy flow into you, I don't understand...

Schools Juggle Holidays for Other Faiths (ABC News) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/sikh/SIG=126lgdof9/*http%3A//abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory?id=2219548&CMP=OTC-RSSFeeds0312 Array Fri, 21 Jul 2006 11:59:35 GMT Schools Across the Country Juggle Holidays for Muslims and Other Faiths

School Schedules Try to Respect All Faiths (WJLA-TV Washington D.C.) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/sikh/SIG=11lkch5dt/*http%3A//www.wjla.com/news/stories/0706/346337.html Array Fri, 21 Jul 2006 14:11:23 GMT ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) - Sikh, Muslim, Buddhist, Jewish, Hindu, and...

School Schedules Try to Respect All Faiths (AP via Yahoo! Asia News) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/sikh/SIG=11neplpqu/*http%3A//asia.news.yahoo.com/060721/ap/d8j0dhnoj.html Array Fri, 21 Jul 2006 13:37:36 GMT Sikh, Muslim, Buddhist, Jewish, Hindu, and Christian _ each faith...

School schedules try to respect all faiths (AP via Yahoo! News) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/sikh/SIG=12592dmvf/*http%3A//news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060721/ap_on_re_us/school_holidays_2 Array Fri, 21 Jul 2006 13:37:36 GMT Sikh, Muslim, Buddhist, Jewish, Hindu, and Christian —...

Schools juggle holidays for different faiths (USA Today) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/sikh/SIG=12ilt1tp2/*http%3A//www.usatoday.com/news/religion/2006-07-21-schools-holidays_x.htm?csp=34 Array Fri, 21 Jul 2006 13:22:35 GMT Sikh, Muslim, Buddhist, Jewish, Hindu, and Christian...

JACKSON, Miss. -- A Christian adoption agency that receives money from Choose Life license plate fees said it does not place children with Roman Catholic couples because their religion conflicts with the agency's ``Statement of Faith.''...

The UK's only state-funded Sikh secondary school want to change its admission rules to keep a mix of faiths. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/sikh/SIG=125l0068a/*http%3A//news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/uk_news/education/4686077.stm

Look no farther than bookstores for signs of a religious revival. Eastern Religions is the latest example: lucid, informative, even beautiful. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/buddhism/SIG=127lkp2ff/*http%3A//www.kansascity.com/mld/kansascity/entertainment/12027136.htm