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From a site I only recently discovered comes this article, submitted for your reactions, and insights from Buddhists who would want to elaborate or correct mistakes. Misunderstanding Buddhism Barbara O'Brien Buddhists want to get enlightened so they can be blissed out all the time. And...

The Hindu Marriage Act , 1955 - Section 2 Application of Act.- (1) This Act applies - (a) to any person who is a Hindu by religion in any of its forms or developments, including a Virashaiva, a Lingayat or a follower of the Brahmo, Prarthana or Arya Samam, (b) to any person who is a Buddhist...

Sikhism: A Religion for the Third Millennium A Postmodernist Perspective Jasbir Singh Ahluwalia Sikhism - one of the five major world religions - has the unique distinction of being the only major religion that arose in the second millennium. Though a religion of the second millennium, it...

Time, Reality and Religion: The Vedantic and Sikh Conception by Jasbir Singh Ahluwalia Copyright © Dr. Jasbir Singh Ahluwalia Formerly Vice-Chancellor of Punjabi University, Jasbir Singh Ahluwalia is the author of over two dozen books on philosophy, literary criticism and poetry...

By Mark Mercer, Citizen Special There's really no need to count freedom of religion separately among the civil liberties. A culture and legal system that respects freedom of expression, freedom of association and assembly, and freedom of conscience, and that doesn't interfere with what...

For thousands of years, religion has posed some unanswerable questions: Who are we? What's the meaning of life? What does it mean to be religious? In an effort to address those questions, Dr. Andrew Newberg has scanned the brains of praying nuns, chanting Sikhs and meditating Buddhists. He...

It is fashionable in interfaith discussions to advocate "tolerance" for other faiths. But we would find it patronizing, even downright insulting, to be "tolerated" at someone's dinner table. No spouse would appreciate being told that his or her presence at home was being "tolerated." No...

Why Religion Makes People Happier (Hint: Not God) By Stephanie Pappas, LiveScience Senior Writer posted: 07 December 2010 05:37 am ET Religious people are more satisfied with their lives than nonbelievers, but a new study finds it's not a relationship with God that makes the devout happy...

What Does My Religion Mean To Me by KHUSHWANT SINGH What does your religion mean to you? I suggest that on religious festivals after performing expected rituals, people should spend a little time - about half-an-hour - in silence and ask themselves: "What does my religion really mean to me?"...

So heres the deal. Within the past couple of years we have made tremendous progress in the area of genetics. So much so that just this past week, Harvard scientists have managed to reverse age a mouse http://dvice.com/archives/2010/11/has-the-scienti.php We have also managed to increase the...

The positive enthusiasm garnered by the writings of the New Atheists evidences a growing sentiment in North America about organized religion and the role it should play in the public square, especially when it comes to setting public policy and legislation. The enthusiasm is a reaction to what...

Poll underlines sharp divide on religion Friday, November 26, 2010 CBC News The world is deeply divided on the question of whether religion is a force for good, a survey by Ipsos Reid suggests. <TABLE dir=ltr border=0 cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=1 width=624><TBODY><TR><TD vAlign=center...

Secularism And Minority Religions “Merae Prabh Saache ik khel rachaiya Koi na kis hi jeha upaya Aapae faraq karae vekh vigasae Sabh raas dehi maha hae.” [SGGS: 1056 Rag Maru III] The foregoing Guru-Vani precept translates roughly as: my true Lord has created a universe of wondrous...

http://www.defencejournal.com/2000/dec/ethnicity.htm Ethnicity, Religion, Military Performance and Political Reliability — British Recruitment Policy and The Indian Army — 1757-1947 Maj (Retd) AGHA HUMAYUN AMIN from WASHINGTON DC writes about British recruitment policy in the...

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Dalits and the Emancipatory Sikh Religion Related thread http://www.sikhphilosophy.net/hard-talk/32867-sant-raam-udasi-punjabs-glorious-poet.html Theoretically and theologically characterized as ‘emancipatory’ Sikhism has failed in practice to do away with the caste prejudices. Raj Kumar...

Religion doesn't build civilization (Dp-news-Burnabynow) I thought that I have become immune to strange actions coming from elected politicians, but the proclamation recently signed by Burnaby Mayor Derek Corrigan, establishing an "Islamic Heritage Month" in the city, is in a class by itself...

Forwarded by SPN member Tejwant Singh ji Malik Michael Ruse Professor of Philosophy, Florida State University Posted: October 16, 2010 07:51 AM "Accommodationism" is the word used today to speak of the position that believes science and religion can exist together harmoniously, or...

This article was forwarded for posting by forum member Tejwant Singh ji Malik. An increasingly popular bumper sticker reads, "Guns Don't Kill People -- RELIGION Kills People!" In light of recent events I would add religion kills young people: gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender young...

Posted for forum member Tejwant Singh ji Malik LONDON — Druids have been worshipping the sun and earth for thousands of years in Europe, but now they can say they're practicing an officially recognized religion. The ancient pagan tradition best known for gatherings at Stonehenge every...