riots

ARTICLE

Blessed Emmanuel Ruiz and Companions (1804-1860)

Related Topics: Christianity, Catholic, Saints, Saint of the Day, franciscan, anti Christian riots shook, Emmanuel Ruiz, laymen, horrible tortures, Faith, Santander, Spain, Damascus, Life

ARTICLE

The Town That Refused to Burn

The Indian state of Gujarat is plagued by Hindu-Muslim violence. But one town wouldn't give in to hate.

Related Topics: Faiths, Hinduism, Muslims, Police, communal violence, peace committees, hindus, stone throwing, town municipal elections, Peace, room telephone numbers, Dholka

ARTICLE

A Charming Extremist Defies Moderate India

Bal Thackeray says he admires Winston Churchill, Martin Luther King Jr. -- and Adolf Hitler.

Related Topics: Faiths, Hinduism, Riots, thackeray, Civil Society, Muslims, traditional criminal organizations, sena, painstaking neighborhood by neighborhood detail, deputy chief minister, real right wing, analysts

ARTICLE

A Dream of Green Grass

From Chicken Soup for the Soul: Campus Chronicles

Related Topics: Inspiration, Chicken Soup For The Soul, mom, College, Chicken Soup, scholarship didnt cover, Money, Scholarship, masters degree, didnt, scholarship program, admissions test

ARTICLE

Michael Jackson's Death: Does Fame Trump Faith?

While Michael Jackson's death could highlight funeral rituals associated with a particular faith, it may ultimately demonstrate the power of celebrity as a new kind of sacred.

Related Topics: Michael Jackson, Death, Grief, Faiths, Celebrity, Funeral, Culture, religious tradition, funeral ceremonies, funeral rituals, Religious, life cut, celebrity religious culture, adored celebrity saint

ARTICLE

St. Ambrose (340?-397)

Related Topics: Christianity, Catholic, Saints, Saint of the Day, Ambrose, crushing divine punishments, consecrated virginityThe influence, pagan philosophersHis sermons, contemporary, profound esteem, God, material reality, contemporary thinkers, Philosophers

ARTICLE

The Day Everything Changed

My uncle tells how the birth of Pakistan turned neighbors into deadly enemies.

Related Topics: Holistic Living, uncle, prem, Prem uncle, indir, young doctor, Prem uncles, police inspector, Sister, Prem uncle doesnt, Prem uncles brother in law

ARTICLE

A Few Points About Scorsese's Five Points

A historian says Martin Scorsese's new movie gives Irish-Catholic immigrants a Hollywood makeover.

Related Topics: Entertainment, Movies, Movie, History, black laborers, Religion, society wasnt, nativist, black religious ceremonies, Immigrants, black temperance parade, anti irish

ARTICLE

Can Pakistan's Nonviolent Past Save Its Future?

In the aftermath of the assassination of Benazir Bhutto, an episode of Pakistani history may provide hope for the future

Related Topics: Faiths, Islam, Terrorism, khan, non violent conflict resolution, Islamic, British colonial rule, rich spiritual tradition, Pakistan, superior weapon sounds, lawless border regions

ARTICLE

In midst of Indian savagery, some Hindu heroes saved Muslim neighbors

Related Topics: Faiths, Muslims, hindus, beloved independence leader, community association, Hindu, Neighbors, Indian literature, Muslim, Indian savagery, religious riots