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Kumbh Mela Draws Crowd of 120 Million, and It’s a “Half-Sized” Festival
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Stephanie Hertzenberg
The world’s largest religious festival was in full swing for the most auspicious day of the 48 day Kumbh Mela festival in India. The new moon day, the Mauni Amavasya, saw nearly 55 million Hindu devotees taking ritual baths at the confluence of three rivers in northern India. The gigantic crowds were only a portion…
Do parents have a say in what schools teach?
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Should a Hindu foundation be allowed to finance yoga instruction in California grade schools – despite vehement parental objections? Should a student production featuring cross-dressing and gender confusion go ahead in Utah despite protests from furious parents? Should Massachusetts teens be subjected to school assemblies in which homosexual practices are described in detail by a…
India’s Christians: What would Gandhi do?
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What would Gandhi do? Hindu extremists recently dragged several new Christian converts from their homes in Assam, India, beat them and threatened them for five hours, trying to get them to renounce Jesus. When finally released, the shaken converts did not go home, but instead sought comfort in the homes of fellow Christians, who stayed…
Saudis underwrite organization to bring world’s religions under one roof
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The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia is financing a new organization designed to bring all the world’s religions together. “The organization hopes to prevent conflict through interfaith dialogue,” writes Spencer Kimball for the German news site Deutsche Welle. “The foreign ministers of Austria, Saudi Arabia and Spain signed the founding treaty of a new international organization designed…
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