Religion News – Newsletter for August 22, 2010
Sunday, August 22, 2010
Onam Shopping On Full Swing
KOCHI, INDIA (GaeaTimes.com)- The Onam celebrations begin today and the residents of the southern states of India have started their festive shopping in various states. This harvest related festive season is something the residents of Kerala and Karnataka wait for the whole year and the business entities also make full utilisation of the … Read the original article on Gaea Times at : Onam Shopping On Full Swing.
America the Tolerant: NYC mosque dispute prompts reflection on a notion as old as the republic
Mosque flap tests limits of US tolerance
The word tolerance comes from the Latin “tolerare” – to bear. In our dictionaries, we define it as, among other things, the “freedom from bigotry or prejudice.”
Its meanings are almost as numerous as the people who express them, as recent entries in the … Read more : America the Tolerant: NYC mosque dispute prompts reflection on a notion as old as the republic.
Saudi Arabia to launch official TV, radio for fatwa
RIYADH – Saudi Arabia is mulling the idea of setting up an official television channel and radio station for accredited Muslim scholars to issue fatwas, or religious edicts, reports said Saturday.
The television channel will “create a credible link between the inquirer from inside or outside the kingdom and the authorised clerics” through free hot lines …. Source : Saudi Arabia to launch official TV, radio for fatwa.
Omar assures all protection to Kashmiri Sikhs
SRINAGAR – Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah Saturday assured a delegation of Sikhs, who met him over the threats to community members in the Valley, that the government will take all steps necessary to protect their lives and properties.
The delegation approached the chief minister after some Sikh families reportedly received anonymous letters from …. Original article on Gaea Times at : Omar assures all protection to Kashmiri Sikhs.
NGO to hold hearing on anti-Christian violence in Orissa
NEW DELHI – Forty-three heinous cases related to the 2008 violence in Orissa’s Kandhamal district will be heard here in a three-day session of a tribunal, comprising retired judges and social activists, starting Sunday.
NGO National Solidarity Forum (NSF) is holding the National People’s Tribunal (NPT) to probe the violence unleashed by right wing Hindu activists …. Source article on Gaea Times at : NGO to hold hearing on anti-Christian violence in Orissa.
Right to productive living denied in Goa: Church
PANAJI – The Church in Goa Saturday said rights of residents to carve out a productive living was being forcibly denied in the state, where nearly 26 percent of the population is Roman Catholic.
It also said Goa’s fragile, life-sustaining environment was in peril in view of sustained pillage of its ecology in the guise … Original source on Gaea Times at : Right to productive living denied in Goa: Church.
Muslim merchant finds Ganesha shaped rough diamond
MUMBAI – A Muslim diamond merchant has found a “unique and auspicious” gem — a rough diamond in the shape of Lord Ganesha, and has vowed never to sell the “good omen” to anyone.
Rafique Bilakhaiya, 38, who is from suburban Malad, buys rough, uncut diamonds from the local diamond markets in Mumbai and sells these …. Source : Gaea News Network.