Religion News – Newsletter for November 24, 2010

Thousands attend Sai Baba’s birthday celebrations

PUTTAPARTHI – Thousands of devotees attended the 85th birthday celebrations of spiritual leader Sathya Sai Baba in this pilgrim town of Anantapur district Tuesday.

Devotees from India and abroad thronged Sai Hill View stadium to seek the spiritual leader’s blessings as a helicopter flying overhead showered petals on them.
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Islam one of the great religions of the world: Dalai Lama

NEW DELHI – The Dalai Lama Tuesday hailed Islam as one of the great religions of the world, saying true jihad was about fighting “negative emotions” within oneself.

Speaking after receiving an honorary Doctor of Letters (D. Litt) degree from Delhi’s Jamia Millia Islamia university, the Tibetan spiritual leader said that some mischievous elements … Read more : Islam one of the great religions of the world: Dalai Lama.