Kentucky GOP Challenger Calls Governor’s Participation In A Hindu Ceremony ‘Idolatry’

Elected officials often participate in religious prayer and ceremony to signal their respect for other religions, including Presidents George W. Bush and Obama and Texas Gov. Rick Perry. But yesterday, Kentucky state senator and GOP gubernatorial nominee David Williams accused incumbent Kentucky Gov. Steve Beshear’s (D) of “idolatry,” and attacked him for sitting with a “dot on his forehead” in a “polytheistic ceremony” after Beshear showed his respect for the Hindu faith by participating in a ground blessing ceremony last week.

11/03/11
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Growing Up Muslim or Sikh in a Post 9/11 World

(New America Media) SAN FRANCISCO -- For Muslim and Sikh youth growing into adolescence in the past decade, 9/11 has either been a menacing specter or just a perceived threat. But either way, it hasn’t been easy.

11/01/11
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Hindu Lawyer, Religion Scholar Oversees Religious Life at USC

(Voice of America) As American universities become increasingly diverse, the job of supporting the spiritual life of students has become more complex.  Many universities have chaplains and faith-based clubs, often overseen by a school official called the dean of religious life.  The man who fills that post at the University of Southern California is Indian-born lawyer and religion scholar Varun Soni, who says he relishes the challenge. 

11/01/11
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Diwali - Festival of Lights - Educational

11/01/11
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Temple Trails: A trip to the famed temples of Chennai and Kanchipuram

For those who revel in visiting temples there never need be an occasion, an ideal season or a valid reason – so despite summer’s heat and aging knees my octogenarian mum and I headed out to visit some of the famed temples of Chennai and Kanchipuram over a week in April.

08/21/11
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Maryland gallery exhibiting Hindu kolam quilts

LAUREL, MD – “Pieces as Prayers: Kolam and Kaleidoscope Quilts,” art quilts by Gaithersburg, MD, artist Lauren Kingsland, are displaying in the Himmelfarb Gallery at Tai Sophia Institute until August 27.

08/12/11
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How to Use a Neti Pot With No Danger

Introduction

A Neti Pot is used for Jala Neti, a very old cleansing technique of the Hatha Yoga tradition of India. The literal translation of the Sanskrit term means, "water cleansing“. The newly established modern word for Jala Neti is nasal irrigation.

08/11/11
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The New Role of Pracharak in Hindu temples in USA

I imagine a civic ceremony in your hometown that might be convened by a progressive mayor who wished to have as many representatives of the city's various religions as possible.

07/12/11
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We Are All Hindus Now

America is not a Christian nation. We are, it is true, a nation founded by Christians, and according to a 2008 survey, 76 percent of us continue to identify as Christian (still, that's the lowest percentage in American history).

07/07/11
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Hindu chariot processions in four Florida cities

Ratha Yatras (Hindu Festival of Chariots) have been planned in the four cities of Florida (USA). Starting with Daytona Beach on Memorial Day May 30, this annual parade will be held on the streets of its largest city Jacksonville (June 18), Tampa (July 10), and Clearwater (August 6).

05/29/11
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