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The myth of an ‘amorphous’ Hinduism

Going through many discussions on matters that pertain to Hindu culture, one finds that there are two distinct sets of opinions on the matter of what Hinduism is. There is one school of thought that seeks to ban anything it perceives as u [...]

Posted On : Feb, 26 2013 | Comments : 0

Why Germans distrust Islam

Prejudice and the fear of too many foreigners is especially prevalent in Germany. With the growing number of Muslims, distrust of Islam is rising. Why are Germans afraid of the "foreign"? The cashier at the supermarket wears a [...]

Posted On : Jan, 22 2013 | Comments : 0

Hindus Working to Place One Million Bhagavad Gitas Next to B...

San Jose, California – A California-based Hindu effort called the Pancajanya Project, which is “dedicated to increasing awareness of the glories to Lord Krishna and His teachings,” is working to place one million copies [...]

Posted On : Jan, 15 2013 | Comments : 0

'God' belongs only to Muslims and Islam: Jakim

KUALA LUMPUR - The Malaysian Islamic Development Department (Jakim) today repeated its stand That the word 'Allah' is a holy word That belongs only to Muslims and Islam and can not apply to non-Muslims and other Religions. Its dir [...]

Posted On : Jan, 01 2013 | Comments : 0

ISLAM IS THE FASTEST GROWING RELIGION IN ENGLAND; CHRISTIANI...

Islam is the fastest growing religion in England and Wales, according to new census data. The number of people identifying with no religion nearly doubled over the last decade while the percentage of people who call themselves Christians [...]

Posted On : Dec, 14 2012 | Comments : 0

In Bible vs. Quran, Jesus denied that He is God (12) the Sch...

In the verses Matthew 7:21-23, the lord Jesus plainly determines the outcome of those who believe that He is God. He says: "Not everyone who says to Me, Lord, Lord, will enter the kingdom of heaven, but he who does the will of My Fat [...]

Posted On : Dec, 07 2012 | Comments : 0

Buddhist and Taoist Religious Statues

Bronze Padmasambhava with Gold Leaf (XL) Padmasambhava (Liánhuasheng), means the Lotus-Born, was a sage guru from Oddiyana who is said to have transmitted Vajrayana Buddhism to Bhutan and Tibet and neighboring countries in the 8th [...]

Posted On : Nov, 13 2012 | Comments : 0

Hindus pleased with Australia’s plan to introduce Hindi in A...

Sydney / NationalTurk – Hindus have welcomed Australian plans to introduce Hindi in country’s schools as outlined in the recently released “Australia in the Asian Century White Paper”. Hindu statesman Rajan Zed res [...]

Posted On : Oct, 31 2012 | Comments : 0

Happy Dussehra (VijayaDasami) – October 2012

Dussehra, also known as Vijaya Dashami, is a major celebration in Hinduism and followed by Hindus all around the globe. It is also commonly referred to as the festival of good vs evil since it symbolizes the defeat of Ravana by Lord Ram. [...]

Posted On : Oct, 24 2012 | Comments : 0

Auspicious Period of Navratri Sadhana

Navratri is one of the famous Hindu festivals, which is celebrated twice a year in the months of March-April (Chaitra' or ‘VasantNavratri) and in October-November (SharadNavratri). With full zeal, the popular festival Navratri w [...]

Posted On : Sep, 25 2012 | Comments : 0

A brief discussion about Sikh Religion

Sikh religion is ranked as the world’s fifth largest religion. Today Sikh religion has over 27 million followers worldwide, with the majority living in the Punjab district in what is now India and Pakistan. The number of Sikhs in UK [...]

Posted On : Sep, 04 2012 | Comments : 0

Sikhism & its Gurus

Sikhism was established by ten Gurus, teachers or masters, over the period from 1469 to 1708 - that is over a period of 239 years. These teachers were enlightened souls whose main purpose in life was the spiritual and moral well-being of [...]

Posted On : Sep, 01 2012 | Comments : 0

Hindus ask gaming festival QuakeCon to bar videogame trivial...

Hindus have urged internationally renowned gaming festival “QuakeCon 2012”, being held at Dallas (USA) from August two to five, not to allow play of SMITE videogame, which they say trivializes highly revered deities of Hinduis [...]

Posted On : Aug, 23 2012 | Comments : 0

Muslim Eid

Eid is Arabic term that means that festival. The competition can be of any faith however usually this word is related to two festivals of Islam that are Eid ul-Fitr and Eid al-Adha. The primary one is celebrated in the primary 3 days of t [...]