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Tag: religious
“Sikh Woman Balpreet Kaur Turns Cyber Bullying Incident into Inspiration”
Read a Sept. 27, 2012, article from Yahoo! about a Sikh woman who was cyber-bullied at her university on the basis of her religion.
“Church of England to Act Against Anti-Gay Bullying”
Read a July 5, 2013, article from the Associated Press about the Church of England’s effort to end anti-gay bullying in its schools.
“Haley, Jindal and America’s new religious litmus test”
As Aseem Shukla, a doctor who is also on the board of the Hindu American Foundation, wrote at the On Faith blog for The Washington Post, that the Indian-American candidates for public office do not always embrace their Indian religious traditions.
“Record number of Indian-Americans seeking office”
There are currently at least eight Indian-Americans running for Congress or statewide office, which may be a record, according to this Associated Press report in June 2010.
“‘Yoga wars’ spoil spirit of ancient practice, Indian agency says”
Read an Aug. 23, 2010, story in The Washington Post about Indian concerns over “yoga theft” by American practitioners.
“Remembrances of Lives Past”
Read an Aug. 27, 2010, story in The New York Times about the growing belief in reincarnation.
“Eat Pray Love’s Spiritual Tourism”
In The Daily Beast, Indian author Gita Mehta wrote about Eat Pray Love and the attractions and perils for Westerners of “spiritual tourism” in India.
“2.3 Million Hindu Americans + 1 Hindu American Sweetheart”
Read an essay at the website Patheos about Julia Roberts and the appeal of Hinduism and Eastern religions throughout American history. The article is by Suhag Shukla, co-founder of the Hindu American Foundation.