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  • July 2008

    • How Jindal Traded Vishnu for Jesus

      Wall Street Journal  |  Jul 25, 08 1:30 PM CDT

      How Jindal Traded Vishnu for Jesus

      (Newser) - When political observers talk about Bobby Jindal’s vice presidential credentials, they often mention that his devout Christian faith might sway the base. It’s a curious advantage for the Hindu-raised son of Punjabi immigrants, but Jindal’s conversion was the sincere product of a deep spiritual quest, the Wall Street Journal reports. “I did not have an overnight epiphany,” says Jindal, but a “very intellectual-based journey.” More »

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      John McCain  • Republicans  • vice presidential sweepstakes  • Christianity  • running mate  • Bobby Jindal  • Hinduism  • conversion  • Lousiana

  • May 2008

    • $10M Bond Allows Guru to Leave US

      Austin American-Statesman  |  May 20, 08 5:40 PM CDT

      $10M Bond Allows Guru to Leave US

      (Newser) - A Hindu guru charged with groping two underage girls will be permitted to leave the country, despite 20 counts of indecency, after a follower put up $10 million to guarantee his return. Given how much money's involved, the arrangement to allow Prakashanand Saraswati—known as Swami Ji—passage to India is unprecedented, legal experts told the Austin American-Statesman . More »

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      child molestation  • Hinduism  • bond

  • April 2008

    • Gods Go Hungry in Food Crisis

      Washington Post  |  Apr 30, 08 1:13 PM CDT

      Gods Go Hungry in Food Crisis

      (Newser) - Skyrocketing food prices have a new victim in India: Hindu deities. Supplicants offer milk and other food at temples where they pray, but with the cost of staples soaring, many are unable even to feed themselves, the Washington Post reports. "If poor people don't even have enough for bread, how will they donate milk to the gods?" asks a priest. More »

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      India  • food prices  • hunger  • Hinduism

    • Indians Worship Two-Faced Baby

      ABC News  |  Apr 6, 08 5:15 AM CDT

      Indians Worship Two-Faced Baby

      (Newser) - Indians are coming from far and wide to see a two-faced baby born in a tiny village, ABC News reports. Many think the little girl with four eyes and two mouths is a reincarnation of the Hindu god Ganesh. "Some people say she is like a goddess," a village teacher said of the weeks-old girl. "They call the baby a face of a goddess." More »

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      India  • baby  • birth  • Hinduism  • Lakshmi

  • March 2008

    • India Lifts Gere Kiss Warrant

      AFP  |  Mar 15, 08 6:11 AM CDT

      India Lifts Gere Kiss Warrant

      (Newser) - An Indian court has lifted an arrest warrant for Richard Gere issued last year after he publicly kissed a Bollywood star on the cheek, AFP reports. Outraged Hindus held rallies and burned Gere in effigy after he planted a few kisses on Shilpa Shetty at an AIDS awareness rally. "The case brings a bad name to the country," a justice from the country's Supreme Court said. More »

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      India  • Richard Gere  • kissing  • Hinduism  • Shilpa Shetty

    • Nepali Goddess Retires at 11

      Associated Press  |  Mar 3, 08 12:35 PM CST

      Nepali Goddess Retires at 11

      (Newser) - Sajani Shakya, one of Nepal's living goddesses, is officially retiring at age 11, the AP reports. Religious leaders briefly stripped the Kumari of her divine status last year after she defied custom and traveled abroad, but her premature retirement isn't related to the controversy, officials say. She has "come of age," an official put it delicately. Kumaris are worshiped only until puberty. More »

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      religion  • Nepal  • Buddhism  • Hindu  • Hinduism  • Buddhist

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