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Monkey god named chairman

Sat, 16 Aug 2008 07:25:36 GMT

Hanuman, the popular god known for his strength and valor, has been named official chairman of the recently opened Sardar Bhagat Singh College of Technology and Management in northern India, a school official said Saturday.

The position comes with an incense-filled office, a desk and a laptop computer. Four chairs will be placed facing the empty seat reserved for the chairman and all visitors must enter the office barefoot, said Vivek Kangdi, the school's vice chairman.

"It is our belief that any job that has the blessings of Lord Hanuman is bound to be a success," said Kangdi.

"When we were looking for a chairman for our institution, we scanned many big names in the field of technology and management. Ultimately, we settled for Lord Hanuman, as none was bigger than him," Kangdi said.

Tags: faith, religion, hinduism

What is Polytheism?

Mon, 11 Aug 2008 23:55:40 GMT

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clipper's remarks: I know of no religion that is truly monotheism. If they claim ONE true god they still worship its’ tri-nature.

Clip Source: www.gotquestions.org

Question: "What is polytheism?"

Answer: Polytheism is the belief that there are many gods. Breaking the word down, "poly" comes from the Greek word for "many" and "theism" from the Greek word for "God." Polytheism has perhaps been the dominant theistic view in human history. The most commonly known example of polytheism in ancient times is Greek / Roman mythology (Zeus, Apollo, Aphrodite, Poseidon, etc.). The clearest modern example of polytheism is Hinduism, which has over 300 million gods. Although Hinduism is, in essence, pantheistic, it does hold to beliefs in many gods. It is interesting to note that even in polytheistic religions, one god usually reigns supreme over the other gods, i.e., Zeus in Greek / Roman mythology and Brahman in Hinduism.

lovebirds

Sun, 03 Aug 2008 02:22:04 GMT

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Clip Source: www.whats-your-sign.com

Swan: The Swan holds a multitude of representations including love, grace, purity, beauty and sincerity. Another attribute of Aphrodite, the Swan also symbolized chastity. The Celts believed the Swans were benevolent dieties and legend has it that their images were forged into silver medallions worn around the neck for protection. In Hinduism, the Swan is known as the Hamsa bird and signifies the divine mind and the breath of spirit. The Swan is also another symbol of the Virgin Mary and the purity and love she symbolizes.

gen

Fri, 01 Aug 2008 08:24:09 GMT

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Clip Source: en.wikipedia.org

Home to the Indus Valley Civilization and a region of historic trade routes and vast empires, the Indian subcontinent was identified with its commercial and cultural wealth for much of its long history.^[15] Four major world religions, Hinduism, Buddhism, Jainism and Sikhism originated here, while Zoroastrianism, Judaism, Christianity and Islam arrived in the first millennium CE and shaped the region's diverse culture. Gradually annexed by the British East India Company from the early eighteenth century and colonised by the United Kingdom from the mid-nineteenth century, India became a modern nation state in 1947 after a struggle for independence that was marked by widespread nonviolent resistance.

religions

Wed, 30 Jul 2008 00:31:54 GMT

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Clip Source: www.adherents.com

Major Religions of the World
Ranked by Number of Adherents

Christianity: 2.1 billion
Islam: 1.5 billion
Secular/Nonreligious/Agnostic/Atheist: 1.1 billion
Hinduism: 900 million
Chinese traditional religion: 394 million
Buddhism: 376 million
primal-indigenous: 300 million
African Traditional & Diasporic: 100 million
Sikhism: 23 million
Juche: 19 million
Spiritism: 15 million
Judaism: 14 million
Baha'i: 7 million
Jainism: 4.2 million
Shinto: 4 million
Cao Dai: 4 million
Zoroastrianism: 2.6 million
Tenrikyo: 2 million
Neo-Paganism: 1 million
Unitarian-Universalism: 800 thousand
Rastafarianism: 600 thousand
Scientology: 500 thousand

Islam and Hinduism's blurred lines

Sun, 13 Jul 2008 05:16:50 GMT

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Clip Source: news.bbc.co.uk

Mr Singh is a member of the Kathat community in Rajasthan and follows what his community believes is a pledge undertaken by their forefathers.

Legend has it that the Mehrat, Kathat and Cheeta communities - with a combined total of one million people in four districts of central Rajasthan - are the descendants of the Hindu ruler of the warrior caste, Prithviraj Chauhan.

The three communities also have strong Islamic connections, because many centuries ago, their forefathers undertook a pledge to follow three Muslim practices.

These include the circumcision for the newborn male children in the community, eating halal meat and burying their dead.

That is the tradition many have followed, keeping the word of their ancestors. But it has also led to them facing something of a faith-based identity crisis.

A majority of them are poor and illiterate. They are people with a mixed Hindu-Muslim identity.

"We don't care about being Hindu or Muslim. It is sheer politics," he says.

Tags: islam, hinduism, india, culture, religion

Belief System Selector

Sun, 06 Jul 2008 21:22:04 GMT

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clipper's remarks: According to the results of the survey, i should be Adventist. - Well... I am.

Clip Source: www.selectsmart.com

BELIEF SYSTEM SELECTOR RESULTS

Seventh Day Adventist (100%)

Orthodox Quaker (97%)

Mainline - Conservative Christian Protestant (86%)

Eastern Orthodox (80%)

Roman Catholic (80%)

Hinduism (56%)

Mainline - Liberal Christian Protestants (51%)

Jainism (49%)

Jehovah's Witness (44%)

Orthodox Judaism (43%)

Islam (41%)

Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (Mormons) (38%)

Bahai (37%)

Liberal Quakers (36%)

Theravada Buddhism (35%)

Mahayana Buddhism (35%)

Unitarian Universalism (27%)

Sikhism (24%)

New Age (21%)

Neo-Pagan (20%)

Taoism (19%)

Non-theist (18%)

Secular Humanism (18%)

Reform Judaism (16%)

Christian Science (Church of Christ, Scientist) (15%)

New Thought (14%)

Scientology (13%)

Tags: adventist, god, belief, religion

Clearing up misconceptions about Islam

Sat, 28 Jun 2008 23:29:13 GMT

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Clip Source: www.jihadwatch.org

June 28, 2008

Clearing up misconceptions about Islam

There are so very many stories like this -- most of them I don't post here. But as our new Jihad Watch contributor Raymond Ibrahim noted the other day, "Why are we not constantly exhorted, day after day, that Christianity, or Judaism, or Hinduism, or Buddhism, or Scientology are 'misunderstood'? Why only Islam?"

Now Hindus are Offended

Mon, 23 Jun 2008 04:41:01 GMT

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clipper's remarks: Oh dear. Now the world's Hindus had their feeling hurt by a Mike Myers's movie. From all accounts it boomed at the box office but none the less Hindus are claiming that teens...

Never mind. This is so stupid that I can't even muster outrage over it. These nut jobs have surpassed themselves.

Clip Source: www.mediawatchwatch.org.uk

Hindus spot chance to take offence at Myer’s latest movie

Hindus in the US are protesting about the latest Mike Myers movie, Love Guru, because - you guessed it - it hurts the sentiments of the Hindu community.

Bhavna Shinde, representing Hindu Janjagruti Samiti and Sanatan Society for Scientific Spirituality, has called for Paramount to be suspended from the MPAA for showing

unethical and unprofessional business practices, which have resulted in the one-billion-strong Hindu community worldwide feeling hurt

According to Paramount, the slapstick film portrays a purely fictional faith. There is a character called Guru Satchabigknoba, and another known as Coach Cherkov. Sounds a scream.

However, Shinde and her fellow complainers are not convinced by this argument, saying that the parody could be misinterpreted by teenagers who would thus get a skewed view of Hinduism. The real thing, apparently, is not at all funny or ridiculous.

Tags: movie, hindu, myers, guru

Kite Flying Ban In Pakistan

Sun, 22 Jun 2008 22:34:07 GMT

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clipper's remarks: Needs no comment; speaks for itself

Clip Source: www.chron.com

Kite lovers flying against religious winds in Pakistan

June 21, 2008, 11:57PM

By JAMES PALMER
Newhouse News Service

As Pakistan, the sixth-largest nation in the world, struggles to implement democratic reforms, the kite flying ban is another intriguing battle between social moderates and religious conservatives over the place of Islam within society.

On one side are those who contend kite flying has no link to Muslim customs, and therefore has no place in the Islamic republic, where 97 percent of the country's 165 million people are Muslims.

And caught in the middle are the people who make and fly kites.

"Part of our life and history is fading away," said Shahid Malik, a 49-year-old kite flier.

The current clash has its roots in Basant — an ancient Hindu festival celebrating spring. Basant is highlighted by thousands of people flying kites from rooftops.

Orthodox Islamists view kite flying as having antecedents in Hinduism and therefore anti-Islamic

Tags: pakistan, islam, hindu, kites, sport, muslims, culture, ban, illegal

History of Religionat - Maps of the World’s Religious and Imperial History

Mon, 16 Jun 2008 01:21:15 GMT

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clipper's remarks: "5,000 years of religion in 90 seconds -Here are two flash video maps from the Maps of War website. The first map shows how the geography of religion has evolved over the centuries a brief history of the world's most well-known religions: Christianity, Islam, Hinduism, Buddhism, and Judaism."

Clip Source: www.rayfowler.org

Map of the World’s Religions

Here is an interesting map of the world’s religions. You can click on the map to get a larger view. (There is also a flash video map available at Maps of the World’s Religious and Imperial History.)

Each colored section on the map corresponds to the majority religion by population for that region. Here are some of the colors and the religions they represent:

Blue = Muslims

Yellow = Roman Catholics

Orange = Protestants

Red = Christians from various churches

Purple = Indigenous religions

Dark red = Orthodox Christians

Light blue = Mormons

Art and Peace

Sun, 15 Jun 2008 02:06:59 GMT

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Clip Source: www.emediawire.com

Jamali, a contemporary artist based out of Winter Park, Florida, was recently featured in Florida International Magazine as one of its People of Like Mind 2008 for his innovative methods used in to create art.

Jamali, whose artwork focuses on mystical expressionism, was featured as one of the Designing Minds, who are pushing the expectations of artistic methods being used by artists in the Florida and throughout.

Obeying the dream guide who set him on the path to art, Jamali himself has named his life's work Art & Peace.

The source of Jamali's art and his life lies in the primordial spiritual traditions of the East. In his birthplace Peshawar, the Asian crossroads city, Jamali was influenced by Buddhist, Hindu, and Sufi ideas of the sacredness of being. Jamali is the first to incorporate the paradoxes of quantum mechanics into contemporary art.

For more information about Jamali Fine Arts, go to www.jamali.com.

Tags: art, sufism, buddhism, hinduism, painting

Within and Without You...for George..

Sun, 15 Jun 2008 01:41:23 GMT

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clipper's remarks: Listen to these beautiful lyrics our dear friend George wrote for us all to hear.. this sounds like a re mix to me these stupid kid engineers only know how to turn up the bass slider..

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Tags: george harrison, the beatles, buddhism, hinduism, love, peace, sharing, humanity

Fighting for a Downgrade

Sun, 01 Jun 2008 12:25:40 GMT

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clipper's remarks: Cultural divide

— The Hindu social and cultural system in India is divided into castes that are inherited or married into and has been dated to 1,000BC

— There are thousands of castes and subcastes in India. Hinduism ascribes degrees of purity to different jobs

— Brahmins are traditionally the priestly caste, while Dalits are a “scheduled caste”. Dalits and tribal communities represent half of India’s poor population

— Caste discrimination was outlawed in 1950, and 22.5 per cent of university places and government jobs were reserved for Dalits and tribal people

Clip Source: www.timesonline.co.uk

Thousands of members of one of India’s lowest castes besieged the capital yesterday, blocking roads and railways to press their unorthodox demand — to be downgraded to an even lower social status.

Wielding sticks and shouting slogans, they burnt tyres and squatted in the main roads leading to the capital

India outlawed caste discrimination after gaining independence in 1947, but to correct the injustices of the past it allocated quotas of government jobs and university places to those who suffered the most. It divided those who should benefit from the quotas into official categories called scheduled castes (SC), scheduled tribes (ST) and other backward classes (OBC).

Gujjars

are classified as OBC, entitling them to access to 27 per cent of government jobs

they want to be downgraded to ST, on a par with another local tribe

which they believe would increase their access by another 15 per cent.

others predicting a “race to the bottom” if their demands are met.

Tags: india, politics, law, affirnative action

The Saudi woman who wants a divorce - because her husband tried to sneak one look at her face after

Wed, 21 May 2008 20:26:25 GMT

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clipper's remarks: Religion makes the otherwise intelligent person do stupid things. It makes the otherwise good person do evil things. Religion is much more responsible for stark raving, anti-human, pro-stupid fanticism.

Ironically the stupidest things come out of the religion belt in the middle east: Christianity, Judaism, Hinduism, Islam -- same asylum.

p.s. The man should be so lucky. He's much better off without her.

Clip Source: www.sott.net

The Saudi woman who wants a divorce - because her husband tried to sneak one look at her face after 30 years of marriage

Not that he had much choice about it. His 50-year-old wife followed the tradition of her native village near the south-western city of Khamis Mushayt and kept her features veiled at all times.

Until one night last month, that is, when the husband was finally overcome by curiosity and tried to lift his wife's veil as she slept to take a look at her face.

Clipmarks | Hinduism Clips

Monkey god named chairman

What is Polytheism?

lovebirds

gen

religions

Major Religions of the WorldRanked by Number of Adherents

Islam and Hinduism's blurred lines

Belief System Selector

Clearing up misconceptions about Islam

June 28, 2008

Clearing up misconceptions about Islam

Now Hindus are Offended

Hindus spot chance to take offence at Myer’s latest movie

Kite Flying Ban In Pakistan

History of Religionat - Maps of the World’s Religious and Imperial History

Art and Peace

Within and Without You...for George..

Fighting for a Downgrade

The Saudi woman who wants a divorce - because her husband tried to sneak one look at her face after

Major Religions of the World
Ranked by Number of Adherents