Tag: Hindu
Sathya Sai Baba dies at 86; Hindu holy man was considered a living god by millions
By Associated Press April 24, 2011.
Print: Washington Post
Hindu holy man Sathya Sai Baba, considered a living god by millions of followers worldwide, died Sunday after spending more than three weeks on breathing support and dialysis while struggling with multiple-organ failure at the Sri Sathya Sai Institute of Higher Medical Sciences.
Celestial Trip in Bangalore,India
Deepanjan Nag December 20, 2009.
Print: Deepanjan Nag's Magnum Opus
The Indian gods are everywhere!
Clergy appeal over organ donors
BBC June 22, 2009.
BBC
Leaders of the UK’s main religions appeal to their followers to support a campaign to register as organ donors. The Church of England, the Roman Catholic Archbishop of Westminster, the head of the U.K. Hindu Council and the Chief Rabbi have all said that organ donation after death is both permitted and encouraged by their respective religions. The Church of England went farther, calling it a “Christian duty.”
Blair’s ‘religious literacy’ call
Sean Coughlan June 8, 2009.
Print: BBC
Tony Blair’s Faith Foundation launches a school project with a call for the need for understanding religions in a globalised world.
Is caste prejudice still an issue?
John McManus June 8, 2009.
Print: BBC
As a conference on untouchability gathers, is discrimination based on someone’s ranking in society still an issue within some religions in the UK?
