I think I must be very frank in stating that I felt a dram of reluctance when I came across this topic at first. To me it seemed that oodles of things have hitherto been written about this topic till date and there is nothing new to write about this passé topic. But on second thought I was haunted by my pangs of conscience. Truely a lot has been said about this topic but the question remains as to whether this genre of writings has contributed to solving of this looming dark cloud of ominous doom
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the history of pluralism The fall of 1990‚ some 25 students joined Diana Eck for a course at Harvard University on “World Religions in New England.” Each week‚ the class would divide into teams to visit religious communities in the Boston area and then meet to discuss what we had learned. From Sri Lakshmi Temple‚ located close to the starting point of the Boston Marathon‚ to New England’s first mosque‚ established in the shadows of the cranes of Quincy’s shipyards‚ we began to discover and document
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Catholicism‚ teach that life begins at fertilisation – the moment that sperm meets egg. The Roman Catholic Church says that the fertilised egg is a sacred life‚ with as many rights as a baby‚ child or adult‚ and forbids abortion. Amongst Buddhists and Sikhs there is a variety of opinions on the morality of abortion. Medical science tells us that a proportion of fertilised eggs do not become implanted in the woman’s womb and that a large proportion of those that do (up to 25%) are lost naturally to miscarriage
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prove that they were not terrorists but wise citizens of the United States. Specific research support: (Quote from article) Analysts note that many Muslims have made efforts to prove their loyalty to the United States. ADDITIONAL SUPPORT: Some Sikhs who wore Turban were also mistreated because they resembleed like Muslims. Third effect: The 9/11 event changed the way Americans looked at Muslims
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t | | CELL-PHONES & DRIVING | | | | WHAT DOES THE LAW SAY? | | RULE 193A CHANDIGARH MOTOR VEHICLE RULES 1999 | | Use of cell-phones No driver of a motor-vehicle shall use or answer the cell phone while driving the vehicle. Rules 21(6)(25) of the central motor vehicles rules 1989 when read with the directions of the Hon’ble Punjab & Haryana High Court on the matter‚ make it amply clear that the said act can be charged under both s.177 (for violation of rule 193a) as well as s
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PHULKARI EMBROIDERY | | Phulkari embroidery is peculiar to Punjab. Phulkari literally means flower craft. Baugh‚ which means garden‚ is a Phulkari in which the entire surface is richly ornamented by a continuous connected design with skillful manipulation of the darning or satin stitch. Chobes is the third type of Phulkari‚ where the edges alone are ornamented‚ the center being left plain. | | ORIGIN : The origin of Phulkari is not quite fully known. Some say that the art was brought
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INITIAL PROBLEMS FACED AFTER THE CREATION OF PAKISTAN INTRODUCTION: Pakistan came into existence on 14th august 1947. Soon after its establishmentPakistan faced number of problems. Most of the problems of Pakistan were related withPakistan dispute with India‚ such as the accession of the princely states‚ canal Water dispute‚ refugees’ problems and distribution of armed and military assets. Infect most of these problems were deliberately created by India itself so that Pakistan would notmaintain its
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best for his son‚ becomes the person that pushes Rock into his mental illness‚ which ultimately lead to his death. Things like this happen every day in Canada and around the world. Awhile ago‚ several “skinheads” were tried for beating a Sikh man to death due to racial and religious differences.
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(2010 est.) Population growth rate 1.376% (2010 est.) Urbanization urban population: 29% of total population (2008) rate of urbanization: 2.4% annual rate of change (2005-10 est.) Religions Hindu 80.5%‚ Muslim 13.4%‚ Christian 2.3%‚ Sikh 1.9%‚ other 1.8%‚ unspecified 0.1% (2001 census) Languages Hindi 41%‚ Bengali 8.1%‚ Telugu 7.2%‚ Marathi 7%‚ Tamil 5.9%‚ Urdu 5%‚ Gujarati 4.5%‚ Kannada 3.7%‚ Malayalam 3.2%‚ Oriya 3.2%‚ Punjabi 2.8%‚ Assamese 1.3%‚ Maithili 1.2%‚ other 5.9%
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tried to fill that this changed. With the arrival of the missionaries‚ which he British claimed no connection to‚ the Indian people perceived a potential threat to their culture and way of life. In response to this a great number of Hindu‚ Muslim and Sikh organizations emerged to resist the Christian missionary project. This act lead to the crystallization of the modern corporate Hinduism that we see today‚ and allowed the elites that were now in control to expand their influence into the political
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