Source: Religion News Service WASHINGTON, D.C., September 28, 2001: A bill recently introduced in Congress would allow churches to spend 20 percent of their money on lobbying and up to 5 percent on campaigning for or against individual candidates without risk of losing their tax-exempt status. Rep. Phil Crane, R-Ill., introduced the “Bright-Line Act of 2001,” which would make clear…
GO TO SOURCE HOUSTON, TEXAS, September 25, 2001: Dismissals in divorce cases have skyrocketed in the Harris County Texas Family Law courts since Sept. 11. Couples now say they will try to patch things up. The Houston Chronicle reports that in the 10 working days since the day tragedy struck, about 400 family-law suits have been dismissed. “It’s a small…
Source: Hinduism Today HAMILTON, ONTARIO, CANADA, September 28, 2001: Hundreds of Hindus mourn the loss of their sanctuary, as the Hindu Samaj of Hamilton Temple was deliberately set ablaze on Saturday September 15, 2001, in a mistaken backlash crime to the attacks on America. The fire totally destroyed the temple’s main Prayer Hall, leaving much of the temple unstable. In…
GO TO SOURCE SAN JOSE, CALIFORNIA, September 24, 2001: In a show of diversity, San Jose’s first major public memorial to the victims of the terrorist attacks was led Sunday by clerics representing six faiths: Hinduism, Christianity, Judaism, Zoroastrianism, Sikhism and Islam. Many of the 1,200 people gathered not only to pray for the victims but also to show their…
GO TO SOURCE EAST RUTHERFORD, NEW JERSEY, September 26, 2001: Sikhs in America continue a proactive response to incidents of harassment following the terrorist attacks. They’ve hired a public relations firm, MWW Group of East Rutherford, for an educative campaign that stresses tolerance for all minorities. It is also promotes the message that Sikhs have no political, religious or cultural…
GO TO SOURCE NEW DELHI, INDIA, September 27, 2001: A three-judge bench of the Supreme Court, comprising Chief Justice A.S. Anand, Justice R.C. Lahoti and Justice Ashok Bhan, directed that no firecrackers be burst which could produce a noise beyond 125 decibels and that no cracker could be burst except between 6:00 pm and 10:00 pm during Diwali and Dussera…
GO TO SOURCE NEW YORK, NEW YORK, September 26, 2001: The South Asian Journalists Associations has organized the website at “source” covering every aspect of the September 11 Attacks on America with an emphasis on South Asian people and consequences in the subcontinent. This is the most comprehensive collection of reports from all angles HPI has seen.
GO TO SOURCE BANGALORE, INDIA, September 26, 2001: A leading Indian astrologer Gayatri Devi Vasudev, editor of “Astrological Magazine,” India’s best-known astrology journal, says she predicted the deadly attacks on the United States nine months ago. She says further strikes are in store but they will not be as devastating. “It (the United States) should be geared for some more…
GO TO SOURCE USA, September 26, 2001: Sikhs, who wear turbans and beards that cause them to be mistaken for followers of Osama bin Laden, say harassment began after the Sept. 11 attacks and hasn’t stopped. But rather than hiding, many Sikhs in North Jersey are deliberately stepping into public view. They are attending memorial services, passing out flyers, and…
Source: Hinduism Today KAUAI, HAWAII, USA, September 25, 2001: The following are excerpts from statements of Hindu leaders received by Hinduism Today magazine on the September 11 terrorist attacks on America. Sri Pramukhswami Maharaj: “In this hour of need, grief and deep shock, our prayers, support and solidarity are with the people of the United States. We offer our deepest…