Source: Bozeman Daily Chronicle

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On November 18, 2003 the Bozeman Daily Chronicle reported on Scott Hyslop, a religious studies and math major from Montana who recently mapped the state's religions for Harvard University's Pluralism Project. Hyslop was one of two-dozen university students from across the United States charged with seeking out religious diversity. Among his finds were that Montana hosts several Baha'i communities, 13 Buddhist Sanghas...

Source: Baha'i World News Service

http://www.bahaiworldnews.org/story.cfm?storyid=256

On November 9, 2003 the Baha'i World News Service reported, "On the 50th anniversary of the arrival of the Baha'i Faith [in Vanuatu] last month, a parade set out from Baha'i Street and moved through the center of this capital city [Port Vila]. The streets were closed for the occasion and the police provided an escort for the hundreds of Baha'is on parade. Singing songs and waving to...

Source: Columbia Daily Spectator

http://www.columbiaspectator.com/vnews/display.v/ART/2003/11/05/3fa8c47867510

On November 5, 2003 the Columbia Daily Spectator reported that students from the Columbia Baha'i Club are sponsoring a two-day speakers' series beginning Nov. 15 entitled, "The Evolution of Human Spirituality." The event "in honor of the United Nations Day of Tolerance is meant to highlight the unifying aspects of the world's...

Source: Baha'i World News Service

http://www.bahaiworldnews.org/story.cfm?storyid=254

On October 23, 2003 the Baha'i World News Service reported that "from 19 to 21 September 2003, as the Baha'is of Sicily celebrated the golden jubilee of the arrival of the Faith on their island, they could rejoice that Sicily now has 11 Local Spiritual Assemblies and that Baha'is now live in 44 localities there."

Source: The Dallas Morning News

http://www.dallasnews.com/religion/stories/101103dnrelinnov.c88c9.html

On October 10, 2003 The Dallas Morning News reported on Soheila Zandi of Mansfield, a member of the Bahá'í faith who "organizes monthly neighborhood 'devotional gatherings' at her home in Mansfield as well as in others' homes in Fort Worth, Southlake, Colleyville and Lewisville. For the gatherings, Ms. Zandi invites people of all ages and faith...

Source: SeaCoastonline

http://www.seacoastonline.com/news/10072003/news/53951.htm

On October 7, 2003 SeaCoastonline described the volunteer efforts by youth from the local Bahai community who are working in the Kittery Youth Connection after-school program. The Bahai religion focuses on themes of spiritual transformation, race unity, the equality of women and men, and community service. According to Pricilla Guy, the Connection's chairwoman, "The kids go to...

Source: The Tennessean

http://www.tennessean.com/local/archives/03/09/40010712.shtml?Element_ID=40010712

On September 27, 2003 The Tennessean ran a feature interview with Joyce Jackson, a Baha'i woman in the Nashville area. Among other questions, she was asked what she liked best about her place of worship, to which she answered: "The diversity — the Baha'i community is made up of people from every walk of life and all races and...

Source: Baha'i World News Service

http://www.bahaiworldnews.org/story.cfm?storyid=249

On September 23, 2003 Baha'i World News Service reported on the 50th jubilee celebrations of the Baha'i community in Cameroon: "In a message to those attending the golden jubilee festivities of the Faith in Cameroon held here on 22 and 23 August 2003, the Universal House of Justice...extended congratulations on the 'outstanding accomplishments' of the Baha'i community...Among the...

Source: Baha'i World News Service

http://www.bahaiworldnews.org/story.cfm?storyid=247

On September 16, 2003 Baha'i World News Service reported on the 27th annual conference of the Association for Baha'i Studies-North America, which was held 29 August-1 September 2003 in San Francisco, CA. More than 1300 attendees listened to presentations from various members of the Baha'i community. "Founded in 1975, the Association for Baha'i Studies promotes the development of...

Source: Los Angeles Times

http://www.latimes.com/features/religion/la-me-relbahai13sep13,1,504976.story?coll=la-news-religion

On September 13, 2003 the Los Angeles Times reported that "about a quarter-million people visit North America's only Baha'i temple each year. 'The temple is absolutely a magnet,' said Arlene Jennrich, a Wilmette resident since 1954 and a Baha'i for more than 40 years. The visitors include some of...

Source: American-Statesman

Source: Go Memphis

http://www.gomemphis.com/mca/faith_values/article/0,1426,MCA_4076_2184829,00.html

On August 16, 2003 Go Memphis reported that "they started talking a few weeks after Sept. 11, 2001... Memphis Christians and Jews. Memphis Muslims and Hindus. Memphis Buddhists and Baha'is... Their first gathering was on neutral ground, a local public high school. Hundreds of people came from many religious traditions. They talked about what...

Source: Toledo Blade

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On August 2, 2003 the Toledo Blade reported that "a Toledo couple known for their efforts in promoting interfaith programs have launched a new organization, the Multifaith Council of Northwest Ohio, to better facilitate understanding and acceptance among the area’s diverse religious communities... 'What’s so different about us? We’re all God’s children even though we may take different spiritual paths,' said Woody Trautman, a...

Source: Tolerance.org

http://www.tolerance.org/news/article_tol.jsp?id=816

On July 25, 2003 Tolerance.org reported that "in Wichita, Kansas, one group combines diversity, faith and community service to make the world around them a better, more accepting place... For more than a century, Inter-Faith Ministries has brought together people of all faiths to build inter-religious understanding and promote justice. Currently, membership represents the widest range of faith...

Source: The News-Sentinel

http://www.fortwayne.com/mld/fortwayne/news/local/6300517.htm

On July 14, 2003 The News-Sentinel reported that "the group at Dhammarekkhita, a Buddhist monastery just outside the Calhoun Street and Tillman Road intersection [in Fort Wayne, TX] which serves about 1,000 Burmese immigrants and refugees, removed the hall's flooring, plywood subfloor and insulation, which were damaged after the property was flooded with more than three...