Source: Appeal-Democrat

On June 29, 2003 the Appeal-Democrat reported that Ali "Jensen, of Santa Cruz [CA], converted to Islam about 26 years ago after exploring transcendental meditation and Zen Buddhism, he said. According to Islamic teachings, he prays five times a day and fasts for an entire month, among other things... Jensen was speaking at the second Yuba-Sutter Abrahamic Interfaith Dialogue Program, a group involving Christian, Jewish and Muslim members... Coordinators stressed mutual understanding and peace as goals for the dialogue. They also...

Source: Record Net

http://www.recordnet.com/articlelink/062903/news/articles/062903-gn-6.php

On June 29, 2003 Record Net reported that "the Rev. Ken Fujimoto, resident minister of the Lodi Buddhist Church... expects 6,000 to 7,000 visitors over the two days of the [Obon] festival... The festival is located in the parking lot of the Lodi Buddhist Church [CA] and across the street at the Japanese Community Center... This weekend's festival is a...

Source: Star Tribune

http://www.phayul.com/news/article.asp?id=3795

On June 28, 2003 the Star Tribune reported that "Leilani Hotaling of Minnetonka always thought of herself as a Buddhist at heart. 'I've wanted to somehow become connected with the Buddhist community,' she said. Having done 'quite a bit of reading' on Buddhism, she decided to attend the 25th anniversary of the Minnesota Sakya Center. After Friday's event, Hotaling said she wants to be a Buddhist and seek out...

Source: Boston Herald

http://www.townonline.com/braintree/news/local_regional/bra_newbfcathybuddhisttemple06252003.htm

On June 25, 2003 the Boston Herald reported that "for decades, the sprawling building at 155 Quincy Ave. tended the bodies of the frail elderly as Resthaven Nursing Home... Today, it tends the souls of hundreds of worshippers as a resplendent Buddhist temple... The transformation from a healer of bodies to a...

Source: Beliefnet

Source: Dallas Morning News

http://www.kansas.com/mld/eagle/6136000.htm

On June 21, 2003 the Dallas Morning News reported that "in recognition of the radical changes in the American religious landscape of the past 30 years, [The Pluralism Project, Webby-award winning Web site developed by Diana L. Eck at Harvard University] was initiated to study and document religious communities, particularly those of immigrant communities... Through...

Source: The Modesto Bee

https://www.modbee.com/site-services/article239247513.html

On June 21, 2003 The Modesto Bee reported that "since spring, [Grace] Schireson has led small groups of Zen practitioners from the Modesto area, North Fork and Fresno into Valley State Prison for Women. They volunteer...

Source: American Statesman

http://www.statesman.com/metrostate/content/auto/epaper/editions/today/metro_state_e34f30a8168722130086.html

On June 21, 2003 the American Statesman reported that "recent college graduate Joe Laycock is spending his spare time this summer at Buddhist temples and mosques and with Sikhs in backrooms of yoga studios... Laycock, an Austin resident who will pursue a master's of theological...

Source: Idaho Statesman

Source: Stanford Report

http://news-service.stanford.edu/news/2003/june18/bac-618.html

On June 18, 2003 the Stanford Report reported that "Sumir Meghani, a graduating senior in economics, read... lines of Hindu scripture Saturday morning in the Quad at the beginning of the 2003 [Stanford] Baccalaureate Celebration... The event, which also included readings, prayers and music from the Jewish, Buddhist, Muslim, Christian and Shinto traditions, took place on an...

Source: The Miami Herald

https://miamiherald.newspapers.com/search/#query=New+Thai+Buddhist+Temple+Opens+in+South+Florida&dr_year=2003-2003...

Source: Poughkeepsie Journal

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On June 15, 2003 the Poughkeepsie Journal reported that "Dutchess County [NY] truly is a melting pot of religious faiths -- and religious tolerance... 'In many ways the county is very diverse and it breeds tolerance,' said Michael Tori, a religion professor at Marist College... The county may be nearly three-fourths Roman Catholic, but not one faith dominates, he said... 'For the most part, there has been a very good-hearted...

Original Source: The Associated Press. 

https://www.theintelligencer.com/news/article/Lowell-Mass-Monks-Help-Prevent-Crime-10520662.php

On June 14, 2003 The Associated Press reported...

Source: BYU News Net

http://newsnet.byu.edu/story.cfm/44591

On June 7, 2003 the BYU News Net reported that "members from several different sects of Buddhism came to the Jordan Peace Park in Salt Lake City, Saturday, June 7, for music, poetry, dancing and meditation... Change Your Mind Day, a Buddhist gathering, takes place in over 30 cities across the United States... This year marked the third annual celebration of the event in Utah... During the tradition, different Buddhists come...

Source: Miami Herald

https://miamiherald.newspapers.com/...