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Source: RIA Novosti

Source: Beliefnet.com/EFE News Services

http://www.beliefnet.com/story/153/story_15383_1.html

On October 5, 2004 EFE News Services reported, "The Dalai Lama, Tenzing Gyatso, participated in an inter-faith religious service at this capital's National Cathedral on Monday and criticized those who use religion to manipulate the emotions of their followers for economic or political goals. The exiled Buddhist Tibetan leader told the representatives of a number of religious...

Source: The Cavalier Daily

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Source: Pasadena Star

http://www.pasadenastarnews.com/Stories/0,1413,206~22097~2435680,00.html

On September 29, 2004 the Pasadena Star reported, "the county Planning Commission voted unanimously Wednesday in favor of a proposed Buddhist temple in Rowland Heights, despite pleas from opponents concerned about construction and traffic. Officials at the California Yuan Yung Buddhist Temple and Retreat Center want to move from Los Angeles and construct...

Source: Kuensel Online/Daily Nebraskan

http://www.kuenselonline.com/article.php?sid=4552

On September 28, 2004 the Daily Nebraskan reported, "[Kezang] Dorjee, a Buddhist monk sponsored by the Drukpa Mila Center in Boulder, Colo., worked to finish his mandala in the northwest corner of the Nebraska Union for the completion and blessing ceremony today at 2 p.m. The mandala, Sanskrit for 'circle,' is a Buddhist tradition dating back many centuries. Buddhist monks create the...

Source: Post-Gazette

http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/04273/387115.stm

On September 28, 2004 the Post-Gazette reported, "[Thich Kien] Nhu, a Buddhist monk, leads activities at the religious center for the Buddhist Meditation Society of America in Pittsburgh on Braddock Avenue... The temple, which is in Braddock, is part of a sangha, or monastic community, that Nhu is quietly developing in a neighborhood where young men pass the workday on street corners, where locked and...

Source: Canada.com

Wire Service: AP

http://www.canada.com/entertainment/story.html?id=44f5f104-fbce-4c78-80c3-8177458dab68

On September 28, 2004 the Associated Press reported, "The Cambodian government lodged a complaint Tuesday with the U.S. Embassy about a Hollywood movie promotional poster depicting a man sitting on the head of a Buddha statue. Many in the predominantly Buddhist country find the...

Source: CANOE/Edmonton Sun

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On September 27, 2004 the Edmonton Sun reported, "Leaders of the city's various religious communities said yesterday that Edmontonians bucked a trend toward religious intolerance after the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks. And Sen. Doug Roche - who is recognized for his international work with the United Nations to promote peace - said the co-operation between religions in this city should serve as an international example. 'Sept. 11 was a...

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On September 23, 2004 yorkregion.com ran a letter to the editor from Ghulam Abbas Sajan, co-chairperson of Mosaic, an interfaith organization. Sajan writes, "The goal of Mosaic is to learn and respect each other's religion. This way there is no hate if we co-exist. In line with that goal, we have instituted social action activities, among which is one where representatives of our seven religions -- Buddhism, Christianity,...

Source: Novosti

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Wire Service: AP

http://www.beliefnet.com/story/153/story_15304_1.html

On September 21, 2004 the Associated Press reported, "Mexico's government will greet the Dalai Lama as a religious leader - not as a politician - a top official said Tuesday. Interior Secretary Santiago Creel, who oversees domestic political issues, told a news conference that the Nobel Peace Prize laureate would be welcomed as a religious...

Source: Beliefnet

http://www.beliefnet.com/story/153/story_15355.html

On September 20, 2004 Beliefnet reported, "judging from the amount of press coverage they get, you'd think the only religious groups in American politics were the religious right - and everyone else. In fact, a shrewd candidate needs to understand the idiocyncrasies and hot buttons of all Twelve Tribes of American Politics. Unlike the more famous Twelve Tribes of Israel, these groups can all be...

Source: The Journal Times

http://www.journaltimes.com/articles/2004/09/18/community/iq_3096223.txt

On September 19, 2004 The Journal Times reported, "joy, pure and simple, is what Holly Johnson is hoping to bring to the DeKoven Center grounds [Racine, WI] next month in an event called Compassion Fest. There won't be anything sold or bought there. There won't be a fund-raising raffle. Instead, it will be a day of doing for others, appreciating and...