Source: Buddhist Peace Fellowship

On September 1, 2005 the Buddhist Peace Fellowship released a statement concerning Hurricane Katrina and its aftermath. "The Buddhist Peace Fellowship sends our thoughts and prayers to all those who have been affected by Hurricane Katrina, especially the citizens of New Orleans. We can’t begin to imagine the scope of this tragedy, as it unfolds before us. Those worst stricken by this disaster are overwhelmingly Black, poor, and disenfranchised. BPF encourages all of our chapters and dharma centers...

Source: People's Daily Online/Xinhua

On August 29, 2005 Xinhua reported, "The young monk's dream is to obtain a religious degree in Gexe from the yellow sect Gelugba school of the Tibetan Buddhism. Namgyai said that the degree, which is like a religious doctorate, has been a popular topic among his fellow monks since the examination system for it was restored last year... Examinations for Gexe were suspended in 1987 after a riot in Lhasa, the regional capital of Tibet, was timed to coincide with that year's examination. In the...

Source: Beliefnet / Newsweek. Jerry Adler. August 28, 2005

https://www.newsweek.com/search-spiritual-117833

On August 29, 2005 Newsweek reported, "Only a generation ago it appeared from some vantage points... that Americans were on their way to turning their backs on God. In sepulchral black and red, the cover of Time magazine...

Source: Seattle Post-Intelligencer

http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/local/238407_nuns29.html

On August 29, 2005 the Seattle Post-Intelligencer reported, "The photographs of women on the walls of the Tibetan Nuns Project -- which came home to Seattle this spring -- are of young novices and wizened veterans with shaved heads erupting in laughter in their red-and-saffron robes. A video of their life in exile shows similarly animated nuns doing farming and debating...

Source: Daily Bulletin

On August 27, 2005 the Daily Bulletin reported, "A group representing religious schools in the state is suing the University of California admissions officials for allegedly discriminating against high schools that teach creationism and other conservative Christian viewpoints. The Association of Christian Schools International, which represents more than 800 schools, filed a lawsuit Thursday in federal court claiming UC officials have refused to certify high school science courses that use textbooks challenging Darwin's theory...

Source: The Evening Telegraph

On August 24, 2005 The Evening Telegraph reported, "Council staff have been taught about world religions to help them deal with people from different faiths. Huntingdonshire District Council has produced a handbook which contains information on everything from dress codes to dietary requirements of various religions. It includes information such as the fact that in many Orthodox Christian churches, the congregation will stand throughout the service, that Hindus observe a 13-day mourning period for their...

Source: Reuters

Source: NCM

http://news.ncmonline.com/news/view_article.html?article_id=1fe49af202739b83cd0f6c0ed9b277e4

On August 22, 2005 New California Media reported, "Places of worship are growing in Australia at a phenomenal rate. In Sydney alone, there are more than 150 Buddhist temples. But while large mosques and temples have the funding to deal with bureaucracy, many home-converted temples run into problems. Neighbors may complain...

Source: Tri-Valley Herald

http://www.insidebayarea.com/trivalleyherald/localnews/ci_2962203

On August 22, 2005 the Tri-Valley Herald reported, "In a nondescript two-story house in a residential neighborhood... two women with shaved heads wearing rust and saffron robes sit on mats and meditate... [Bhikkhuni Sister Tathaaloka] is one of two fully ordained female Buddhist bhikkhunis who spent much of last week turning [a] rented home on Essanay Place in...

Source: The Gazette

http://www.canada.com/montreal/montrealgazette/news/story.html?id=f54ef1a5-e634-481a-b113-62ce77e72b79

On August 20, 2005 The Gazette reported, "Celebrations marking 100 years of Buddhism in Canada will be opened today by his eminence Monshu Koshin Otani, lord abbot of Jodo Shinshu Buddhism in Japan. He is the 24th Monshu, a hereditary position, and descendant of Shinran Shonin (1173-1262), the...

Source: Sify News

Wire Service: PTI

http://sify.com/news/othernews/fullstory.php?id=13918853

On August 16, 2005 the Press Trust of India reported, "A landmark legislation aimed at giving Hindu, Buddhist, Jain or Sikh women equal rights in inheritance of property was passed by the Rajya Sabha today. The Hindu Succession (Amendment) Bill, 2004, moved by Law Minister H R Bhardwaj, proposes to remove the discrimination contained in...

Source: Hindu Press International / Cihan News Agency

http://www.hinduismtoday.com/hpi/2005/8/16.shtml#3

On August 15, 2005 the Cihan News Agency reported, "A symposium titled, 'Peace, tolerance and harmony among world religions,' was held in New Delhi Sunday by the 'Inter Faith Harmony Platform,' which was established by Indian Muslims. Many representatives from different religions participated in the symposium that was held for the first time in India. Indian deputy...

Source: Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

http://www.jsonline.com/news/racine/aug05/348633.asp

On August 15, 2005 the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reported, "Members of the Racine County Economic...

Source: The Daily Journal

http://www.thedailyjournal.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20050815/NEWS01/508150308/1002

On August 15, 2005 The Daily Journal reported, "Seabrook Buddhist Temple members celebrated their 60th annual Obon Festival this weekend with incense, dance, drums and colorful lanterns. The holiday is a happy occasion, when Buddhists believe the souls of departed relatives and ancestors come back to Earth to be with...

Source: The Boston Globe

http://www.boston.com/news/local/articles/2005/08/14/on_roads_less_traveled_spirituality_takes_flight/

On August 14, 2005 The Boston Globe reported, "At a time when headlines are dominated by the closing of Catholic churches, and community leaders are wondering about the toll that Sunday morning athletic contests are taking on religion, [Anthony Milas, a Baptist Pastor from Salem, New Hampshire...