Source: Lowell Sun

On May 23, 2003 the Lowell Sun reported that "Lowell [MA] police are giving Southeast Asian youths in trouble with the law or having problems at home an opportunity to turn their lives around through counseling... Beginning this summer, police are enlisting the help of Buddhist monks from a local temple to counsel troubled youths as a means of curbing street violence... Capt. Robert DeMoura got the go-ahead for the project Wednesday from acting-Superintendent Dennis Cormier. The planning process is scheduled to start Sunday."

Source: Citizenet

http://www.citizenet.com/news/articles/052203/people2.shtml

On May 22, 2003 Citizenet reported that "at 5, he joined his first monastic order in Laos. And for more than a decade he lived a life of solitude deep in the Laotian jungle as part of an ascetic group of so-called 'forest monks...' He 'escaped' Laos in 1980, heading to Northern Virginia and founding Wat Lao in a small two-story house in Alexandria... Soon parking problems and strict...

Source: The Philadelphia Inquirer

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Source: The Boston Globe

On May 18, 2003 The Boston Globe reported that "the Dalai Lama is planning a four-day visit to Greater Boston in September... the Dalai Lama is planning to bless a new temple in Medford that has become a religious center for Boston's small community of Tibetans, and will participate in a two-day conference at the Massachusetts Institute for Technology with scientists who have been attempting to quantify the effects of meditation by monitoring Buddhists' brains. The Dalai Lama also plans to meet with students and faculty at Harvard...

Source: The Washington Post

On May 18, 2003 The Washington Post reported that "the dozen or so deities at the Rajdhani Mandir, a Hindu temple in Chantilly, draw hundreds of devotees each week who stand or kneel before the various incarnations of God to seek blessings. But this weekend, Hindus found themselves praying alongside newcomers of a different faith... In a three-day ceremony where smoky tendrils of incense swirled and wafted as monks chanted, the temple inaugurated Lord Buddha into the ranks of its deities. In doing so, the Hindu temple became the...

Source: Boston Globe

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Source: Beliefnet

Source: St. Louis Post-Dispatch

On May 15, 2003 the St. Louis Post-Dispatch reported that "the Old Chain of Rocks Bridge will be the center of transformation and meditation during the upcoming 'St. Louis Change Your Mind Day...' Being Buddhist is not required to transform your thinking and learn how to live a happier life, says Dr. Kongsak Tanphaichitr, chairman of the Buddhist Council of Greater St. Louis and a participant of the event. 'Anybody is free to join in,' says Tanphaichitr, an internist and specialist in rheumatology and allergies. 'It's a more...

Source: Fresno Bee

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

On May 15, 2003 the Fresno Bee reported that "the almost 90-year-old [Volga German Cross Church] was one of five downtown Fresno [CA] houses of worship featured on a self-guided tour held on the last day of a...

Source: Putnam County Courier

Source: House.gov

http ://w ww.house.gov/apps/list/press/oh09_kaptur/bigotry.html

On May 15, 2003 House.gov reported that "Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur today joined Congressman Darrell Issa (R-CA) to introduce legislation in the House of Representatives condemning violence and bigotry against Arab Americans, Muslim Americans, South Asian Americans and Sikh Americans. Kaptur’s bill also calls upon law enforcement authorities to aid on the prevention and prosecution of hate crimes wherever they occur... 'The district I...

Original Source: Chicago Sun-Times

https://bahai-library.com/newspapers/2003/030515-1.html

On May 15, 2003 the Chicago Sun-Times reported that "for four years, fans have watched "The Matrix" over and over, mining each frame for spiritual references. With today's release of the sequel "The Matrix Reloaded," the...

Source: The Oakland Tribune

Source: St. Petersburg Times

http://www.sptimes.com/2003/05/11/Neighborhoodtimes/Buddhist_throngs_plea.shtml

On May 11, 2003 St. Petersburg Times reported that "today the Chua Phat Phap temple... [FL] will bustle with worshipers gathered to celebrate their faith's most important holiday - the birth, enlightenment and demise of Buddha... William Anderson and his wife... hope to develop lots they own nearby. Property in the area is rising in...

Source: Newsday

http://www.newsday.com/news/printedition/ny-thureachq3278122may11,0,5992717.story

On May 11, 2003 Newsday reported that a "phenomenon that has begun to concern naturalists is a Buddhist tradition of releasing animals (often turtles) which might otherwise end up sold for food or in captivity. Releasing or freeing the animal is done out of compassion, said Gen Kelsang Sangkyong, a Buddhist monk and teacher at the temple New...