BOSTON (RNS) — A progressive Hindu organization calls on Niraj Shah, of home goods retailer Wayfair, to vacate a reported agreement to provide beds to furnish a new Texas detention camp for migrants seeking asylum.

Source: Hindu activists urge Wayfair CEO to stop selling beds to migrant camps - Religion News Service

Each year, more than a million Hindu pilgrims head to the annual Rhatha Jatra festivals in east India, mainly in the state of Odisha, previously known as Orissa. Houston has its own version of the event — created by former residents of Odisha who now call Texas home.

Source: Houston Hindus celebrate a journey to unity and understanding with festival - HoustonChronicle.com

(MENAFN - Editorial) Hindu prayers opened the June 13 meetings of Perry and Willard city councils, both in Box Elder county of Utah, containing verses

Source: Utah's Perry & Willard city councils started day with Hindu mantras on June 13 | MENAFN.COM

Source: Maine Senate and House open June 3 with Hindu prayers | PenBay Pilot

coalition of faith groups is showing up at the state capitol every Tuesday and taking on two big tasks: Pushing legislators for policy that reflects their values and trying to redefine the political voice of the faithful in Colorado. At the launch of Faithful Tuesdays in February, prayers from a Reform rabbi and a Unitarian pastor caused the heads of those gathered to bow, and short sermon-style speeches from a Catholic priest and an African Methodist Episcopal layperson echoed around the grand halls on th

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(RNS) — Indian and Hindu Kentuckians work with leaders across faith and cultural backgrounds to show a united front in the face of hate crime against Hindu temple in Louisville, Ky.

Source: After attack on Hindu community, Kentucky shows the way forward - Religion News Service

By now, most political followers are aware that the 116th Congress is the most diverse in history. It includes the first Native American women — Sharice Davids, D-Kan., and Debra

Source: Although Congress is still overwhelmingly Christian, it is changing [faith & values] | Food + Living | lancasteronline.com

(RNS) — Scholars, faith leaders, activists and other experts predict what changes the American and global religious landscapes will see after the New Year.

Source: What's coming for religion in 2019? Here's what the experts predict. - Religion News Service

LANHAM, Md.  (RNS) — Hindus have found a new reason to recommit themselves to vegetarianism: global warming.

Source: Why the Hindu spiritual tradition of vegetarianism is getting a fresh start - Religion News Service

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