Source: The Honolulu Advertiser

http://the.honoluluadvertiser.com/article/2003/Jul/31/ln/ln03a.html

On July 30, 2003 The Honolulu Advertiser reported that "San Marga Iraivan Temple, rising on the grounds of the 33-year-old Saiva Siddhanta Church monastery, is built of Indian white granite and formed by Indian stonemasons... It is fulfilling the vision of the late Satguru Sivaya Subramuniyaswami, known to his followers as Gurudeva, founder of the church...

Source: Times of India

Source: The Arizona Republic

http://www.azcentral.com/arizonarepublic/local/articles/0726nehindu26.html

On July 26, 2003 The Arizona Republic reported that "Hindu worshipers kicked off a three-day festival Friday in Scottsdale that will culminate Sunday morning in the pulling of a decorated chariot down Hayden Road... The festival, known as Ratha-Yatra, or the Chariot Festival or Car Festival, is expected to attract thousands of Hindu worshippers...

Source: Los Angeles Times

https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2003-jul-26-me-religkrishna26-story.html

On July 26, 2003 the Los Angeles Times reported that "[Marine] Farina had joined the Radha Krishna Temple in Venice. After...

Source: Tolerance.org

http://www.tolerance.org/news/article_tol.jsp?id=816

On July 25, 2003 Tolerance.org reported that "in Wichita, Kansas, one group combines diversity, faith and community service to make the world around them a better, more accepting place... For more than a century, Inter-Faith Ministries has brought together people of all faiths to build inter-religious understanding and promote justice. Currently, membership represents the widest range of faith...

Source: Economist

http://www.economist.com/world/na/displayStory.cfm?story_id=1944402

On July 24, 2003 the Economist reported that "an assembly of Sikhs and Hindus and even a token Muslim set aside their differences and turned out on July 22nd on the roof of a posh downtown high-rise to endorse the first American from the Indian subcontinent ever to run for the Senate... It is not going to be easy for Mr. [Chirinjeev Singh] Kathuria, a millionaire Sikh...

Source: The Associated Press

On July 21, 2003 The Associated Press reported that "about 2,500 Hindus from around the world attended the dedication of a new Hindu temple (Shree Swaminarayan Spiritual and Cultural Center) at Coplay in northern Lehigh County [PA]... Guru Param Pujya Saheb of India officiated at Sunday's dedication."

Source: Inland Valley Daily Bulletin

Source: Ventura County Star

http://www.insidevc.com/vcs/religion_and_ethics/article/0,1375,VCS_151_2104695,00.html

On July 12, 2003 the Ventura County Star reported that "Arnold Pomerantz was once a vice president and division director for Payless Shoesource. Now retired, he and about two dozen other core members of an interfaith community in West Hollywood devote themselves to the teachings of Bhagavati and explain to outsiders why...

Source: India Abroad

On July 11, 2003 India Abroad reported that "Krishna devotees Avadhuta Siromani Das and his wife Candrabhaga Devi Dasi set out May 28 from Gita Nagari Dhama, home of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness in Pennsylvania, on foot to Mexico... [to disseminate] the Bhagavad Gita's message... [The trip's] aim is to spread the message of peace and harmony when the world is plagued by war and unrest."

Source: India Abroad

On July 11, 2003 India Abroad reported that the New Bedford, Mass community "gathered, some with candles in hand, to condemn the hate crime" committed against UMass Dartmouth graduate student, Saurabh Bhalerao. "It was called the No Place for Hate rally; it featured a Christian minister, a rabbi, the town mayor, counselors, community leaders, students, and the police chief."

Source: The News-Star

http://www.thenewsstar.com/html/0DA2B8AF-36FF-44A6-A6BC-DCD2E6AC5D64.shtml

On July 11, 2003 The News-Star reported that "a panel of scholars and lay people from different faith groups and international communities will talk at Neville High School tonight about how to overcome obstacles to personal and world peace... The forum, called 'Overcoming Obstacles to Peace, Friendship and Joy,' is sponsored by the Eagle Vision...

Source: USA Today

http://www.usatoday.com/travel/vacations/destinations/2003/2003-07-11-bibles.htm

On July 10, 2003 USA Today reported that "bucking a ubiquitous hotel industry tradition that dates back to 1908, the Borgata has nixed in-room Bibles in favor of stocking its lobby library with loaner editions of the Gideon Bible and 12 other religious texts, from Jehovah the First Godfather to the Bhagavad-Gita... And as the beleaguered hotel...

Source: India Abroad

On July 4, 2003 India Abroad reported the opening in Andover, Mass, of Chinmaya Maruti, "an education center, with a Hanuman shrine included... The center is used for spiritual and Vedanta teaching and cultural and religious celebrations."

Source: India Abroad

On July 4, 2003 India Abroad reported that Gold Medal Hosiery Company put out a line of socks "with 'Om' displayed all over [them]... The designer who created the motifs for the socks conceded she was unaware of the religious sensibilities of putting the symbols on an article of footwear... Gaurang Desai, a Fremont, CA-based community activist... [said] 'It's ok for shirts or trousers or even caps to have these symbols, but footwear is demeaning; here it is okay to put symbols on shoes but in our culture, shoes are considered unclean...