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January 16
“Our civil rights have no dependence on our religious opinions, any more than our opinions in physics or geometry.” –Thomas Jefferson, The Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom, 1786 On January 16th, the day after Martin Luther King’s birthday, Americans reflect on the above quote from Thomas Jefferson, from the [...] October 10-11, 2009 Simchat Torah means “Rejoicing in the Torah.” The Torah is comprised of the first five books of the Bible, also known as the Pentateuch. Portions are read in the synagogue throughout the year, from the first chapter of Genesis (“In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth”) to the last chapter [...] September 8 every year Happy Birthday Madonna!
No, not that one. On September 8, the Catholic world celebrates the birth of the Virgin Mary. Little is know of Mary’s birth from the Bible. The Gospel of James (which didn’t make the final cut) list her folks as Joachim and Anne (Hannah). The couple was childless [...] August 29 is the remembrance of the beheading of St. John the Baptist in the Catholic calendar. John was the revolutionary religious leader foretold the coming of Christ and who baptized Christ in the Jordan River. St. John enraged King Herod’s wife, Queen Herodias. Herodias was the widow of Philip, King Herod’s brother. St. John publicly expressed his contempt [...] “August 23 will be the first day of the Holy Month Ramadan as the moon was not sighted on Friday, according to the Central Ruet-i-Hilal Committee.” – Samaylive.com, August 22, 2009
Hilal has been sighted over many places (Florida, Texas etc) in the USA after the sunset on [...] Today Hindus celebrate the birthday of the Colossus with the Proboscis, Lord Ganesh, aka Gajanana (Elephant-Faced Lord), aka Devendrashika (Protector of All Gods), aka Kaveesha (Master of Poets), aka Lambodara (Huge Bellied Lord) aka Vignavinashanaya (Destroyer of All Obstacles and Impediments) aka Akhurath (One who has Mouse as His Charioteer) or any of the other 101 names he goes by. |
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