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  1. Ishna

    A Lesson In Compassion

    Lately in my real and online lives, I've been having trouble with people and friends. Maybe it's some alignment of the stars, I don't know, but so many people are prickly these days. It's taken me many years to develop a more laid-back attitude to life and my dealings with people. In the...
  2. spnadmin

    Opinion The Human Element: Religious Tolerance The Only Path To Peace

    Human element: ‘Religious tolerance only path to peace’ http://tribune.com.pk/story/665044/human-element-religious-tolerance-only-path-to-peace/ PESHAWAR: “The prevalent hatred in our society can only be overcome by understanding Islam, Christianity, Hinduism and Sikhism,” said...
  3. spnadmin

    UK UK To Open 8 Sikh 'faith Schools' To Inculcate Tolerance

    UK to open 8 Sikh 'faith schools' to inculcate tolerance Rohan Dua http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chandigarh/UK-to-open-8-Sikh-faith-schools-to-inculcate-tolerance/articleshow/22830051.cms? MIDDLESEX: Kingsley Hargoeavies, an 11 grade Catholic student, is on his knees as he sifts...
  4. aristotle

    Judaism “We Are All Sikhs:” A Perspective On Sikhs From A Jewish Rabbi

    Exactly one year ago, a white supremacist attacked the Sikh temple in Oak Creek, Wisconsin. Six people were killed. And from that tragedy went forth a chant that even made it onto a T-shirt: “We are all Sikhs.” A few days later, I attended an interfaith Ramadan break fast in Morristown, New...
  5. A

    How To Define "Respect" For Other Religions?

    "Do not say that the Vedas and the Koran (semitic books i.e. Bible, Torah and Qur'an) are false. Those who do not contemplate them are false." Guru Granth Sahib page 1350 We know that Guru Nanak exhorted Hindus to be good Hindus and Muslims to be good Muslims. My question is, how does this...
  6. Archived_Member16

    World 'Active' Tolerance Vital During Times Of Extraordinary Change, UN Officials Say

    'Active' tolerance vital during times of extraordinary change, UN officials say 16 November 2011 –Top United Nations officials stressed today the importance of practising active tolerance at a time when the world is undergoing unprecedented economic and political changes, and called for...
  7. Archived_Member16

    Religious Tolerance Ebbing Around The World, Report Finds

    August 9, 2011 Religious tolerance ebbing around world, report finds By Steven Edwards, Postmedia News - August 9, 2011 6:04 PM UNITED NATIONS — Religious tolerance is in retreat in the world, where one-third of people face increasing harassment when seeking to practise their faith...
  8. spnadmin

    USA Calls For Peace And Tolerance Mingle With Frustration At Sikh Grandfather's Funeral

    Calls for peace and tolerance mingle with frustration at Sikh grandfather's funeral By Cynthia Hubert A granddaughter imagined Gurmej Atwal walking in heaven, his best friend at his side. A son spoke of the senselessness of the crime that killed Atwal and another Sikh American...
  9. spnadmin

    Legal Commemorating International Day Of Zero Tolerance To Female Genital Mutilation

    by Charlotte Feldman-Jacobs (February 2009) An estimated 100 million to 140 million girls and women worldwide have undergone female genital mutilation/cutting (FGM/C) and more than 3 million girls are at risk for cutting each year on the African continent alone. FGM/C is generally performed on...
  10. spnadmin

    Tolerance Isn't Good Enough: The Need For Mutual Respect In Interfaith Religions

    It is fashionable in interfaith discussions to advocate "tolerance" for other faiths. But we would find it patronizing, even downright insulting, to be "tolerated" at someone's dinner table. No spouse would appreciate being told that his or her presence at home was being "tolerated." No...
  11. spnadmin

    Islam The Meaning Of 'Cordoba': Can It Really Symbolize Religious Tolerance?

    for Tejwant Singh Malik ji Cordoba House," the name initially given to the projected Islamic cultural center in downtown New York in the vicinity of Ground Zero, has receded into the background and been replaced by "Park51," a name derived from the address of the location. The name "Cordoba"...
  12. spnadmin

    2 Cheers For American Tolerance

    Here is another view on the subject of the mosque at Ground Zero. These are not my views. I am posting new content, as i do every day. The authorship and publication information can be found in the link to the original article. The Ground Zero mosque controversy shows that America manages its...
  13. Admin

    Opinion No Tolerance For Intolerance

    Definition: tolerance is the ability to accept something while disapproving of it. No Tolerance for Intolerance One of the essentials of a good community, that is, a community in which each of us can build flourishing lives for ourselves and those we care about, is tolerance. Tolerance...
  14. Archived_Member16

    Restricting Kirpans Would Inflict Wound On Tolerance

    source: http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/toronto/restricting-kirpans-would-inflict-wound-on-tolerance/article1526853/ April 7, 2010 Restricting kirpans would inflict wound on tolerance By Marcus Gee From Thursday's Globe and Mail Ceremonial daggers can be turned into...
  15. Archived_Member16

    Veiled Threat: Niqab New Flashpoint In Tolerance Debate

    source: http://www.nationalpost.com/news/story.html?id=2651705 Veiled threat: Niqab new flashpoint in tolerance debate Marian Scott, Canwest News Service Sunday - March 7, 2010   MONTREAL -- As a devout Muslim who wore a hijab, or head scarf, Miriam Abushaban was used to having...
  16. K

    Nations With Worst Religious Tolerance Named

    WASHINGTON (CNN) -- A U.S. government panel listed 13 countries Friday as "egregious" violators of religious freedom. Homeless Pakistani Christians protest last month in Islamabad for protection of Christian minorities. The U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom's annual report...
  17. S

    ANGER V/s TOLERANCE

    ANGER v/s TOLERANCE It is a story of a small happy family living in a city where life is really hectic. The family has a little girl and her parents. Now to understand this theory we have to imagine two Scenes. This scene is of a breakfast table where the father is in a hurry to rush to...
  18. N

    Tolerance Needed On Campuses (The Daily Beacon)

    Subject: Editorial- Author: Luke Brogden- Published: Tuesday, June 07, 2005 http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/Christianity/SIG=11ue4vlqq/*http%3A//dailybeacon.utk.edu/showarticle.php?articleid=17116
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