Guest guest Posted April 2, 2006 Report Share Posted April 2, 2006 Ragsdale: Historic prayer by Hindu priest touches on faith's growth in Iowa SHIRLEY RAGSDALE REGISTER RELIGION EDITOR March 25, 2006 Although it didn't receive a lot of fanfare, something historic happened this month at the Capitol. For the first time, a Hindu priest offered the opening prayer at the legislative session in the Iowa House and Senate. Pandit Krishna Pandey prayed in Sanskrit and English for brotherhood and peace in the universe. That Pandey was invited and welcomed is a tribute to lawmakers' recognition of Iowa's growing religious diversity. full article: http://tinyurl.com/q28gx One of the prayers ("Twameva mata cha pita twameva..") would be familiar to most people on this list. Keval Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 3, 2006 Report Share Posted April 3, 2006 namaste keval, the governor of new jersey started his term in office early this year by inviting about twenty clergy to say prayers. the whole thing was on TV about two hours. while majority of clergy were christian, there were a hindu swami, a couple of muslims, maybe three jewish, and a sikh or two. and recently, hilary said something about a "good samaritan" from the bible; i don't follow politics and do not read newspapers; but just happened to hear this. interesting to notice these positive little things here and there. amma's blessings, amarnath Ammachi, Mike Brooker <patria1818 wrote: > > Ragsdale: Historic prayer by Hindu priest touches on > faith's growth in Iowa > SHIRLEY RAGSDALE > REGISTER RELIGION EDITOR > > March 25, 2006 > > Although it didn't receive a lot of fanfare, something > historic happened this month at the Capitol. For the > first time, a Hindu priest offered the opening prayer > at the legislative session in the Iowa House and > Senate. > > Pandit Krishna Pandey prayed in Sanskrit and English > for brotherhood and peace in the universe. > > That Pandey was invited and welcomed is a tribute to > lawmakers' recognition of Iowa's growing religious > diversity. > > full article: > http://tinyurl.com/q28gx > > One of the prayers ("Twameva mata cha pita twameva..") > would be familiar to most people on this list. > > Keval > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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