Hinduism Archives - Religion News Service https://religionnews.com/category/faith/hinduism/ Driving essential conversation about how religion and beliefs shape us and our world. Thu, 05 Sep 2024 14:10:02 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.6.1 https://religionnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Favicon-100x100.png Hinduism Archives - Religion News Service https://religionnews.com/category/faith/hinduism/ 32 32 Rutgers task force report urges university to add caste discrimination ban https://religionnews.com/2024/09/04/rutgers-taskforce-report-urges-university-to-add-caste-discrimination-ban/ https://religionnews.com/2024/09/04/rutgers-taskforce-report-urges-university-to-add-caste-discrimination-ban/#respond Wed, 04 Sep 2024 22:52:45 +0000 https://religionnews.com/?p=4164306 (RNS) — Beginning in 2020 with Brandeis University, more than 20 higher education institutions across the country have followed momentum to recognize caste discrimination in their policies. But some in Hindu advocacy circles see this as a concerted attempt to negatively label one community as 'casteist.'

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]]> https://religionnews.com/2024/09/04/rutgers-taskforce-report-urges-university-to-add-caste-discrimination-ban/feed/ 0 Is Usha Vance’s Hindu identity an asset or a liability to the Trump-Vance campaign? https://religionnews.com/2024/09/04/is-usha-vances-hindu-identity-an-asset-or-a-liability-to-the-trump-vance-campaign/ https://religionnews.com/2024/09/04/is-usha-vances-hindu-identity-an-asset-or-a-liability-to-the-trump-vance-campaign/#respond Wed, 04 Sep 2024 14:55:02 +0000 https://religionnews.com/?p=4164778&preview=true&preview_id=4164778 (AP) — While some political analysts say her strong presence as a Hindu American still makes the community proud, others question whether the Republican Party is really ready for a Hindu second lady.

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]]> https://religionnews.com/2024/09/04/is-usha-vances-hindu-identity-an-asset-or-a-liability-to-the-trump-vance-campaign/feed/ 0 Neo-Buddhists push back against Hindu claims on ancient cave monasteries in India https://religionnews.com/2024/09/03/neo-buddhists-push-back-against-hindu-claims-on-ancient-cave-monasteries-in-india/ https://religionnews.com/2024/09/03/neo-buddhists-push-back-against-hindu-claims-on-ancient-cave-monasteries-in-india/#respond Tue, 03 Sep 2024 20:39:02 +0000 https://religionnews.com/?p=4164597 GUJARAT, India (RNS) — In western India, where thousands of monks once worshipped in caves chiseled into the rocky hills, a fight is on to keep Hindu chauvinists from erasing a 2,000-year-old Buddhist site.

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]]> https://religionnews.com/2024/09/03/neo-buddhists-push-back-against-hindu-claims-on-ancient-cave-monasteries-in-india/feed/ 0 Montgomery County, Maryland, was most religiously diverse US county in 2023 https://religionnews.com/2024/08/30/montgomery-county-maryland-was-most-religiously-diverse-u-s-county-in-2023/ https://religionnews.com/2024/08/30/montgomery-county-maryland-was-most-religiously-diverse-u-s-county-in-2023/#respond Fri, 30 Aug 2024 21:58:26 +0000 https://religionnews.com/?p=4164319 (RNS) — Beyond the religiously unaffiliated, which represent slightly less than 2 in 10 (17.8%) residents, the largest religious group in the county was Black Protestants, who make up 10% of the population. 

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]]> https://religionnews.com/2024/08/30/montgomery-county-maryland-was-most-religiously-diverse-u-s-county-in-2023/feed/ 0 Bangladesh’s Hindu-Buddhist-Christian council pushes for secular state https://religionnews.com/2024/08/29/bangladesh-hindu-buddhist-christian-council-pushes-for-secular-state/ https://religionnews.com/2024/08/29/bangladesh-hindu-buddhist-christian-council-pushes-for-secular-state/#respond Thu, 29 Aug 2024 17:16:48 +0000 https://religionnews.com/?p=4164113 (RNS) — Amid a government shake-up and rising violence against minorities, an interfaith council is pushing for the country to remove Islam as the state religion.

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]]> https://religionnews.com/2024/08/29/bangladesh-hindu-buddhist-christian-council-pushes-for-secular-state/feed/ 0 In the face of Palestinian suffering, interfaith groups offer a protective presence https://religionnews.com/2024/08/27/in-the-face-of-palestinian-suffering-interfaith-groups-offer-a-protective-presence/ https://religionnews.com/2024/08/27/in-the-face-of-palestinian-suffering-interfaith-groups-offer-a-protective-presence/#respond Tue, 27 Aug 2024 22:36:11 +0000 https://religionnews.com/?p=4163826 (RNS) — An interfaith delegation to Israel aims to provide support and accompaniment to Palestinians facing home demolitions, dislocation and violence from West Bank settlers.

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]]> https://religionnews.com/2024/08/27/in-the-face-of-palestinian-suffering-interfaith-groups-offer-a-protective-presence/feed/ 0 Controversy over an India Day Parade float is a slur on Hindu pride https://religionnews.com/2024/08/21/controversy-over-an-india-day-parade-float-is-a-slur-on-hindu-pride/ https://religionnews.com/2024/08/21/controversy-over-an-india-day-parade-float-is-a-slur-on-hindu-pride/#respond Wed, 21 Aug 2024 21:40:57 +0000 https://religionnews.com/?p=4162976 (RNS) — Despite criticism of India’s new Ram temple, parade organizers were stunned at the response to the float.

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]]> https://religionnews.com/2024/08/21/controversy-over-an-india-day-parade-float-is-a-slur-on-hindu-pride/feed/ 0 Hindu summer campers come for the mantras, stay for the memories https://religionnews.com/2024/08/20/hindu-summer-campers-come-for-the-mantras-stay-for-the-memories/ https://religionnews.com/2024/08/20/hindu-summer-campers-come-for-the-mantras-stay-for-the-memories/#respond Tue, 20 Aug 2024 21:49:39 +0000 https://religionnews.com/?p=4159772 (RNS) — After the Hindu Heritage Youth Camp’s first year at its new campsite, these summer campers look back on a summer of education: for youth, by youth.

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]]> https://religionnews.com/2024/08/20/hindu-summer-campers-come-for-the-mantras-stay-for-the-memories/feed/ 0 Nearly half of world’s migrants are Christian, Pew Research shows https://religionnews.com/2024/08/19/migrants-to-the-u-s-more-religious-than-american-born-population-new-pew-study-shows/ https://religionnews.com/2024/08/19/migrants-to-the-u-s-more-religious-than-american-born-population-new-pew-study-shows/#respond Mon, 19 Aug 2024 21:01:14 +0000 https://religionnews.com/?p=4162724 (RNS) — US migrants are much more likely to have a religious identity than the American-born population.

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]]> https://religionnews.com/2024/08/19/migrants-to-the-u-s-more-religious-than-american-born-population-new-pew-study-shows/feed/ 0 New York’s India Day Parade will not remove controversial Hindu tribute https://religionnews.com/2024/08/16/india-day-parade/ https://religionnews.com/2024/08/16/india-day-parade/#respond Fri, 16 Aug 2024 20:03:57 +0000 https://religionnews.com/?p=4161757 NEW YORK (RNS) — The centerpiece float of Lord Ram at this year's parade has been met with fierce criticism from those who say it represents anti-Muslim sentiment.

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