"Intolerance thy name is Christianity" "Obama's sermons badly needed for Americans rather than Indians.”
3 LAWMAKERS REFUSE TO ATTEND OPENING OF IDAHO SENATE BECAUSE OF HINDU PRAYER OFFERING Rajan Zed, President of Universal Society of Hinduism, delivers a prayer from Sanskrit scriptures before the Idaho Senate on Tuesday, March 3, 2015 in Boise. The Idaho Senate convened Tuesday with a Hindu prayer for the first time since Idaho acquired statehood in 1890, drawing objections from seven lawmakers who refused to attend the invocation. The lawmakers, all Republican, only came back onto the floor once the prayer was over. Nuxoll says she declined to attend because she believes the United States is a Christian nation. "Hindu is a false faith with false gods," she said. Den Hartog said it would've been disingenuous to her Christian faith to attend. http://www.usnews.com/news/politics/articles/2015/03/03/idaho-senate-opens-with-hinduprayer-3-lawmakers-protest * * *
RELIGIOUS LEADERS SEEK IDAHO SENATOR’S APOLOGY WHO TERMED HINDU FAITH & GODS “FALSE”
In a remarkable interfaith gesture; various Christian, Buddhist, Hindu, Jewish, Native American spiritualist, etc., leaders have urged public apology from Idaho Senator from Cottonwood, Sheryl L. “Sherry” Nuxoll, who reportedly said on March three: “Hindu is a false faith with false gods”. She made this statement in a media interview regarding historic first Hindu invocation of Idaho State Senate by distinguished Hindu statesman Rajan Zed on March three, which she and two other state senators reportedly refused to attend. A group of Idaho Buddhist leaders, including Boise Institute for Buddhist Studies Director Dan Black, in a joint statement, said: Being a public official, it was highly inappropriate and insensitive for Ms. Nuxoll to call a major religion “false.” To show responsibility, respect and understanding that her words were hurtful to the Hindu community, Ms. Nuxoll should apologize. http://tinyurl.com/l234knd * * *
DEMAND TO CHECK THE GROWING RELIGIOUS INTOLERANCE TOWARDS HINDUS IN THE US
The US President has commented on the growing religious intolerance in India but is turning a blind eye to what is happening in his own country. https://www.change.org/p/the-us-ambassador-to-india-demand-to-reduce-the-growingreligious-intolerance-towards-hindus-in-the-us 1