Religious Diversity News - The Pluralism Project

Key Theme: Center Openings / Milestones (Domestic & International)

Buddhist Church Of Florin Celebrates 90th Anniversary, Members Reflect (California)
Nov 12, 2009–The Buddhist Channel/Nikkei West  

Sikh Community Buys Land to Build Temple (Washington)
Nov 12, 2009–The News Tribune  

Sikhs Celebrate Anniversary Of Faith Founder's Birthday (United Kingdom)
Nov 12, 2009–This is London  

Push to Build Mosques Is Met With Resistance (Denmark, Switzerland, Italy)
Nov 11, 2009–The New York Times  

Temple Row Is Not Of Hindus' Choosing (United Kingdom)
Nov 11, 2009–The Daily Gazette  

Sikhs to Open Temple In Racine (Wisconsin)
Nov 8, 2009–The Journal Times  

Swiss Muslims Open Mosque Doors (Switzerland)
Nov 7, 2009–BBC News  

Zen Center Seeks New Home (Georgia)
Nov 7, 2009–Savannah Morning News  

Tri-State Welcomes Ganesha (New York)
Nov 2, 2009–Evansville Courier & Press  

New Centre for Houston's [US] Jain Community (Texas, India)
Oct 31, 2009–Ahimsa Times  

Campaign to Save Historic Sikh Temple Dealt a Blow (United Kingdom)
Oct 30, 2009–News Shopper  

Hindu Community Inaugurates Temple (South Carolina)
Oct 27, 2009–The Berkeley Independent  

US State Department Gives Mixed Review Of Religious Freedom In Bulgaria (United States, Bulgaria)
Oct 27, 2009–The Sofia Echo  

Hindu Temple Expanding In Galloway Township (New Jersey)
Oct 23, 2009–Press of Atlantic City  

New Hindu Temple to Open In Holbrook (Massachusetts, Massachusetts)
Oct 21, 2009–Wicked Local Dedham/GateHouse News Service  

Surfing Swami Leads His Followers Into a New Wave Of Religion (India)
Oct 20, 2009–The Australian  

Procession Marks New Sikh Temple (United Kingdom)
Oct 18, 2009–BBC News  

Hindus And Muslims Join Hands to Renovate a Temple In Kashmir (India)
Oct 16, 2009–DNA India  

Gurdwara Sahib Leamington & Warwick (United Kingdom)
Oct 15, 2009–SikhNet  

New Center Opens for Houston's Growing Jain Population (Texas)
Oct 9, 2009–The Houston Chronicle  

Swiss Cities Divided Over Anti-Minaret Posters (Switzerland)
Oct 8, 2009–Taiwan News/AP  

Memories Of Attacks Shadow Mumbai's New Jewish Center (India, Pakistan)
Sep 30, 2009–The Washington Post  

Lomita, CA Mosque Gets Mosque Expansion Plans Approved (California)
Sep 25, 2009–Muslim Public Affairs Council  

Buddhists Are Hoping to Give a Blackpool Community a Boost (United Kingdom)
Sep 21, 2009–The Buddhist Channel/Blackpool Gazette  

First Hindu Temple In Denton County Opens In Flower Mound (Texas)
Sep 21, 2009–Star Local News  

Temple Hit By Arson Reopens to Smiles (Sri Lanka, Canada)
Sep 21, 2009–The Buddhist Channel  

London's Open House Festival Draws Crowds (United Kingdom)
Sep 20, 2009–The Guardian  

Monks Have Reason to Celebrate At Layton Buddhist Temple (Utah)
Sep 18, 2009–The Buddhist Channel/Standard-Examiner  

A Synagogue Despairs Of a Sweeter New Year
Sep 16, 2009–The New York Times  

Buddhist Centre to Be Largest In London (United Kingdom)
Sep 11, 2009–Southwark News  

Lawsuit Filed: Jewish Group Says Litchfield Won't Allow Synagogue (Connecticut)
Sep 11, 2009–The Hartford Courant  

Buddhist Temple Consecrated In Zuni Mountains
Sep 10, 2009–The Buddhist Channel/Cibola Beacon  

Proposed Cultural Center Invites Diverse Religions
Sep 9, 2009–Collegiate Times  

50,000 Celebrate New Hindu Temple (Canada, International)
Sep 8, 2009–The Toronto Star  

6 Malaysian Muslims Charged With Insulting Hindus (Malaysia)
Sep 8, 2009–Syracuse.com  

Malaysia Muslim Protest Derails Hindu Temple Plan (Malaysia)
Sep 6, 2009–Syracuse.com/AP  

Buddhist Temple Re-Opens After Arson (Canada)
Aug 28, 2009–The Buddhist Channel/Torstar News Service  

Buddhist Temple Re-Opens After Arson (Canada)
Aug 28, 2009–The Buddhist Channel/The Toronto Star  

Buddhists Look Ahead to New Temple (California)
Aug 28, 2009–The Buddhist Channel/The Fresno Bee  

After 130 Years, Md. Synagogue Down to 1 Member (Maryland)
Aug 23, 2009–USA TODAY/AP  

Abundant Faith, Shrinking Space (Virginia)
Aug 22, 2009–The Washington Post  

Korean Churches Fill Pews As Community Grows (California, United States, South Korea)
Aug 21, 2009–The Washington Post/AP  

Swiss Move to Ban Minarets As 'Symbols Of Islamic Power' (Switzerland)
Aug 14, 2009–The Independent  

Hayward Approves Sikh Temple Expansion (California)
Aug 2, 2009–The Oakland Tribune  

Va. Buddhist Monks to Relocate, Educate (Virginia)
Aug 2, 2009–United Press International  

Gloucester Jewish Community to Rebuild Synagogue (Massachusetts)
Jul 31, 2009–The Boston Globe  

Hindus Celebrate Cultural Center (Utah)
Jul 29, 2009–The Salt Lake Tribune  

Buddhist Organization Renovating Former Methodist Church In Newton's Upper Falls (International, Taiwan, Massachusetts)
Jul 28, 2009–Wicked Local Newton  

Jewish Ritual Finds Home In Big Sky Country (Montana)
Jul 15, 2009–Syracuse.com/AP  

Reconsecration, With Bells, Saffron And Elephant (New York)
Jul 13, 2009–The New York Times  

Women Take Lead In Building Mosque In Turkey (Turkey)
Jul 13, 2009–CNN  

Controversy Surrounds Country's Largest Sikh Temple Rising In San Jose (California)
Jul 10, 2009–San Jose Mercury News  

Shi’a Muslim Place Of Worship (United Kingdom)
Jul 10, 2009–BBC News  

Indian Guru Visits Frisco to Celebrate Hindu Temple Opening (Texas)
Jul 8, 2009–The Dallas Morning News  

Wellspring Church Welcomes Rev. Mariah Tollgaard (Massachusetts)
Jul 8, 2009–Wicked Local Shrewsbury  

City Of Ten Thousand Buddhas Celebrate[s] 30 Years (California)
Jul 6, 2009–The Buddhist Channel/The Daily Ukiah Journal  

Rox Mosque Opening Seen As 'Welcome' to Hub Muslims (Massachusetts)
Jul 2, 2009–The Bay State Banner  

Mahavir Temple Patna to Have Its Twin In Houston (Texas, India)
Jul 1, 2009–Ahimsa Times  

New Temple for Shropshire Hindus (United Kingdom)
Jun 30, 2009–BBC News  

Idol Unveiled At Lawrence Temple (New Jersey)
Jun 29, 2009–NJ.com  

At Mosque Opening, Tensions Permeate Interfaith Gathering (Massachusetts)
Jun 28, 2009–The Boston Globe  

In Minnesota, Big Moment for a Temple for Hindus (Minnesota)
Jun 28, 2009–The New York Times  

New Hindu Temple Opens In Maple Grove (Minnesota)
Jun 28, 2009–KSAX-TV  

Prescott Woman Is Flagstaff's First Female Rabbi (Arizona)
Jun 28, 2009–Syracuse.com/AP  

Boston Muslims Unveil Facility (Massachusetts)
Jun 27, 2009–The Boston Herald  

Dissent Greets Mosque Opening (Massachusetts)
Jun 27, 2009–The Boston Globe  

A Call to Prayer, a Long Quest Fulfilled (Massachusetts)
Jun 26, 2009–The Boston Globe  

Mosque Opening Met With Opposition In Boston (Massachusetts)
Jun 26, 2009–NECN  

Americans for Peace And Tolerance Advise Governor Patrick And Mayor Menino - Don't Embrace Extremist Leadership In Boston (Massachusetts)
Jun 25, 2009–PRNewswire  

Hindu Temple Expands On Historic Bowne Street (New York)
Jun 25, 2009–Queens Chronicle  

Pataskala Residents Question Plans for Buddhist Temple (Ohio)
Jun 24, 2009–The Buddhist Channel/The Newark Advocate  

Hindu Temple Celebrating Completion (Minnesota)
Jun 22, 2009–Star Tribune  

Hindu Leader Visits Local Temple, Thrills Local Indian Community (Canada)
Jun 19, 2009–Stoney Creek News  

Burnsville Mosque Fills Gap for Islamic Community (Minnesota)
Jun 16, 2009–Star Tribune  

Formal Opening Of Roxbury Mosque, Two Days Of Events Set for This Month (Massachusetts)
Jun 14, 2009–The Boston Globe  

West Michigan Hindus to Mark First Year Of Local Worship With Daylong Cleansing Ceremony (Michigan)
Jun 13, 2009–The Grand Rapids Press  

Jerusalem Limestone Connects Congregation to Israel (Massachusetts)
Jun 12, 2009–The Barnstable Patriot  

Mosque's 1st Female Leader Tackles Stereotypes (Ohio)
Jun 9, 2009–The Toledo Blade  

Buddhist Center May Be Coming to Licking County (Ohio)
Jun 4, 2009–Newark Advocate  

Holy Chants, Cleansings Mark Groundbreaking for Jain Center In New Jersey (New Jersey)
Jun 2, 2009–Ahimsa Times  

Community Celebrates Hindu Temple Opening (North Carolina)
May 29, 2009–MyNC/NBC17  

Islamic Center Celebrates Installation Of Domes (Florida)
May 29, 2009–Jacksonville.com  

Tibetan Buddhist Temple Answers 5 Million Prayers (Australia)
May 29, 2009–The West Australian  

City Mayors to Inaugurate Hindu Festival (Utah)
May 27, 2009–The Salt Lake Tribune  

More Delays for Crawley Hindu Temple (United Kingdom)
May 27, 2009–Sussex Express  

New Temple Set to Open In Nadi (Fiji)
May 27, 2009–Fiji Daily Post  

Rare Ceremony Consecrating New Hindu Temple In Bucks (Pennsylvania)
May 24, 2009–The Philadelphia Inquirer  

Muslims Hope Mosque ‘Sheds Light On Islam’ (Missouri)
May 23, 2009–St. Joseph News-Press  

Lease Plan Agreed for New Mosque (United Kingdom)
May 19, 2009–BBC News  

Event Unearths the Deep Jewish Roots Of Boyle Heights (California)
May 18, 2009–The Los Angeles Times  

Hindu Temple Celebrates Expansion (Michigan)
May 18, 2009–Detroit Free Press  

Rally Promotes Idea Of Sabbath (Maryland)
May 18, 2009–The Baltimore Sun  

Hindu Temple Celebrates 24th Anniversary (Ohio)
May 17, 2009–Dayton Daily News  

Muslims Struggle to Erect Minarets Next to Steeples (France)
May 14, 2009–Religion News Service  

Mosque ‘Not a Place for Conversion, But for Conversation’ (United Kingdom)
May 13, 2009–The Enfield Advertiser  

Oldest Mosque In Michigan Celebrates 70 Years (Michigan)
May 13, 2009–The Detroit News  

Groundbreaking for New Hindu Temple On Tap (Michigan)
May 10, 2009–Hometownlife.com  

Storied Buddhist Shrine Finds New Home (Canada)
May 10, 2009–The Buddhist Channel/Calgary Herald  

Years Of Work Paying Off for Buddhists' Retreat (Texas)
May 4, 2009–The Houston Chronicle  

English Library Seeks Globalization Of Buddhism (South Korea)
Apr 29, 2009–The Buddhist Channel/The Korea Times  

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