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December 10, 2010 | An American church celebrates Diwali |
Nevada (US): In a remarkable interfaith gesture, First Universalist Church of Norway (FUCN) in Maine (USA) celebrated Hindu festival of Diwali. According to reports,
its minister Reverend Richard Beal, in Diwali worship service on November seven,
read from ancient Hindu scripture Bhagavad-Gita (Song of the Lord) and Rabindranath
Tagore and said: enjoy the real Deepavali, by attaining illumination of the soul...Celebrate
the real Deepavali by living in Brahman, and enjoy the eternal bliss of the soul...Merge
yourself in this light of lights and enjoy the supreme Deepavali. Well known Hindu
statesman Rajan Zed, in a statement in Nevada (USA) today, welcoming the interfaith
gesture of FUCN, said that religion being a complex and powerful component of
our lives, a more broader and inclusive approach to religion was needed. Rajan
Zed, who is president of Universal Society of Hinduism, stressed that all religions
should work together for a just and peaceful world. Dialogue would bring us mutual
enrichment, he added. Mission of FUCN, founded in 1799, is "to nurture spiritual
growth", and it is affiliated with the Boston (USA) headquartered Unitarian Universalist
Association (UUA), whose roots go back to 1793. Unitarian Universalism is a religion
with Jewish-Christian roots. UUA has about 1,041 congregations and estimated number
of its adherents is about 800, 000. Peter Morales is UUA President while Bernice
Martin is FUCN Board President. Largest of Hindu festivals, Diwali, the festival
of lights, aims at dispelling the darkness and lighting up the lives and symbolizes
the victory of good over evil. Hinduism is oldest and third largest religion of
the world and moksh (liberation) is its ultimate goal.
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