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saidevo
26 February 2008, 07:32 PM
From a post by 'Krishna Sastri' at:
http://www.kanchiforum.org/forum/viewtopic.php?t=2255

As Americans change, so does their religion
Survey finds nearly half of adults didn't keep the faith they grew up with
By JEANNIE KEVER
Feb. 26, 2008, 1:27AM
http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/metropolitan/5569828.html

American religion is becoming increasingly reflective of society's changing demographics and lifestyles, with nearly half of adults practicing a religion that is different from the one in which they were raised, according to a new survey, which also shows the percentage of those affiliated with Protestant churches is shrinking.
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Episcopal Christians apologise to Hindus for discrimination, proselytisation
Arthur J Pais in New York | February 25, 2008 20:28 IST
http://www.rediff.com/news/2008/feb/25apology.htm

An unqualified apology from a Christian community to Hindus worldwide, which also denounced proselytisation by Christian missionaries, has triggered a debate among pastors across the United States.

The apology, tendered by Right Reverend J Jon Bruno, bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Los Angeles, is arguably the first of its kind by a major Christian congregation, and was issued 'for centuries-old acts of religious discrimination by Christians, including attempts to convert them.'

While some Episcopal Christians have protested against the apology, made during an Indian-style Mass complete with aarti and kirtans, on January 19 in the presence of over 100 Hindu spiritual leaders and lay people, organisers of the event insist it was the right step in the right direction.
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