(AP) -- When they light the town Christmas tree in Armonk on Sunday, there will be a Jewish menorah right alongside, as usual. There will also be something new this year - an Islamic crescent and star. ...more

December 13, 2008

Terrorist attacks have shattered the peace in more than half a dozen Indian cities over the past year. Yet none threatened India's secular and democratic polity as much as the carnage that jolted Mumbai last week. Mumbai is India's financial and commercial capital and arguably the country's most cosmopolitan metropolis. By targeting, among other establishments, two of the city's most opulent hotels - the Taj and the Oberoi Trident - where the rich, famous and influential congregate to advance their business and political agendas, the terrorists struck at the very symbol of a resurgent nation. ...more

November 30, 2008

A local Hindu leader says he narrowly missed being at the Taj Mahal hotel in Mumbai when terrorists struck Wednesday. ...more

November 29, 2008

A local Hindu leader says he should have been staying at the Taj Hotel in Mumbai when terrorists struck Wednesday. ...more

November 28, 2008

A Roman Catholic nun who accused a Hindu mob of raping her said Friday that she will not cooperate with local police, alleging that they stood by idly during the attack. ...more

October 25, 2008

Pope Benedict XVI, in Australia for World Youth Day, called on religious leaders of all faiths Friday to find common ground and to unite against those who resort to violence to achieve their ends. ...more

July 19, 2008

Regarding "Vegans Give Thanks On 'Tofurkey' Day" (Metro, Nov. 23): Why do vegans and others that cry about the suffering of animals make dishes that mimic the taste, look and smell of dishes made from animals? They also wear faux leather, letting the unknowing think they still don't mind killing animals. ...more

November 27, 2007

It appears to some that the United States government and its leaders are trying to take over the whole Earth with democracy in each and every country and enforce that form of government by force if necessary and ignore the sovereignty of nations. Religion has and likely will always be the major cause of dissension between governments and countries and individuals. The majority of mankind cannot accept a belief that does not include the probability of a life or existence after death. Achieving that existence is the difference between every religion. Each believes theirs is the only way to get there. ...more

November 8, 2007