Tag Archive for jainism

Project Conversion: 12 Faiths In 12 Months

Rothwell Polk, Huffington Post, Feb.22, www.huffingtonpost.com/rothwell-polk/project-conversion-twelve_b_825711.html
Andrew Bowen, 28, of Lumberton, N.C., is spending the 12 months of 2011 being “spiritually promiscuous,” he says with a wry sense of humor. Each month he immerses himself in a different religion, adopting its rites and rituals, learning from its prayers and scriptures, meeting [...]

Some significant dates in faith communities

This is a by no means exhaustive list of significant dates.  Please let me know of any that I should add.
Baha’i:
16 Jan. 2011       World Religion Day
21 Mar. 2011     Naw Ruz (Baha’i New Year)
21 Apr. 2011     Start of Ridvan
23 May 2011     Declaration of the Bab
29 May 2011     Ascension of Baha’u’llah
9 Jul. 2011      Martyrdom of the Bab
20 [...]

IRENICA Previous Version (archived)

Since June 2010, IRENICA has gone “live”.  Instead of a monthly digest, news items are added as soon as they come to my notice.  The latest news appears on the homepage irenica.org.uk and in Latest IRENICA.  Email alerts will only be sent out infrequently.  I know how annoying it is to keep getting emails every [...]