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...civil authorities. One reason is that immigration and increased mobility within Europe are bringing together couples from different religious backgrounds who may find a civil union the best option. Sujata Naik and Ron Scapello puzzled over the possibilities. In the end, Naik, a dual British and U.S. national of Indian immigrant parents, brought up as a Hindu but educated at a convent school, took Scapello, a Briton of Maltese Catholic parentage, as her husband in a Hindu exchange of vows. "We felt committed as a couple and we didn't feel the need for an official blessing," says Naik. "That...
...insisted that religion did not need to divide Indian society...
Mukherjee—who has served in Indian politics since the late 1960s—spoke bluntly about his feeling that Pakistan, India’s neighbor, has not done enough to stop terrorism in the region...
...India’s secular constitution entitles all of its citizens to religious freedoms,” Mukherjee said. “The tradition of religious tolerance...remains strong in Indian society...
...much does a fatwa cost? The question should be spiritual, but last week an Indian TV channel aired footage of several Indian Muslim clerics allegedly taking bribes from undercover reporters for issuing the edicts. Among the fatwas bought (for as little as $22) were decrees saying Muslims may not use credit cards or double beds. One cleric issued a fatwa in support of watching TV; another wrote one against...