"It has seemed to me fit and proper that God should be solemnly, reverently and gratefully acknowledged, as with one heart and one voice, by the whole American people. I do therefore invite my fellow citizens in every part of the United States, and also those who are at the sea and those who are sojourning in foreign lands, to set apart and observe the last Thursday of November as day of Thanksgiving and praise to our beneficent Father who dwell in the heavens.”
"It takes courage to do what he is doing."
The finger painting skills of an eight-year-old Bushey girl will be gracing thousands of greetings cards this Christmas. Profoundly disabled Gurpreet Juttla was a winner in a national Mencap competition and now the cards are being sold through the John Lewis Partnership to raise money for the charity.
Father Amorth, a colourful and often outspoken personality, said: 'Practising yoga brings evil as does reading Harry Potter. They may both seem innocuous but they both deal with magic and that leads to evil.'
The Sikh appearance and presence was effective, in the opinion of the British, in intimidating the Chinese secret Societies and deterring criminal activities. The Sikhs were recruited by the British for police services, traffic duties, the riot squad and the mounted section.
A video showing a group of Sikh warriors performing extreme stunts on regional television has shot them to Internet fame over the last few days, especially in China.
The Chhota Ghallughara Martyrs Memorial was opened Monday at Kahnuwan Chhamb in Gurdaspur district. It’s been built in the memory of over 11,000 Sikhs killed by Mughal troops at Kahnuwan Chhamb in 1746.
As the next round of climate talks – the COP17 climate change conference in Durban – draws close, there is a general air of pessimism about achieving any breakthroughs.
“It’s got this clang to it,” he said. “It’s one of those things that once you get that taste of it, then all of a sudden everything is lacking mustard oil.”
During his first ever visit to a Sikh congregation, He stated, “If we are looking for a model, Guru Nanak gives us the best model in the 21st century. I feel a great sense of pride in figures like Guru Nanak from South Asia who brings us together and tell us to hold on to the concept of unity of God.”