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Holder Describes Sikh Shooting As Terrorism, A Hate Crime

During remarks Friday at the memorial service for those killed in last Sunday’s shooting at a Sikh temple in Oak Creek Wisconsin, Attorney General Eric Holder described the attack as “an act of terrorism” and a hate crime. “That is precisely what happened here,” Holder said. “An act of hatred; a crime that is anathema [...]

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Congregationalist Leader: Sikh Shooting Prompts Move Beyond Abrahamic Dialogue

Kathryn Lohre, president of the National Council of the Churches of Christ in the USA, said Thursday at a press conference on religious understanding that the Oak Creek, Wisconsin shooting that targeted a Sikh temple should prompt Christian and Jewish communities to move beyond engaging merely with other Abrahamic faiths. [audio:http://trns.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/20120809LohreBeyondAbrahamic.mp3|titles=20120809LohreBeyondAbrahamic]

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Sikh Leader Shares Community’s Response To Shooting

Wisconsin Sikh Temple

Jasjit Singh describes the ongoing grief in Oak Creek first-hand and tells TRNS that Obama should travel to the state

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FBI Seeking Person Of Interest Following Temple Shooting

Oak Creek Person of Interest

Investigators are looking for an unidentified person of interest following Sunday’s deadly attack on attendees of a Sikh Temple. (Photo/Oak Creek, Wis. Police Department)

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Hijacking Fears Cap Tumultuous Week In Britain

Soldier Lee Rigby

High-profile incidents have prompted an unusually widespread deployment of armed police officers across the country.

UN To Syria’s Neighbors: Keep Your Borders Open For Refugees

The Domiz Camp for Syrian refugees outside of Dohuk, Iraq.

Thousands of civilians fleeing the war-ravaged country remain stuck along Syria’s Iraqi, Jordanian, and Turkish borders.

Will There Be An End To The Perpetual War?

If we don’t fight for these changes now, they may never happen.

Obama To Visit Jersey Shore On Tuesday

The president will reunite with New Jersey Governor Chris Christie (R), who praised Obama’s response last year to Hurricane Sandy.

Trayvon Martin Not An Innocent Child, Says Zimmerman’s Defense

Text messages and pictures were found on the 17-year-old’s cellphone. The text-message discussions included one about drug use and pictures of marijuana plants and a gun.

Most Adults Arrested In 5 Major Cities Tested Positive For Drugs

The percentages range from 62 percent in Atlanta to as high as 86 percent in Chicago.