Hinduism
The 77-year-old academic had received death threats after he criticized idol worship.
The festival brings millions of Hindus to northern India for a holy dip.
Arkansas is okay with having a Ten Commandments monument on Capitol grounds, but a state official just denied a request for a statue of Lord Hanuman, a Hindu deity.
WHAT'S HAPPENING
It lasted over 24 hours.
While every American has a right to free exercise, I believe two initiatives of the U.S. government, the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom and the G.W. Bush administration's expansion of the Faith-Based Initiative, have perpetuated a very asymmetrical view of religious freedom.
From mountaintop monasteries to super-modern temples, these amazing places will make you believe.