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	<title>Religion News Blog &#187; Ananda</title>
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		<title>East meets West: A US guru in India</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 31 Dec 1969 18:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[PUNE: It is hard to miss the reversal of roles between the East and the West, when you meet J. Donald Walter a.k.a. Swami Kriyananda, the 78-year-old yogi and guru from the US.
At a time when religion equals fundamentalism and &#8220;men of god&#8221; increasingly come under the scrutiny of law in this land of spiritualism, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Ananda gets green light for expansion</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 19 Jun 2004 22:53:44 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[HOPKINTON - Following the approval of zoning officials, the Ananda Church of Self-Realization and Retreat Center will proceed with plans to construct a new staff house on Tomaquag Road.
Zoning Board of Review members voted unanimously Thursday night to expand a special-use permit issued to the church two years ago that authorizes the facility to operate [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Visit to Ananda: Believers say church misunderstood</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 24 May 2004 08:33:49 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[HOPKINTON - They don bangles of silver, copper, and gold around their upper arms, they&#8217;re devoted to the teachings of a long-haired Indian guru who stressed finding the God within, and the worshipers at Ananda Church of Self-Realization and Retreat Center say they are misunderstood by their critics who call them a cult.
It was a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Ananda church claiming bigotry</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 19 Apr 2004 00:31:23 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[HOPKINTON - A neighbor of the Ananda Church of Self-Realization and Retreat Center charges that the religious organization has violated the zoning for its 40-acre compound on rural Tomaquag Road.
But the church claims neighbor Richard Coppa is mixing his zoning complaints with half-truths about the organization and religious bigotry.
The church received a permit from Building [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Swami clear in Italy case</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 30 Mar 2004 21:06:17 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Ananda founder safe from arrest, supporters say
Italian prosecutors have dropped arrest orders for the founder of the Ananda Church of Self-Realization, according to organization officials.
J. Donald Walters, known as Swami Kriyananda, was wanted by Italian law enforcement after a raid on Ananda&#8217;s community in Assisi, Italy, on March 2. Nine people were arrested and later [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Ananda faces charges in Italy</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 30 Mar 2004 21:03:48 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[A raid by law enforcement authorities earlier this month on the Ananda Church of Self-Realization in Italy has Ananda&#8217;s members in Nevada County crying foul and detractors saying, &#8220;I told you so.&#8221;
On March 2, dozens of Italian police raided Ananda&#8217;s campus in Assisi, Italy. The raid was part of an investigation of several charges against [...]]]></description>
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