Colorful procession marks opening of Jain Center in Buena Park Sun, 05 Oct 2008 00:00:00 -0700 Marble idols ride in convertibles as 2,000 people in bright garb walk to the $6-million temple, the spiritual home of about 1,000 families.
Wedged between the Buena Park Hi Tire Center and a brown box of a post office soon to be demolished, a massive, amber-colored temple rises.
Pope John Paul II's compassion for Jews on display at Skirball Sat, 04 Oct 2008 00:00:00 -0700 An exhibit at the cultural center in Los Angeles demonstrates how his acceptance of outsiders as a young boy shaped much of his legacy as head of the Roman Catholic Church.
As a young boy in Poland before World War II, Karol Jozef Wojtyla possessed an uncommon warmth for an often reviled group of outsiders -- Jews.
Review: 'Religulous' Fri, 03 Oct 2008 00:00:00 -0700 The documentary on religion sets out not after answers but cheap laughs.
" Religulous," the new documentary starring Bill Maher and directed by Larry Charles, doesn't take the time to define its title, but Maher has said elsewhere that it is a combination of "religious" and "ridiculous." By joining the two, the filmmakers have come up with a handy way to underline their preoccupation with the gullibility of true believers.