Religion & Values » Hindu http://blog.newsok.com/religionandvalues Religion news with an Oklahoma angle Mon, 17 Jun 2013 22:11:40 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5 More on “Eat Pray Love” http://blog.newsok.com/religionandvalues/2010/08/18/more-on-eat-pray-love/ http://blog.newsok.com/religionandvalues/2010/08/18/more-on-eat-pray-love/#comments Wed, 18 Aug 2010 17:56:51 +0000 Carla Hinton http://blog.newsok.com/religionandvalues/?p=2742 OK, judging from everyone’s comments on the posting about Julia Roberts’ conversion to Hinduism, I’d say I struck a nerve.

]]> OK, judging from everyone’s comments on the posting about Julia Roberts’ conversion to Hinduism, I’d say I struck a nerve.

I wanted to let you know that I’m working on a story about Roberts’ conversion and what local Hindu leaders think about that and her new movie “Eat Pray Love.” Specifically I am asking them if they think the movie has made people more curious about Hindu faith beliefs.

So stay tuned.

Carla Hinton

Religion Editor

]]> http://blog.newsok.com/religionandvalues/2010/08/18/more-on-eat-pray-love/feed/ 0 “Eat, Pray, Love” star Julia Roberts discovers Hinduism http://blog.newsok.com/religionandvalues/2010/08/13/eat-pray-love-star-julia-roberts-discovers-hinduism/ http://blog.newsok.com/religionandvalues/2010/08/13/eat-pray-love-star-julia-roberts-discovers-hinduism/#comments Fri, 13 Aug 2010 18:09:58 +0000 Carla Hinton http://blog.newsok.com/religionandvalues/?p=2732 Julia Roberts, the star of  the new feature film “Eat, Pray, Love” has declared that she is a practicing Hindu.

]]> Julia Roberts, the star of  the new feature film “Eat, Pray, Love” has declared that she is a practicing Hindu.

The movie star made the announcement in the September edition of Elle magazine. Apparently several news outlets in India have already been reporting this since the star discovered her affinity for Hinduism while filming “Eat, Pray, Love,” which premieres today in theaters.

The New York Daily News reported that Roberts was raised as a Christian (Baptist father, Catholic mother).

Her announcement is the subject of several blog postings and news articles.

Here’s a sampling of some of them:

USA Today’s Faith and Reason blog: “Julia Roberts Hindu? Who Knew?!”

New York Daily News: “Julia Roberts Now a Practicing Hindu”

The Washington Post’s On Faith religion blog: “Julia Roberts is Hindu, just like so much in America.” 

GetReligion.org: “Julia Roberts’ Hindu practice”

(AP Photo: This Sept. 22, 2009 file photo shows actress Julia Roberts, right, with ashram owner Swami Dharmdev at Hari Mandir Ashram in Pataudi on the outskirts of New Delhi, India, while Roberts was shooting “Eat, Pray, Love”.)

Carla Hinton

Religion Editor

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