http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articleshow/1339381.cms
LONDON: Hindu preachers and religious workers such as bhandaris arriving to ply their trade in the UK will not be forced to undergo fast-track British socialization and don't need to prove they're more British than other recent immigrants in order to stay on here, the government has announced in a significant U-turn greeted with relief by the country's large Hindu community. The government climbdown on strict new rules for foreign-born preachers of all faiths came after a storm of protest by Britain's Hindus, Sikhs and sections of the Muslim community. All three faith communities normally import preachers and other religious workers to undertake pastoral and non-pastoral duties for the UK's minority religious groups. But the proposed new rules, which would have required pujaris, bhandaris and imams alike to take the so-called "test of Britishness" within two years of arriving in this country, would have meant a potential shortage of bhandaris by 2010, Hindu community leaders told TOI on Tuesday. ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> Ever feel sad or cry for no reason at all? Depression. Narrated by Kate Hudson. http://us.click.yahoo.com/CQDrNC/ubOLAA/d1hLAA/0NYolB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> To subscribe, send a message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Or go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ and click 'Join This Group!' Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
