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What does Trump have to do with the Hindu sacred syllable, om?

  • Written by Finnian M.M. Gerety, Visiting Assistant Professor, Religious Studies, Brown University
imageA poster of Hindus for Trump, which shows Donald Trump in a 'yogi' pose.HIndus for Trump

Republican nominee Donald Trump was recently invited to a fundraising event organized by a conservative group of Hindu Americans, the Republican Hindu Coalition. A poster from the event, which describes the group as “Hindus for Trump,” portrays the...

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