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A California hate crimes bill separates Nazi symbols from Hindu swastikas

JL;DR SUMMARY In a significant amendment to California's hate crime legislation, the state Assembly has differentiated Nazi symbols from the swastikas traditionally used in Hindu, Buddhist, and Jain practices. A way out west there was a fella, fella I want to tell you about, fella by the name of Jeff Lebowski. At least, that was the handle his lovin' parents gave him, but he never had much use for it himself. This Lebowski, he called himself the Dude. Now, Dude, that's a name no one would self-apply where I come from. But then, there was a lot about the Dude that didn't make a whole lot of sense to me. And a lot about where he lived, likewise. But then again, maybe that's why I found the place s'durned innarestin'.

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LegislationHate CrimesCaliforniaSwastikaReligious FreedomSymbolismJainismBuddhismHinduismNazi Symbol

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California, United States
"California's state Assembly has added language to a bill differentiating the Nazi swastika from the swastika symbol that has religious meaning for Hindu, Buddhist and Jain communities."
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
"during the festival of Diwali at a Hindu temple in Toronto, Nov. 7, 2018."

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