Other Groups - Religious Group Timeline Association

Event	Introduction	Type
American Indian Religious Freedom Act	The American Indian Religious Freedom Act, passed in 1978, acknowledged the importance of Native American religious traditions and pledged to protect their rights.
Baha'i House of Worship in Wilmette, Illinois	The Baha'i House of Worship, located near Chicago in Wilmette, Ill., was opened in 1953 and is the only Baha'i temple in North America.
Chief Seattle's Speech	An 1854 speech by Native American Chief Seattle (1780-1866) inspired the 20th century environmental movement, despite being heavily rewritten.
Church of Scientology	In 1954, L. Ron Hubbard (1911-1986) began the Church of Scientology with teachings on how to reach a blissful "state of clear."
First Shinto Shrine in the U.S.	On November 3, 1898, Japanese immigrants built the first Shinto shrine in the United States in Hilo, Hawaii.
First Sikh Gurdwara	The first gurdwara, a Sikh gathering place, was built in 1912 in Stockton, C.A., by settlers attracted to the fertile farmland similar to their native Punjab.
Native American Peyote Controversy	Despite passage of the American Indian Religious Freedom Act in 1978, legal judgments continued to challenge the use of peyote in religious services until 1994.

Name	Introduction
the Prophet, Tenskwatawa	Tenskwatawa (1775-1836), also called "The Shawnee Prophet," became the spiritual leader of one of the largest Native American confederations until an 1811 U.S. military defeat.
Thind, Bhagat Singh	Bhagat Singh Thind (1892-1967), a Sant Mat devotee and Indian immigrant, was the subject of an important legal test denying U.S. citizenship to Asian Indians.
Wilson, Jack "Wovoka"	Wovoka (1856-1932), a Paiute mystic also known as Jack Wilson, became the spiritual leader of a Ghost Dance movement that waned after the Wounded Knee Massacre.