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Re: Convert Here!
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To: alt-hindu@uunet.uu.net
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Subject: Re: Convert Here!
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From: adatta@unix.gsusa.org (SysAdmin Aveek Datta)
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Date: 14 Jul 1995 16:40:06 GMT
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From news@news2.noc.netcom.net Fri Jul 14 13: 17:38 1995
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Newsgroups: alt.hindu
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Organization: Girl Scouts of the USA
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References: <3u4e08$7i7@babbage.ece.uc.edu>
KasparKeys (kasparkeys@aol.com) wrote:
: I was an adopted child from Varanasi, India. My mother was Hindu, and my
: parents were instructed to name me Madhulika. I was raised a Catholic,
: but I could never relate to this religon. I have considered taking my
: birth mother's religon. How can I convert? I live in New York, if that
: makes a difference. I don't know if just telling myself that I am Hindu
: is enough, I want this to be official. Caste is unimportant.
>From what my mother tells me, you can not convert. You can only be born
Hindu. I don't know myself for sure, though.