[Prev][Next][Index][Thread]
Re: Christian hate literature on Hinduism
> I came from India to the US a year back, and all these years, in India,
> I never realized how lucky I was to have been raised in a religion /
> culture which did not force any thing upon you. No one ever called me
> a non-hindu just because i missed going to the temple, or because I
> did not say my prayers everyday !!
Well as a Christian I really admire the flexibility of Hinduism, it is
a fact that Christianity is in general less flexible. However believing
that Christian dogms say that you should go to church every sunday is a
myth which has no value (practically and theologically). Even during the
middle ages in was considered to be a sin not to go to church but only
if not for more than one month. All this is now outdated => i'm not
saying that you meant that, just making an observation.
But i disagree for one thing : being a follower of a Religion means more
than a simple "tokenization". The problem with Hinduism is that it is
supported by a whole culture (for example it is easy to claim that the
Mahabharata is both a cultural, historical, AND religious book)and the
distinction is not easy to make : the question is : are you "culturally"
a Hindu (which could even include having a picture of Ganesha at your
home) or "spiritually" (which means performing Pujas and some kind of
regular practice, not because you are "forced" but because you believe).
Dominic
Follow-Ups:
