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To: soc-religion-hindu@uunet.uu.net
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Subject: Re: ARTICLE : Just say no to "Hinduism" (was Re: ARTICLE : On
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From: dchakrav@netserv.unmc.edu (Dhruba Chakravarti)
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Date: 10 Sep 1996 19:07:29 GMT
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Newsgroups: soc.religion.hindu
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Organization: University of Nebraska Medical Center
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Ramakrishnan Balasubramanian (rbalasub@ecn.purdue.edu) wrote:
: They also acknowledge other vaishnavite faiths like Madhvas etc. They are
: infact known for their catholicity in outlook, actually. Really! You can see
: this from the strident support wannabe ISKCONites provide to Muslims and
: people of other religions, on the internet. Their hearts bleed for the
: downtrodden and oppressed. Their statements are without exception well thought
: out. Please refer to the archives, if you don't believe me.
Dear Ramakrishnanji:
Thank you for reassuring me. I do believe you. I look at exclusivism
strictly from the catholic viewpoint, that means, I do not think that the
term refers to whether or not people are actively excluded from joining
the faith or even sharing festivals together, but whether or not a claim
is being made that our God is the true God, yours is not (eg. demigod).
Christianity is exclusive, and Christians too care for the poor in wealth
and in spirit, because that is part of the Christian creed. The same is
true for the vaishhNavas.
With best regards,
Dhruba.
