Re: ARTICLE : Idol worship (was Re: Pagan)

Posted By Mani Varadarajan (mani@be.com)
15 Apr 1997 15:16:53 -0700

"Sunil Sethi" <ssethi@onaustralia.com.au> writes:
>
> The Christians/Muslims and Jews call us idol worshipers and in the Bible
> there are verses that ask for idols to be destroyed. This is why they
> always say we worship idols. Idol worship has a very negative meaning.
>

So should we shamefully accept the judgment of those
outside our faith? As Vasu so eloquently phrased it,
we need no more _apologists_ for our beliefs and practices.
We have had enough of those in the past 150 years. We need
more _champions_ who understand our beliefs and are
unwilling to shy away from them.

Yes, we Hindus use idols and graven images in our worship.
And we should be proud of it.

Mani

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