In India, the Madras High Court has issued a decision in favor of low caste Dalits who want to be part of the annual festival observed during the Tamil summer month of Aadi in which the diety from the Arulmighu Poottai Mariamman Temple near Sankarapuram is transported on a temple car. The court's decision is the subject of reports today in the Times of India and The Hindu. Controversy began in 2007 when Dalits demanded that the temple car go through their village and temple authorities objected. The temple is under the control of the state's Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments Department. High Court Justice Chandru said in his opinion: "Our Constitution also envisages equality, which includes special help and care for the weaker and oppressed sections of society, who have been downtrodden for thousands of years." The court ruled that the only constraint on taking the temple car through the Dalit village would be the width of the road. If that is a problem, authorities are to explore the feasibility of using a small car (sakadai) to take the deity through the Dalit colony and then back to the main street.
Tuesday, December 22, 2009
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See! I tell you --Christianity is the best religious hope of the world! Dalits are abused and discriminated against horribly and this is justified by Hinduism. Islam is cruel to anyone who isn't Muslim --at least the most fundamentalist ones are, who memorize their book! the wahabi branch like in Saudi Arabia --and the ones who stone people to death and behead people in Egypt, Somalia and Iraq. And let's not forget Iran! and the terrorists in India against the Jews --and the Hindus against the Christians in orissa --
The prophet Isaiah:
The people walking in darkness
have seen a great light;
on those living in the land of the shadow of death [a]
a light has dawned.
When Jesus spoke again to the people, he said, "I am the light of the world. Whoever follows me will never walk in darkness, but will have the light of life."
Jesus is the light to a very dark world!
"Joy to the World --the Lord is come!"'
Christians are just as bad as all the rest. You just choose to label those people 'bad Christians' or even more dishonestly, 'not Christians'.
You give no such latitude to any other religion. Millions upon millions of other religious people - including those of the religions you cite - live in peace with each other and those of other religions.
--MD
The reason (from a largely secular viewpoint) is the Christian faith's emphasis upon forgiveness and mercy.
You can build great civilizations and great families with forgiveness and mercy. Other faiths do not seem as interested in these virtues.
I think that accounts for a great deal of the success of western civilization.
Absolutely right, Anony.
Other cultures are into "getting even" as a matter of "honor" and "justice." Getting even IS justice --but it isn't mercy and it will never stop the wars. Although, in crime and terrorism, aggressors must be stopped and jailed, because they just don't quit!
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