Both Sita Ram Goel and Vamadeva Shastri (David Frawley) have written a book called How I Became a Hindu. I could never write such a book because I have deliberately made a choice not to identify myself as Hindu. In this article I will explain “why I am not a Hindu”. Leaving Christianity Before starting [...]
December 13, 2014
Dr Koenraad Elst
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CHENNAI: What was supposed to be a convergence of faith in an inter-religious marriage turned tragic after the wife committed suicide. The husband had allegedly tortured her as she insisted on worshipping Hindu gods. Arrested subsequently on the charge of abetting suicide, a city court on Thursday has quashed his bail plea.Antony Joseph, 32, a [...]
How comical this scene is but its a reflection on how the Christian religious right-wing see Hinduism as full of demons where the victim needs to be freed, while the left wing see Hinduism as ‘Hindu nationalism’ Hindu far-right supremacy where the victim needs to be freed from proving left and right are two sides [...]
Numerous British and more largely Western neo-Pagans seek contact with Hinduism. They recognize a similarity, both positively and negatively, both in their own religion’s characteristics and in the misfortunes that have befallen it. The extermination in summer 2014 of all the Yezidis (Kurdish Pagans) on whom the Islamic State could lay its hands has reminded [...]
The United States of America is a land of sharp contradictions when it comes to matters of faith. On the one hand, it is the land of Thomas Jefferson, Tom Paine, James Madison and Mark Twain who distrusted or denounced or ridiculed the Christian dogma and scripture in unmistakable words. On the other hand, it [...]
August 5, 2014
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Victims of Christian Missionaries and what could happen to India [...]
July 5, 2014
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A large portion of India still predominantly lives in tribes, and one of the largest of these communities is witnessing a Christian revival, media sources reveal. Hundreds of men, women and children who used to follow Hinduism are now professing Christianity as their religion, media sources say. Ask Dinesh Shur why so many tribal people are [...]
BANGALORE: According to the parents of Priyanka and Sonali, who jumped into Sankey lake, seven girls of Mary Immaculate High School, Lakkasandra, were made to stand outside the staff room for playing Holi on Monday. “There was a special class on Monday. Many girls played Holi near the school, and authorities were unhappy with them. [...]
Mother Teresa: Anything but a Saint… Researchers dispell the myth of altruism and generosity surrounding Mother Teresa The myth of altruism and generosity surrounding Mother Teresa is dispelled in a paper by Serge Larivée and Genevieve Chenard of University of Montreal’s Department of Psychoeducation and Carole Sénéchal of the University of Ottawa’s Faculty of Education. [...]
February 6, 2014
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