A Hindu's view of Christianity

[Guest guest]

In my opinion Christianity is a religion not worthy of the respect that it receives. It preaches intolerance and mistakenly believes that it has the only path to salvation and god. It is regressive, anti-liberal and anti-hindu. It seeks to convert the world's populace to its narrow minded ideology which is inspired by its manual called the Bible. It is no better than Islam and the sooner Indian Hindus realise this and start to take action, the better.

Act now Bharat before it is too late!

[Guest guest]

the people who is narrow minded is hindus not Christianity people. Your just a person who doesnt understand the religion at all. I will explain how hindus are narrow minded hindus believe in marrying only in caste which in my opinion is narrow minded. Or even marry within the same race you should rethink what your saying before writing.

 

[Guest guest]

"the people who is narrow minded is hindus not Christianity people. Your just a person who doesnt understand the religion at all. I will explain how hindus are narrow minded hindus believe in marrying only in caste which in my opinion is narrow minded. Or even marry within the same race you should rethink what your saying before writing."

 

 

Not every Hindu is like that, and it is not the RELIGION that says one must marry within one's own caste. The caste system is not an integral part of Hinduism anyway, but a societal function of Hinduism.

 

In the days of the Mahabharata and Ramayana, the kshatriyas married outside of thier own land to unite kingdoms, so it is definitely not true that the religion says to marry within India, and marry only Indians of a particular culture or creed.

 

India itself is very diverse where Christians, Jews and Hindus were able to live together in peace. It is only when the Abrahamic religions started trying to convert Hindus to their own particular brand of religion did fascist Hinduism arise to protect the culture and spirituality that was eroding in India.

 

While many Hindus TODAY are only allowed to marry within their own culture, there is nothing really wrong with that. That's more to preserve the culture and heritage than anything else. Hindus however, HAVE for the most part respect towards other religions and other people, and it is the belief in Hinduism that all paths to God are valid. Some are better than others, but Hinduism does not seek to convert, nor does it seek to force others to see God the way Hindus see God.

 

I believe Peter Brooks's Mahabharata comes closest to representing the ethnic diversity that was present in India, and that still exists today. You should probably check it out. There really is no single culture present in India today, but rather a mix of them.

 

And if you call Hindus as narrow-minded, take a look at the conversion practices that go on in India, or the fundamentalist Christian and Islamic websites that rail against Hinduism.

 

Your opinion will surely change once your knowledge becomes more expansive, unless of course you're narrow-minded.

 

 

[Guest guest]

why is that a church doesn't allow a divorce couple marriage in the church premises ?

 

why is that if a sect in christian community marries from another sect, the person is removed from his original sect?

 

Why are they denied burial in the church, just because of marrying a person from other sect?

 

Jesus had told to love each other, then why does your religious priests and high church principles so vague and indifferent?

[maadhav]

thanks for the post.

 

please use a username. it helps.

 

[Guest guest]

In the days of the Mahabharata and Ramayana, the kshatriyas married outside of thier own land to unite kingdoms, so it is definitely not true that the religion says to marry within India, and marry only Indians of a particular culture or creed.

 

For the above question, why it can not be other way round? Let christian marry hindu people and adapt hinduism in them.When hindu boy marry a christian girl, they see that the boy converts to christian than vice versa.

 

All of first, Christian is not a religion. It is missionery, its mission to convert non christian to christian - a cheap missionery converting for a pound of bread.This is not only narrow minded, but a cheap mentality.

 

Free sex like dog, not knowing to whom they born is their so called religion.

[jayan008]

dear mr. pai,

 

"All of first, Christian is not a religion"

 

- If you say that, the question will arise on the term 'Hinduism' and its relevance, because it is only a name coined by foreign travellers etc., who came to india, to recognise the religious culture followed here.

 

"Free sex like dog, not knowing to whom they born is their so called religion"

 

- Actually sex is considered more as taboo in their religion, free sex is never advocated. It is practised in few countries and by few people, and not generally by christians.

 

It is important that when we criticise a belief or a custom we do it with facts and with proper information, if not, it will be hurled back at us, questioning our own credibility.

 

thanks...

 

[Guest guest]

It is not hinduism, it is varashrama, this come directly from Lord krishna, the Supreme Personality. It is not man made religion like christian, muslims so on..

 

- Actually sex is considered more as taboo in their religion, free sex is never advocated. It is practised in few countries and by few people, and not generally by christians.

 

It is important that when we criticise a belief or a custom we do it with facts and with proper information, if not, it will be hurled back at us, questioning our own credibility

 

It is been criticised openly, not a few countries most of the christian countries, may be you are an exception (converted), you have an indian blood in you.

 

 

[jayan008]

What do you mean by converted???? You mean am converted to christianity.......just because i said that not all christian countries advocates free sex ?????

 

Does saying the right thing of a religion makes you think that either i am related to it or been converted????

 

I think it is nothing but pure hatred to another religion not looking to the facts and relying on something which is generally said by some religious fanatics.....

 

I was born a hindu and will remain so....its too much precious................i don't accept the whole idea of conversion.....does merely conversion gives you the whole idea of a religion and your thoughts become pure, will it wash all your sins, will it elevate your personality.....utterly silly????

 

I don't believe in any of the religious institutions....they do nothing but spread all false information about other institutions, exaggerate their relgion and its practice by propagating it being the only way to heaven and blah blah.....

 

As to christian institutions and their practice at churches and their behaviour with people who leave their sect, i have already criticised above, as a guest, as i hadn't registered then,,,,,,but so also i have critical view of our hindu religious institutions with its weird caste system and so on....and of other religion and its institutions......so, please shed your general view that if someone support a community/religion on one stand he is associated to that community in some way or the other.....

 

[Guest guest]

I think it is nothing but pure hatred to another religion not looking to the facts and relying on something which is generally said by some religious fanatics

 

It is not hatred, it is fact which has come open globely, I was surprised that even indian converted were dancing to the western tunes, like muslims were rejoicing when pakistan wins a match against india. I read an article in a magazine, an american professor who had come to india along with his indian friend to find his mother in india to know his father to whom he was born, he was practicing ISKCON with the help of his indian friend. He had openly said that Soon the western countries would turn into bastard nation.I think you know this.. this was very popular.

 

don't believe in any of the religious institutions....they do nothing but spread all false information about other institutions, exaggerate their relgion and its practice by propagating it being the only way to heaven and blah blah.....

 

Beliving the hindu religion should be blood, what so ever no true hindu says he dislike their mother (religion), if so, he is hating his own mother. I strongly condemn this.

 

What you have said is true, it not ISKCON or other hindu institution exaggerate its religion and its practice, you say this for others which is man made, false, irrational, blind, idiotic, barbaric and so on...(so called religion). who propagate it being the only way to heaven.

 

I was born a hindu and will remain so....its too much precious................

 

I convey my thanks to educate me that you are an Hindu, be proud of it.. Chant Hare Rama, Hare Krishna and be Happy.