I’m not sure she was wise to make a production out of it, but there is no reason why a Hindu should be invited to say the opening invocation here in America, or why anyone should feel obliged to attend. Notice that she says that America is a “Christian” country—which indeed it is. Presumably she would not boycott a Protestant invocation.
You can respect Hindus and be polite about them, but why on earth should you ask them to give the invocation?
“..... why on earth should you ask them to give the invocation?”
a deep unmet need to be affirmed??
Emotional neediness is the root of all manner of foolishness
I draw a big line between "respecting" false religions as compared to merely tolerating them. In the pre-conciliar past, the Church has also.
Would she boycott a Jewish one, this being a Christian country and all?
I wonder if the Hindu nationalists in India would have a Christian do the same over there...
When you stand and allow a non Christian to give an invocation, you are respecting them and their beliefs, not affirming that their beliefs are true.
Although most sophisticated Hindus do believe in one God is present behind the millions of gods, which are emanations of the One.
I just got back from India and found the Hindu people to be beautiful, compassionate and kind. They had a lot of qualities we try to encourage in our Judeo-Christian culture. Certainly they were a lot more tolerant and “Christian” than a lot of Christians in our left-wing churches here.