Posted on 12/29/2005 4:24:45 PM PST by Tailgunner Joe
The campaign against the alleged harassment of Hindus in Russia by the Orthodox Church and the Mayor of Moscow is getting more intense in Britain.
Ashok Kumar, MP is launching the "Defend Russian Hindus Campaign" at the House of Commons in January.
There was umbrage here when it was learnt that Archbishop Nikon wrote a letter to the Mayor of Moscow urging him not to allow the construction of a Hindu temple in Moscow because according to him, Lord Krishna who is worshipped by the Hindu community was an "evil demon".
"Such untenable words in an age where interfaith harmony is the need of the day are nothing but an attempt to malign and persecute a faith community that teaches respect and freedom for every other faith community, " commented Ramesh Kallidai, Secretary General Hindu Forum of Britain, an umbrella organisation of most community groups in Britain.
The Defend Russian Hindus Campaign, launched by the Hindu Forum of Britain, Hindu Council UK, National Council of Hindu Temples UK, International Society for Krishna Consciousness, Vishwa Hindu Parishad UK, Hindu Council of Australia, Hindu American Foundation and many other worldwide Hindu organisations, aims to build awareness about the alleged persecution and discrimination against Russian Hindus by a corpus of the Russian Orthodox Church and the Mayor of Moscow, despite support from the Central Government.
There are over 100,000 Hindus in Russia. In Moscow alone, there are 5,000 Hindus of Indian origin and over 10,000 Hindus of Russian origin.
Two years ago the Mayor of Russia asked Hindus to vacate their temple in exchange for a piece of land on which they could build a bigger temple. After land was allocated to the Hindu temple, the original temple was demolished. The Russian Orthodox Church orchestrated mass protests against the allocation of land and started a misinformation campaign against Hindus in the media.
On October 30, 2005, after bowing down to pressure from the Orthodox Church, the Mayor of Moscow cancelled the land order and took away the piece of land given for the construction of the Hindu temple. Now, the 15,000 Hindus in Moscow have no place to worship. The consecrated Deities of Radha and Krishna will have no home, say the Hindu leaders.
Kallidai said around the time of India Prime Minister's state visit to Moscow to meet Russian President Putin, Archbishop Nikon, a leader of the Russian Orthodox Church, called the Hindu God, Lord Krishna an "evil demon, the personified power of hell opposing God", and "a livid lascivious youth".
Boy if you don't read from the book of relativism.
There is no Christian God or Hindu God. There is but one God and he has no religion. Religion is for us mortals, just a means to get closer to God.
Exd 20:3 Thou shalt have no other gods before me
"I'm skeptical at what is and isn't considered on the list but I haven't the time to find any alternative stats today, busy day at work."
I can think of one. For instance China isn't even on the list which is pretty absurd but the fact remains, US leads the stats, pick up whichever source you want.
How many times must this be said? And in how many ways until Christians understand this is truth?
and he has no religion...
Again, a very simple but profound truth. In God we Go.
Thanks for the ping.
Namaste.
"As the different streams having their sources in different places all mingle their water in the sea, sources in different tendencies, various though they appear, crooked or straight, all lead to Thee."
--- Swami Vivekananda
Check post #126.
"Whosoever comes to Me, through whatsoever form, I reach him; all men are struggling through paths which in the end lead to me."
-- Bhagwat Gita
No Christian with faith (yes faith) in the Lord and the doctrine of the church he sent his son to give the world can look at a relative 'my god, his god, etc'. There is one God, and other 'gods' are demons and idols pagans worship. One without faith looking to maintain ties politically can confess other Gods, and it's sinful.
You cannot come to the son through worship a pagan diety.
But I thought a man is judged by his deeds...
What are you prattling about?
There is no way that a practicing Russian Orthodox Bishop could see Hinduism as anything other than a Pagan faith.
Just curious. Can no Hindu ever be allowed into heaven?
If he is baptised and beleives.
Otherwise?
There are means but, none of them involve practicing counter to the doctrine of the church.
Saying that a dalit woman is inferior and raping her for instance would pretty well preclude salvation.
Hmm, okay. Cool.
Further we pray even those who are utterly heterodox can be saved through some means, there is no limits on God's mercy.
That is a far cry however from confessing other dieties as 'valid' or 'alternative'. A secular government leader can do this, an archbishop should not.
So you mean a true Hindu will never be allowed into Heaven no matter what.
What does being a true hindu involve?
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