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To: Maneesh
Hindusim has never said that their god is the right one and is by far the most accepting and tolerant religion in the world.

The problem I see with Hinduism is the belief in reincarnation to a certain caste as a consequence of your previous life. If you strive to live a good life now, in the next life you will be reincarnated to a higher station in life -- perhaps as a very rich person. If you live a life where you do bad or evil things then in the next life you might be reincarnated a poor beggar man with a disease. This leads to loss of compassion, as there is no reason to feel sorry for the poor diseased beggar man as he is just getting payback for his previous bad life. And one should show respect and praise for the rich and indolent as they are receiving their reward for a previous great life. One should never question the rich and not help the poor.

Christianity is just the opposite. It is to redeem the bad, change their lives, forget the past and get them to move on in a better life doing good in the here and now. Each person starts their life anew and is responsible for what they do in this life.

59 posted on 06/30/2006 2:34:08 PM PDT by FreedomCalls (It's the "Statue of Liberty," not the "Statue of Security.")
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To: FreedomCalls; Maneesh; Gengis Khan; MimirsWell; CarrotAndStick

Dalit Girl raped by pastors in kerala
http://www.hindu.com/2006/06/30/stories/2006063022270300.htm

Thiruvananthapuram: The Pettah police have arrested two persons, including a pastor, in connection with the rape of an 18-year-old Dalit girl.

Circle Inspector, Pettah, Salim Kumar, identified the accused as Stellus (48) and Lear (45). Stellus is a music teacher hailing from Pattoor and Lear works as a pastor for a religious mission.

According to the police, Stellus had sexually exploited the girl while she was his student. Lear has been accused by the police of raping the girl after she joined the religious mission. The police were looking for one Sivaji of Pettah and Reji of Barton Hill in connection with the case. An Excise department guard is also likely to figure as accused in the case along with nine others.

The accused were produced before the Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate here on the charge of rape under section 376 of the Indian Penal Code and remanded to 14 days in judicial custody.

The case came to light after the girl was rescued by the police from a bus stand in Alappuzha. Earlier, her mother had given a complaint to the Museum police station that her daughter had been missing for several months. The police said the girl was raped by several people at various locations in the State. Efforts were on to arrest the rest of the accused in the case, according to police.


61 posted on 06/30/2006 3:06:51 PM PDT by The Lion Roars
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To: FreedomCalls
In Hinduism good karma does not guaranty a higher cast in the next life. Cast is/was a social hierarchy nothing to do with the spiritual belief. Good karma will ensure a better quality of life (not cast). In other words you are responsible for your actions. There are also those who believe that you incur the consequences of your actions in this life and not the next. Hinduism also allows you to repent and make amends for your wrong doings.

"If you live a life where you do bad or evil things then in the next life you might be reincarnated a poor beggar man with a disease. This leads to loss of compassion, as there is no reason to feel sorry for the poor diseased beggar man as he is just getting payback for his previous bad life. And one should show respect and praise for the rich and indolent as they are receiving their reward for a previous great life. One should never question the rich and not help the poor."

This is plain BS. Your karma will have its due consequences. And you wont get very far on that account by being insensitive, unsympathetic or unhelpful to the needy.
62 posted on 06/30/2006 10:34:09 PM PDT by Gengis Khan
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