Originally posted by Thomas Paul:
Right, it only happened once. How many times recently have 3,000 people in India been killed in a single terrorist attack? This was a new situation for us and we needed time to adjust. And we have adjusted very nicely. As far as the attack against a Sikh (happened once in Arizona) the perpetrators were arrested and are charged with murder. The US has been very open to Muslims and I will bet that most will report that they have encountered little prejudice.
Originally posted by Thomas Paul:
So what if I start a new religion that says you MUST have seven wives? Will you change the law for me?
What if I am an atheist and believe that the limitations on wives are based on stupid religious beliefs and should have nothing to do with any constraint on me?
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Originally posted by Thomas Paul:
But someone said that there isn't equal protection! If I want seven wives I can only get them if I am a Muslim. How is that fair?
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I hope you noticed that it isn't the government but a commercial association that is making the ruling. Personally, I think it is despicable to tell someone they can't fly a harmless religious flag.Originally posted by Ranga Sreenivasan:
Something to think about...though its an isolated incident, I just hope that it doesn't start a trend...
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Originally posted by Jim Yingst:
The original article cited by Ravish certainly seemed to indicate he was Muslim, which is probably why Tom thought he was. If he's not, someone might want to tell IndiaExpress about it.
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Originally posted by Paul McKenna:
Sikhs are considered Hindus, Buddhism is considered Hinduism, Jains are considered Hindus
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Originally posted by Thomas Paul:
It is a secular society that gives no preference to any religion with the exception of one national holiday (Christmas).
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Originally posted by Axel Janssen:
1.000.000.000 people and not a single bronce medal in the olympics. I could not believe it.
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Originally posted by Thomas Paul:
But someone said that there isn't equal protection! If I want seven wives I can only get them if I am a Muslim. How is that fair?
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Originally posted by Ranga Sreenivasan:
Something to think about...though its an isolated incident, I just hope that it doesn't start a trend...
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While the ban on religious symbols in front yards applies to every religion equally, the exceptions favour Christians,
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Originally posted by Sonny Gill:
The question is...Do Sikhs consider themselves Hindus? Do Buddhists consider themselves Hindus? Do Jains consider themselves Hindus?
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Originally posted by Mapraputa Is:
Actually, it can. Communists did just this, wiped out all old prejudices, by wiping out those who believed in them. That's why I tend to tolerate "imperfectness" of other democracies, give people some time to get over it, ah?![]()
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What does that mean?
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Originally posted by Joe Pluta:
It was a great discussion, with no name calling.
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Originally posted by Joe Pluta:
Are we learning how to have decent debate by helping each other to understand better
I don't think it's a matter of "learning". It's evident that the folks that participated in this thread for the past few days already know how to have a reasonable discussion. We'll see in future threads if we can all continue the civil behavior.
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Originally posted by Joe Pluta:
One thing please chnage the name of the topic from "India and you" to "Muslims and You"
Okay, I'll ask: what does this mean? (I was under the impression that many of the Indian posters here were Hindu.)
Joe
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Originally posted by R K Singh:
Gill ji, I can talk about Sikhs and Jains as I have many friends who are eiter Sikh or Jain.
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Originally posted by Sonny Gill:
Draw your own conclusions...
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Originally posted by Thomas Paul:
So here's a Moslem complaining in the year after 9/11 because American security personnel are nervous about Moslems on airplanes. Get over yourself, pal. 3,000 Americans died because people of your religion decided to hijack planes and crash them into the Twin Towers. Give us a little while to get over that, OK?
Originally posted by Thomas Paul:
This is incorrect. The US is not a Judeo-Christian country. It is a secular society that gives no preference to any religion with the exception of one national holiday (Christmas).
Originally posted by Joe King:
Is it true that a presedent has to swear on the bible when getting his job? If so, this seems to be preference to christianity. Is there an alternative swearing in ceremony for other religions? (Or is in not likely that a non-christian could get in?)
Originally posted by Devesh H Rao:
does any one know if a non hindu gets to swear on his holy book of choice..
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