On Jul 19, 9:29 am, Wanderer <n...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
> fanabba <fana...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
> > If India is declared a Hindu state, other religions would still be
> > accepted as equally valid. That is the idea at the very core of
> > Hinduism. That idea is not at the core of religions like Christianity
> > and Islam.
>
> If all religions were to be accepted as equally valid in India, what is
> the need to seek to declare it a Hindu state? The RSS and VHP argue that
> there is no officially Hindu state in the world, whereas there are
> Christian, Muslim and Buddhist states. Firstly, Nepal is officially
> Hindu. Secondly, the argument is similar to saying, ""my neighbors keep
> slaves, so it's time I did too". Religion is a personal affair, and we
> should strive to remove "official" religions the world over, not go in
> the opposite direction. The UK is officially a Protestant Christian
> nation, and yet other religions find greater accomodation than is found
> in, say, Tripura or Nagaland or Gujarat. The UK is slowly but inexorably
> moving toward official secularism.
You have not been reading papers. Nepal ceased to be a Hindu
state.
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