Is Hinduism incompatible with American pluralism?

[aneeshm]

This is quite an interesting question. Lot of people (me included) believe that Islam cannot fit into the pluralist model America and Europe have instituted, due to its nature. But can the same be said of Hinduism, too (for totally different reasons)?

It's a rather long article, but quite an interesting one, so I recommend it be read in its entirety. Like this issue itself, it cannot be simplified further.

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Please don't reply without reading the article, because you will almost inevitably come to the wrong conclusion if you do (because of the nature of the topic).

[Whoha]

pluralism/multiculturalism/etc itself does not work. Its not that one single culture in the group is causing the problem.

[aneeshm]

I think it does, you know, when done right. We in India have managed to integrate the Jews, Parsees, Sikhs, Jains, Buddhists, Christians, basically everyone except the Muslims, for millennia now. These people have fit right into Indian society.


But as I said, you missed the point entirely, probably because you did not read the article. Please read it, because it deals with complex issues which cannot be described by just a thread name. It didn't really deal with the stuff you brought up.

[Heresson]

it can be so. I didn't hear about problems Konfucionists or Buddhists are having with democracy and adaptation in western societies.

[Ogie Oglethorpe]

Good lord yet another Christianity is teh intolerant thread.

[aneeshm]

Originally posted by Heresson
it can be so. I didn't hear about problems Konfucionists or Buddhists are having with democracy and adaptation in western societies.

Goddammit, read the article!

[aneeshm]

Originally posted by Ogie Oglethorpe
Good lord yet another Christianity is teh intolerant thread.

AAAARRRGHHHH!!!

You didn't read it either, did you?

[Nubclear]

I think the real question we need to be asking is:

Is Aneeshm incompatible with American pluralism?

[aneeshm]

Originally posted by Tacc
I think the real question we need to be asking is:

Is Aneeshm incompatible with American pluralism?

Nah, the real question is:

Is Communism incompatible with American capitalism?

[Ogie Oglethorpe]

Originally posted by aneeshm


AAAARRRGHHHH!!!

You didn't read it either, did you?

I scanned enough to see the way the article was going. Judeo, chrisitianic influences into secularism etc. Who cares?

Y'all are welcome.


Especially the hawt indian womenz.

[BeBMan]

Originally posted by Tacc
I think the real question we need to be asking is:

Is Aneeshm incompatible with American pluralism?

You didn't read the article!

[aneeshm]

Originally posted by Ogie Oglethorpe


I scanned enough to see the way the article was going. Judeo, chrisitianic influences into secularism etc. Who cares?

Y'all are welcome.

The author said that the tradition that evolved out of the different Protestant sects is a very good thing, but that to accommodate non-Christian traditions, it needs to be made into an even better thing, and we need to try out new stuff.

That's why I told you to read the thing fully.

[Ogie Oglethorpe]

Again just bring on the wenches.

[Whoha]

Originally posted by aneeshm
I think it does, you know, when done right. We in India have managed to integrate the Jews, Parsees, Sikhs, Jains, Buddhists, Christians, basically everyone except the Muslims, for millennia now. These people have fit right into Indian society.

But as I said, you missed the point entirely, probably because you did not read the article. Please read it, because it deals with complex issues which cannot be described by just a thread name. It didn't really deal with the stuff you brought up.

None of those groups make up a major percentage of the population in your country. If you replaced the however many hundred million Muslims in India with another group you'd still have problems, different problems perhaps, but problems.

[VetLegion]

Hinduism seems to be compatible with pluralism. But what if Hindus would become a majority in some western country - would they demand constitutional protection of cows and such things? I'm serious. Would they?