<!--QuoteBegin-->QUOTE<!--QuoteEBegin-->National seal - Ashoka seal is a symbol of Hindustan. Inscription is in Sanskrit, language of Vedic scripture. Urdu or Arabic or latin is missing from seal.<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->Yes. No doubt Islamists will complain about that next.
Besides, Latin is not a Christian language by any stretch of the imagination but a 'pagan' one par excellence. All the most meaningful and beautiful prose and poetry written in Latin are pagan, writtten by ancient pagan authors (including emperors). Pagans created Latin centuries before the invention of Christianity. That the Catholic Church stole Latin will never make it Christian, no amount of their pretending is going to change that.
<!--QuoteBegin-->QUOTE<!--QuoteEBegin-->That is why I am saying Sonia is a foreigners, she had no affection for India or its culture.<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->She is a foreigner exactly for the reasons you've specified, and because she has no respect for the indigenous spiritual traditions of India.
<!--QuoteBegin-->QUOTE<!--QuoteEBegin-->Indian Jews and Christians have problem singing Vande mataram.<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->If Jews did have difficulty with it in religious terms (I don't know that they do, this is a supposition) they would definitely not be making a public statement trying to communalise the issue like ChristoIslamists always happily do; most likely they'll sing the song except for the Goddess parts and keep the issue to themselves.
Some Christos are against Vande Mataram, including some Goan Christos. Other Goan Christians have no problems with it. I recently looked at the Goanet forums, and it appears that those Christians who don't mind Vande Mataram think it should also replace Jana Gana Mana (they wrongly think Jana Gana Mana was written to honour the British raj, when in fact Tagore wrote it in such a way as to make it <i>appear</i> flattering to the British, whilst in reality his composition was referring solely to Paramapurusha).
Besides, Latin is not a Christian language by any stretch of the imagination but a 'pagan' one par excellence. All the most meaningful and beautiful prose and poetry written in Latin are pagan, writtten by ancient pagan authors (including emperors). Pagans created Latin centuries before the invention of Christianity. That the Catholic Church stole Latin will never make it Christian, no amount of their pretending is going to change that.
<!--QuoteBegin-->QUOTE<!--QuoteEBegin-->That is why I am saying Sonia is a foreigners, she had no affection for India or its culture.<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->She is a foreigner exactly for the reasons you've specified, and because she has no respect for the indigenous spiritual traditions of India.
<!--QuoteBegin-->QUOTE<!--QuoteEBegin-->Indian Jews and Christians have problem singing Vande mataram.<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->If Jews did have difficulty with it in religious terms (I don't know that they do, this is a supposition) they would definitely not be making a public statement trying to communalise the issue like ChristoIslamists always happily do; most likely they'll sing the song except for the Goddess parts and keep the issue to themselves.
Some Christos are against Vande Mataram, including some Goan Christos. Other Goan Christians have no problems with it. I recently looked at the Goanet forums, and it appears that those Christians who don't mind Vande Mataram think it should also replace Jana Gana Mana (they wrongly think Jana Gana Mana was written to honour the British raj, when in fact Tagore wrote it in such a way as to make it <i>appear</i> flattering to the British, whilst in reality his composition was referring solely to Paramapurusha).