04-20-2007, 04:18 AM
the problem with India is to agree to world view of secularism. What we mean by secularism is "incorrect". What christians and the whole views about secularism is synonymous to atheism. Per their defn: secularism is social philosophy that rejects all forms of religious faith and worship. but, you could also argue to delink religion from statehood is also secularism., that is impossible for any state to be.
hence, Pope charts on to India to convert the 1 billion atheists into christianity. Perfecto.. since secularism means anti-worship or anti-faith.. its all christian oriented defintions again,, thus we (SD folks) have become succumbed to these definitions as well.
how about redefining it? or perhaps change India's secular nature (i.e, atheistic nature) to a religious community that is totally not against Nature and Science.
That way, we set upon a common framework for all religions to accept and live together.
Popism, needs to be banished at the definition level.
hence, Pope charts on to India to convert the 1 billion atheists into christianity. Perfecto.. since secularism means anti-worship or anti-faith.. its all christian oriented defintions again,, thus we (SD folks) have become succumbed to these definitions as well.
how about redefining it? or perhaps change India's secular nature (i.e, atheistic nature) to a religious community that is totally not against Nature and Science.
That way, we set upon a common framework for all religions to accept and live together.
Popism, needs to be banished at the definition level.