Usual hate propaganda from the commentators. Notice the consistent attack today on Hinduism is "They believe in the caste system". It's a delibrate distortion of words, the caste system is an affirmative action system created by the Indian government. Even so called caste issues are actually very secular and nothing to do with Hinduism (Christo terrorist propaganda)
Casta is a Portuguese word, infact Christian and Muslim (High caste TAP's in subcontinent, Turko/Arab/Persian) caste systems are very rigid. In Brazil for instance, President Lula a member of the "pardo" caste (Olive skinned) railed against "Blond Blue eyed bankers causing the financial crises, why?" Because in Brazil and other South/Central American countries, White upper castes control most the wealth (Brazil/ Mexico etc have the highest GINI index figures showing massive income disparity).
<b>Unlike what the media keeps saying about income disparity in India, so called caste based India has a lower GINI index than even the U.S meaning much less income disparity! (Check the CIA World factbook, this is an important piece of data that we need to highlight)</b>
Under the ancient rigid European Christian caste system, the Roma (Gypsies) are the untouchable caste of Europe, where they face horrendous discrimination
Once India become's an Industrialized country, the arguments made against Hinduism will become very weak.
<!--QuoteBegin-acharya+Aug 23 2009, 01:18 AM-->QUOTE(acharya @ Aug 23 2009, 01:18 AM)<!--QuoteEBegin-->Have not read the 31 page of posts..but am responding solely to the OP...number one thing in today's media is to KNOW your sources. I would not trust anything in Newsweek and several other journalistic publications that have very sided agendas. I use to read some of these 20 years ago for research and have seen a continued trend towards irresponsible journalism. Just reading 37% of Christians puts alarm flags...there have been large breaks in denominations (Presbyterian/Methodist/Lutheran etc.) in our generation that have 'watered' down what a Christian is today versus fifty years ago. Many are choosing to create their interpretation of the Bible to fit their congregation...it's a treacherous road and we'll see the effects of it in the next decades. But, don't take everything you read from sources like Newseek as to be fact....I could produce opposite results and still verify my sources....
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Casta is a Portuguese word, infact Christian and Muslim (High caste TAP's in subcontinent, Turko/Arab/Persian) caste systems are very rigid. In Brazil for instance, President Lula a member of the "pardo" caste (Olive skinned) railed against "Blond Blue eyed bankers causing the financial crises, why?" Because in Brazil and other South/Central American countries, White upper castes control most the wealth (Brazil/ Mexico etc have the highest GINI index figures showing massive income disparity).
<b>Unlike what the media keeps saying about income disparity in India, so called caste based India has a lower GINI index than even the U.S meaning much less income disparity! (Check the CIA World factbook, this is an important piece of data that we need to highlight)</b>
Under the ancient rigid European Christian caste system, the Roma (Gypsies) are the untouchable caste of Europe, where they face horrendous discrimination
Once India become's an Industrialized country, the arguments made against Hinduism will become very weak.
<!--QuoteBegin-acharya+Aug 23 2009, 01:18 AM-->QUOTE(acharya @ Aug 23 2009, 01:18 AM)<!--QuoteEBegin-->Have not read the 31 page of posts..but am responding solely to the OP...number one thing in today's media is to KNOW your sources. I would not trust anything in Newsweek and several other journalistic publications that have very sided agendas. I use to read some of these 20 years ago for research and have seen a continued trend towards irresponsible journalism. Just reading 37% of Christians puts alarm flags...there have been large breaks in denominations (Presbyterian/Methodist/Lutheran etc.) in our generation that have 'watered' down what a Christian is today versus fifty years ago. Many are choosing to create their interpretation of the Bible to fit their congregation...it's a treacherous road and we'll see the effects of it in the next decades. But, don't take everything you read from sources like Newseek as to be fact....I could produce opposite results and still verify my sources....
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