Communal Relations - Conflicting Narratives

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<!--QuoteBegin-acharya+Apr 19 2007, 01:23 AM-->QUOTE(acharya @ Apr 19 2007, 01:23 AM)<!--QuoteEBegin-->5  Hinduism never state it has monopoly on truth or God.  According to Hinduism, God & truth are universal.
Rig Veda states:  'ekam sat viprah bahudaa vadanti'  …meaning Truth or God is one but learnt men describe it in many ways.  


6     Hindu scriptures state, “Sathya meva Jayathe” meaning  “Truth alone triumps, never falsehood.”   So Hindu scriptures allow  FREE FLOW OF THOUGHTS.
Hindu authors knew that by allowing absolute free of expression, every one will finally end up attaining truth.  They preached, "Ignorance is the root cause of all evils and knowledge eradicates ignorance.'
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I will utilize this post to pen down thoughts that occurred to me late night when I was trying to get back to sleep after a midnight emergency call.

1) Islam says that all children are born Islamic but are misled, so non-Muslims need to be "reverted" to Islamic belief in one God called Allah, who had one final Prophet, Mohammad, and requires you to follow some set rules.

2) Christianity it seems does not lay claim to all humans at birth and humans require to be initiated into Christianity by a rite called Baptism, after which one is presumed to show allegiance to father, son and holy ghost.

3) What does Hinduism say? It says what Acharya has quoted above. Hinduism does not insist that a person should follow Shiva or Allah, as long as he realizes that it makes no difference.

However some Hindus insist that a following of Shiva or Vishnu rather than Allah or Yahweh are sure-fire signs that a person is Hindu. Or they insist that a following of Allah or Yahweh makes a person non-Hindu. As per the definition of Hinduism above, these Hindus are wrong and they are themselves ignorant of Hinduism.

Please post opinions on this conclusion.