Islam and Hinduism's blurred lines


	Islam and Hinduism's blurred lines

arifsali

7-13-2008 12:16 AM

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islam, hinduism, india, culture, religion

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7-13-2008 1:37 AM

suzikoh

This is a very interesting,subject...
Thanks for the clip....
Religion has always sneeked into family traditions to cause havoc....
Political leanings, if intelligently dealt with, don't necessarily disrupt family ties, but religious beliefs and their rule of castigation just blurs free thought in weaker subjects, instill prejudice and wreck social harmony...
Religion should stay out of school programs.... and yet we see more and more religion run schools setting up every day...
Political maneuvers are easy games people play on religiously prepared terrain.... Just study the rules and use them to your own advantage....
They want schools for their kids? social services ? ...
Just let them...

7-14-2008 8:33 AM

tabsey

Pop for your comment suzikoh. Bad enough, one religion, but two! And most of the argument would be over a bit of skin.

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