Concerned Hindus might wish to re-consider their attitude of being an A.R.S.E.[All Religions are Same and Equal] or being 'SBNR 'Spiritual But Not Religious'' - especially when it courts disaster for a vibrant and varied culture!
Raghunandhan Bhaskaran ponders some of the quandaries facing Hindus in the face of opposing ideologies and belief-systems in the extracts from his article below:
'As shown in the Sabarimala and other such cases, by defining Hindus as an amorphous 'all other' group of people, the constitution is interpreted to deny them the protections given under Articles 25-30 to preserve and practice their customs and religion as they see fit. Basically, they are considered a-religious and the size of the amorphous population makes them a non-minority.
Hence the travesty of a Parsi judge, whose own religion does not allow women into their Fire temples, sitting on judgement and declaring that a Hindu temple can't do something similar. Because Parsis are a clearly defined denomination, a minority religion of exclusive practice, which can manage its own affairs in matters of religion.
But a Hindu, well he is a cipher, he will today go to a Shiva temple, tomorrow worship Ayyappa, will even go to a Church or Mosque, he is an ARSE "All Religions are Same and Equal", The thinking is why do the beliefs of such a person need any protection, when he is incapable of accepting any belief?''
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''While the law and institutions are against the Hindus as an identity, because of its size and amorphous nature, that the increasing consolidation of Hindus, frightens the socio-political powers based upon other ideologies – Islam, Evangelizing Christianity, Communism and its many shades of red etc.
They fear the consolidation and try their utmost to break it. In that sense, they started it during the British colonial era itself: making a "system" out of castes, the Aryan-Dravidian divide. And today it continues with narratives such as "Brahminical Hinduism", Dalitism, and Regionalism etc. The disguises of liberalism, feminism, environmental protection etc. are used to strip the religiosity and make Hindus into a characterless dummies – Spiritual But Not Religious. SBNR.''
source: Pragyata Magazine 'Conundrum of the Hindu Identity' *Raghunandhan Bhasakaran
[*the full article can be read via the external link]
