afishcurry

I don't know where this thread belongs given it talks about philopshy of hinduims and how it's nothign but secualrism hence americans unknowingly via secularism are adopting hindu ethos . So I think it could be debated in philopphy..

U.S. Views on God and Life Are Turning Hindu | Newsweek Global Literacy | Newsweek.com

America is not a Christian nation. We are, it is true, a nation founded by Christians, and according to a 2008 survey, 76 percent of us continue to identify as Christian (still, that's the lowest percentage in American history). Of course, we are not a Hindu—or Muslim, or Jewish, or Wiccan—nation, either. A million-plus Hindus live in the United States, a fraction of the billion who live on Earth. But recent poll data show that conceptually, at least, we are slowly becoming more like Hindus and less like traditional Christians in the ways we think about God, our selves, each other, and eternity.



The Rig Veda, the most ancient Hindu scripture, says this: "Truth is One, but the sages speak of it by many names." A Hindu believes there are many paths to God. Jesus is one way, the Qur'an is another, yoga practice is a third. None is better than any other; all are equal. The most traditional, conservative Christians have not been taught to think like this. They learn in Sunday school that their religion is true, and others are false. Jesus said, "I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the father except through me."
Americans are no longer buying it. According to a 2008 Pew Forum survey, 65 percent of us believe that "many religions can lead to eternal life"—including 37 percent of white evangelicals, the group most likely to believe that salvation is theirs alone. Also, the number of people who seek spiritual truth outside church is growing. Thirty percent of Americans call themselves "spiritual, not religious," according to a 2009 NEWSWEEK Poll, up from 24 percent in 2005. Stephen Prothero, religion professor at Boston University, has long framed the American propensity for "the divine-deli-cafeteria religion" as "very much in the spirit of Hinduism. You're not picking and choosing from different religions, because they're all the same," he says. "It isn't about orthodoxy. It's about whatever works. If going to yoga works, great—and if going to Catholic mass works, great. And if going to Catholic mass plus the yoga plus the Buddhist retreat works, that's great, too."

Iconoclast

Its all crap. Hindus don't beleive there are many ways to God, if it was true the won;t be killing muslims and christians in India specially the "religious" hindus.

Arleitter

^Icon..Do you believe Islam is a religion of peace or it advocates peace?

Raj_ind

Using same yardstick, muslims dont believe in ALLAH, had they believed in ALLAH than they would not be killing Muslims itself in Pakistan, Darfur and elsewhere, specially the "religious muslims".

Arleitter

Icon ,can you answer my question?

Obama

afishcurry.............seems you may have a point!


In the State of Arkansas.............Billy Clinton's State

They asked this question in 8th Grade Class...

Question: What is a Hindu?


Answer: it lays Eggs!.........................



So if we are all Hindu's

we all lay eggs...

Arleitter

Hindusim is becoming the fastest growing religion in the western world.More and more people are converting to Hinduism

Slickstar

^lol. yeah mate, believing in jesus to some monkey god. One BS story to another. *claps*

Slickstar

lol changing the state of one's mind to another is like some fascinating accomplishment among the religious circles.

Is it like some sort of comp?

Arleitter

^ Change in religious belief is not something uncommon.It happens everywhere.

Besides downplaying it as BS does not make any sense.How can you question other's freedom of choicewhen you yourself claim to believe in Liberty is the only thing you cannot have unless you are willing to give it to others.

Slickstar

how am I stopping anyone from believing in what they want?

Arleitter

^You are not stopping but you are questioning.

Slickstar

hahaaha. Is this some sort of joke? What the hell is wrong with questioning it? Am I pointing a gun to your head saying don't believe in X? I voiced my opinion on how absurd it is to celebrate that there is an increase number of people converting ton Hinduism in western countries.


lol questioning. Only a liberal could say something like that

diwana

The writer of this article must be high on something strong....:-)

Even hindus are shy of telling people what hinduism is...and this dude is making a claim which is based on made up story as if hindus believe there are many paths to (their) Gods.

Hinduism is in direct conflict with Judaism, christianity and islam.

Its hard to believe if people from these three religions would supposedly be taking path towards hindu Gods and their various shapes and breed.

At least, hinduism is not about doing yoga, believing in re-incarnation or cremation.

What might be happening is that with current day conflicts among these three religions due to politics, people are just becoming indifferent/agnostic/aethists.

Perhaps hindus are trying to take advantage of these conflicts.

Inter-faith marriages is playing a strong part here as well. ...............A charming hindu girl with asian touch marying a young confused christian college boy........... or a young hindu boy doing masters or PhD marying a christian girl at the university..................:-)

aaho

OMG really :O


Now wake up please it time for your jung patna bell bell time..

sitting far away from reality doesnt means that others listening to you will also be so dumb.

Iconoclast

Dude, people ae free to choose whatever religion they want to choose, if they want to be hindu am happy for them, but, presenting something totally false is called lie. Hinduism, like every religion beleives that only there way is the way to go.

Arleitter

This is what you said and if it becomes a mean for some people to celebrate it ,how can you question it?

Arleitter

Reality bites.

I can understand the pain and frustration in your lines.Do not worry ,cheer up.

Arleitter

Icon this is what I wanted to say. Islam advocates peace.No doubt about it.But if people are true believers of this religion,then Muslims in Pakistan wont be killing each other and wont be murdering minorities,especially Hindus and Christians.

I am not reckoning Muslims of other countries such s Afghanistam,Iraq,Somalia etc etc..... for this discussion.

Iconoclast

^Just clarify for me and i will take back my statement, does hinduism believe the different paths to God include Islam and christianity or just different dieties like Ram, Vishnu, Ganesh etc