[EMAIL PROTECTED] <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote :
Discussing religion is not at all bad per se as religion is a part of our day to day lives. However what should be avoided is the kind of communal hatred and propaganda dished out by the likes of Bhandare, Vinay and a few others. What is sad is that they do not seem to have any origiinal thinking or sanctity for facts, but pick up propaganda stuff from RSS publications without verifying the authenticity as pointed out by Selma, Santosh, Miguel among others. A glaring example is that on the inquisition which any good student of history would know was directed against the Christians and not the Hindus. My response : I have no quibble of discussions on religion and I do not read it in details as far as it is not concerned to me. But I can not observe smug silence or go into hibernation when I read the posts selectively vilifying Hindu organizations based on biased media or unreliable cyber news without confirming factual events. If Hindu organizations can be questioned and subjected to media trial why is the same activism lacking in questioning Jehadis or Maoist elements who are spreading terror in India either for religious or separatist purpose ? The fact can not be refuted regarding the gross brutal scourge inflicted by the Portuguese in Goa, which have left permanent bitterness in the majority Hindu community with respect to religious intolerance is evident from several history books. Vinay