Santosh Helekar writes: This is not true at all. There is a lot of criticism of Hinduism and Islam published by respectable outlets in western democracies. ----------------------------------------- Response: I read the two articles that were appended as proof that there is a "lot of criticism of Hinduism and Islam". One wasn't about Hinduism, it was about atrocities carried out by Hindus on Christians.
The second article was defending Muslims against critism. So please do forward an article from a "reputed" news outlet in the West saying that the very tenets of Hinduism or Islam constitute intolerance and lack of respect for other religions. That is what Malhotra says in his article on the Huffington post that the very tenets of Christianity espouse lack of respect for other religions. It is sadly a rant against Abrahamic religions or for Malhotra - Islam and Christianity, ironically the two communities under attack in India in various forms, even benign forms such as forwarding such articles to propagate a certain point of view. You are as protective about Hinduism as I am about Christianity. I have no problem with that, it is what any member belonging to a certain community would do. I have a problem only when you try to convince us of your neutrality. You can have the last word Santosh. There are so many to choose from: lies, innuendo, boorishness, communal, distortion, scientific illiteracy and so on and so forth. Best, Selma
