Bismillah [hidayahnet] HINDUS BURN VALENTINE CARDS - HINDU MORAL OUTRAGE IS BELIED BY ANCIENT CULTURE

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Assalamualaikum   While the man made religion (Hindu) followers have already realised true fact of VALENTINES DAY, some Muslim still ignorantly following the christian celebration of valentines day.   What a shame...        From: Engr. Meer Sahib HINDUS BURN VALENTINE CARDS - HINDU MORAL OUTRAGE IS BELIED BY ANCIENT CULTURE [The practice of exchanging Valentine's cards and heart-shaped chocolates are on the rise, not only in India, but in Muslim and Arab countries too.   In India, the Hindu fundamentalists are up in arms against this practice which they call a 'scourge'. They claim India is plagued by pornography, promiscuity, sexual perversion, STDs, AIDS, rapes, and other crimes, imported from the west. The movie makers, TV and media producers, and other commercial enterprises are exploiting this new trend for which, Indians hunger.   Hindu fundamentalists are alarmed by the spread of this new culture. But vulgarity is not alien to Hinduism - a large number of Hindu temples exhibit various forms of deviant sexual behaviour in wall murals and sculptures, and even on chariots used to parade Hindu deities on 'yatra'.   Most abominable among the erotic temples include the Vishvanath Temple, Lakshman Temple, Devi Jagdamba Temple and the Temples of Khajuraho. In these temples ancient carvings depict in considerable (pornographic) details, orgies, group sex, sodomy, child sex, homosexuality, incest, bestiality (where beasts are shown mounting women and men having intercourse with animals), and even sadhus (Hindu Holymen) engaged in various vulgar acts with Hindu devotees. These shameful sculptures represent lax morals of a decadent society from centuries immemorial. Muslim and even British rulers tried to civilize these savages, but without success.   These sculptures are not aberrant; they represent stories found in the Hindu holy books. As a young man, I had to study Hindu 'purans' for my Tamil Literature exam (which was made compulsory upon us to graduate high school). I used to feel squeamish reading all the pornographic details of Hindu gods' sexual adventures.   What these Hindu extremists are opposed to is the Western variety]. ABC Online Valentine's Day branded 'cultural corruption'. 12/02/2005. ABC News Online [This is the print version of story http://www.abc.net.au/news/newsitems/200502/s1301533.htm] Last Update: Saturday, February 12, 2005. 7:45pm (AEDT) Activists burn a Valentine's Day card. (File photo) (Reuters) Valentine's Day branded 'cultural corruption' Hardline Hindus have vowed to disrupt St Valentine's Day celebrations in India's central state of Madhya Pradesh, saying the Western love festival was a violation of India's traditional culture. St Valentine's Day has become increasingly popular in India in recent years, led by retailers selling red balloons, velvet pillows and teddy bears to mark the festival. But the growing popularity of the day in officially secular, but mainly Hindu, India has in recent years sparked countrywide protests which have sometimes turned violent. "We will oppose it tooth and nail because the concept of Valentine's Day celebrations has come from the West and through it an attempt is being made to spoil Indian culture," said Devendra Rawat, a member of the Bajrang Dal. "Our teams will visit all hotels and restaurants and stop Valentine's Day celebrations. The teams will also visit parks frequented by boys and girls." The Bajrang Dal said it had set up 16 teams of 25 activists each who would ensure that couples would not be able to celebrate the day in public in the state capital, Bhopal. Hardline groups have in the past made a bonfire of Valentine's Day cards and smashed shop windows to protest against what they describe as "cultural corruption" but that has not dampened the enthusiasm of youngsters who throng stores to buy St Valentine's Day gifts and cards. Groups like the Bajrang Dal and Shiv Sena are part of a growing tribe of cultural vigilantes in India opposed to increasing Westernisation. Such groups have in the past stopped the screening of a controversial film about a love affair between two women and also stopped a film on the plight of widows forced into prostitution, saying they denigrated India's ancient traditions. -Reuters -------------------------------------------------------------------------- All views expressed herein belong to the individuals concerned and do not in any way reflect the official views of Hidayahnet unless sanctioned or approved otherwise. If your mailbox clogged with mails from Hidayahnet, you may wish to get a daily digest of emails by logging-on to http://www.yahoogroups.com to change your mail delivery settings or email the moderators at [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the title "change to daily digest". Yahoo! Groups Sponsor ADVERTISEMENT Yahoo! Groups Links To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/hidayahnet/   To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED]   Your use of Yahoo! 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