On 07/09/06, Kiran Jonnalagadda <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Second, what exactly is "Hindu"? If you lay aside the definition of being a religion distinct from other religions, is it not plausible that Christianity is a sub-caste of Hinduism, thus allowing for the concept of "Dalit Christian"? (For those unaware, yes, it exists.)
I did not understand this. I'm not disagreeing -- I literally couldn't understand what you were getting at.
Such a definition of Hinduism would accommodate just about anyone in India -- whether Sikh, Jain or Buddhist -- while excluding Islam.
Quite frankly, I'm not sure what definition would put Christianity in a different basket from Islam. The two religions are so similar as to be virtually branches of each other. -- b
