On 7/13/07, shiv sastry <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
I believe that people who grow up within the restrictive confines of monotheistic thought processes require a leap in imagination to see why a faith does not need active protection by humans.
Eh? Where did this come from? It seems like a bit of a non-sequitur. My observation is that "believing faith needs active protection by humans" is orthogonal to the mono or non-mono ness of the faith. Certainly State Shinto is not monotheistic and active protection by humans is an integral part of it. Are there not Hindus who believe Hinduism is under attack and needs active protection by humans? It certainly appears so from here. I would certainly call the destruction of the Babri Masjid "active." -- Charles
