Originally posted by antimony
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Why do we need to have the religious authorities kept in check? If you don't like them, don't go to their temples. Government should get out of this business, period. Stop hoarding the rightful revenues of temples, stop funding hajj or amarnath pilgrims, stop funding any religious activity.
Because it is typical government overreach. The politicians think they have a right to poke their dirty noses everywhere, even where said noses do not belong. People faiths or lack of them are their private affairs. this need to over-regulate everything is sickening, from censorship to anti conversion to criminalising homosexual activity. Modi wants to leave businesses on their own, to which I agree. He should also do something so that government gets out of people's daily lives.
Because gullible people will follow anything that allows them free salvation? Because by maintainng their caste status they can still get access to Reservation quotas? Who cares? How is it relevant to my question - can I choose my caste when I convert back to Hinduism? If yes, then let me know. I kinda don't like my caste (not even sure what it is) but if I can get the caste of my choice I will "convert" to something else and "reconvert" ;)
R : In which caste, such purified people should be taken?
V : Those, who were converted by force, will get their earlier caste when they come back to Hindu Dharma. Those, who are adopting Hindu Dharma for the first time, will have to be given a new caste which can be under ‘Vaishnav’ Sect. Marriages can take place amongst themselves (so as to avoid ‘Varna-sankar (cross-breeds)’) They can adopt Hindu names because there is Hindu identity and ‘chaitanya’ attached to it.
V : Those, who were converted by force, will get their earlier caste when they come back to Hindu Dharma. Those, who are adopting Hindu Dharma for the first time, will have to be given a new caste which can be under ‘Vaishnav’ Sect. Marriages can take place amongst themselves (so as to avoid ‘Varna-sankar (cross-breeds)’) They can adopt Hindu names because there is Hindu identity and ‘chaitanya’ attached to it.
Again, that is a security issue, not a social issue. Nothing to do with religion.
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