Truly liberal Hindus - call them classical liberal hindus - want upliftment of minorities, i.e. socially backward Hindus. We (I consider myself as one) don't have any say in how the other religions manage their affairs though, for obvious reasons. It is but natural to not to listen to a non-religionist over their own.
I have had a large number of Christian friends, including a colleague whose brother was studying at the Vatican to become an ordained (whatever you call). Uniformly, all of them are very nice folks and desh bhakt. I also do not feel in anyway discriminated against in the middle of the US Bible belt.
But then this is all so 1970-90 stuff. What touched me personally were two families
My mom was in India by herself and needed 24x7 help. We tried several people, but the one who finally stuck was a woman called Rosie, whose ancestors converted to Christianity. My mom was very happy with the way she was taken care of. The other is a family who moved into a neighboring apartment - an young couple with and a widowed mom of the man. They were very affectionate to my mom for a few years. I was there when they moved to another apartment. They came by and the woman was literally crying saying that she would miss my mom.
Anecdotal? You bet. On the other hand, I heard about the newly converted being extremely arrogant, strident, and condescending.
I have had a large number of Christian friends, including a colleague whose brother was studying at the Vatican to become an ordained (whatever you call). Uniformly, all of them are very nice folks and desh bhakt. I also do not feel in anyway discriminated against in the middle of the US Bible belt.
But then this is all so 1970-90 stuff. What touched me personally were two families
My mom was in India by herself and needed 24x7 help. We tried several people, but the one who finally stuck was a woman called Rosie, whose ancestors converted to Christianity. My mom was very happy with the way she was taken care of. The other is a family who moved into a neighboring apartment - an young couple with and a widowed mom of the man. They were very affectionate to my mom for a few years. I was there when they moved to another apartment. They came by and the woman was literally crying saying that she would miss my mom.
Anecdotal? You bet. On the other hand, I heard about the newly converted being extremely arrogant, strident, and condescending.
Statistics: Posted by Vayutuvan — 07 Jun 2024 04:16