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Kentucky Hindu temple vandalism

Jainarayan

ॐ नमो भगवते वासुदेवाय
Staff member
Premium Member
It's scary when this happens, knowing that it could have been worse.

Or that it can happen any time, any place, and that such hate and ignorance exists.The truly sad thing is that, that is not Christianity any more than Islam is what's reported in the media. Just after 9/11 I sat in a waiting room next to a Muslim woman with her small children. She was in full black dress head to toe (face uncovered though). The tv was on showing the images of the attacks. She had tears running down her face, motioned to the tv and said "... but that is not our religion!" I felt badly for her. I hope they catch whoever desecrated the temple and throw the book at them.
 

Vinayaka

devotee
Premium Member
Or that it can happen any time, any place, and that such hate and ignorance exists.The truly sad thing is that, that is not Christianity any more than Islam is what's reported in the media. Just after 9/11 I sat in a waiting room next to a Muslim woman with her small children. She was in full black dress head to toe (face uncovered though). The tv was on showing the images of the attacks. She had tears running down her face, motioned to the tv and said "... but that is not our religion!" I felt badly for her. I hope they catch whoever desecrated the temple and throw the book at them.
They did catch him ... 17 year old punk.
 

Terese

Mangalam Pundarikakshah
Staff member
Premium Member
This is deeply saddening. To defame a murti is reprehensible. I hope the perpetrator will one day understand the seriousness of this crime.
 

Vinayaka

devotee
Premium Member
Excellent. Now, trying to refrain from adharmic prayers...

Kids will be kids, but actually going in takes it too far. We had teenage neighbours at the temple here a few years back. They came in to the yard, sat on the benches and lit up their cigarettes to look cool in that rebellious way. The priest asked them to leave. The door got egged around the same time. I washed it off. The worst was a rock through the window. We have video surveillance and a sign about it now. That helps.

My fear for Americans is more nutcases with guns.
 

ajay0

Well-Known Member
Fanaticism anywhere shows the extreme dualistic distinctions caused by religious frameworks which were originally designed to unite in love rather than propagate divisiveness in hatred.
 

Aupmanyav

Be your own guru
Sad, but uneducated, influenced by drugs, broken families, surviving on social security, nothing much else to do.
 

Vinayaka

devotee
Premium Member
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