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Will Americans Accept a Hindu?
- Thread starter Ellen Brown
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"It's time for a woman!"
More appropriately....
"It's not time for the wrong woman!"
I don't know. The rest of the United States seems to be quite different from my local region. Her gender, race, and religion wouldn't be a big deal here in Washington State. I don't know about the rest of the country.
BSM1
What? Me worry?
Ellen Brown
Well-Known Member
Tulsi Gabbard was Hindu as a teen, as was her Mother. NOT dissing Hindus, Just wondering how that will play to the American people?
Ellen Brown
Well-Known Member
Same for Oregon. I worry about the Bible belt.
Ellen Brown
Well-Known Member
I did quickly read the Wiki about Hinduism. It said they believe in numbers of Gods but with one superior God. I'm OK with that.
Except it's not true. The fact is that that view is only one within a multitude of views that are within the umbrella term known as Hinduism. There are also atheists, pure monotheist, and pure polytheists within the group of religions known as Hinduism.
“it does me no injury for my neighbour to say there are twenty gods, or no god. It neither picks my pocket nor breaks my leg.” - Thomas Jefferson.
As for Tulsi Gabbard, I believe her family was within ISKCON for some time, but then moved on to a less controversial version of Gaudiya Vaishnavism. Two Hindu 'chaplains' have said the opening prayer in the US Congress. The first was Rajan Zed from Nevada, who was met with protests from some Christian house members, and the second was Bodhinatha Veylanswami from Kauai's Hindu monastery. That one had no protesting, and I believe Gabbard was instrumental in inviting him, but I'm not sure.
At this point in time Gabbard is far far behind in a real sense, but since she's young, who knows what the future might entail?
At this point in time Gabbard is far far behind in a real sense, but since she's young, who knows what the future might entail?
But you might shout the other?
Ellen Brown
Well-Known Member
So, no more messed up than Christianity or Islam then?
BSM1
What? Me worry?
BSM1
What? Me worry?
I find most of Hinduism fascinating (hey! where else you gonna find a multi-armed women or a smiling elephant as deities?), but I get your meaning. Most people tend to vilify what they don't understand instead of simply educating themselves.
I agree.
averageJOE
zombie
No. You have it backwards. She converted to Hinduism as an adult. In her childhood, teenage years, and young adulthood she was a strict Christian conservative. Watch her Hindu wedding which took place only 4 years ago:
Ellen Brown
Well-Known Member
Hmph. Well it is not surprising that I got it wrong. I saw her in a recent speech, on video, and she mentioned God. I don't think she can be worse than Trump. We'll see.
Sand Dancer
Crazy Cat Lady
Really, as long as the person is qualified and doesn't try to get their specific religion favored, who cares what their religion is?
It should be irrelevant what religion a politician is. Hinduism is not one religion, but an umbrella term for a bunch of different Indian religions. Some are monotheistic, some are polytheistic and some are atheist. Indigenous religions tend not to be dogmatic and are more about right action and social duty (dharma, as it's called in the Indian religions) than belief, which is privileged in Abrahamic religoons.
Anyway, I don't know about Gabbard but Kamala Harris was born to an Indian mother and a black Jamaican father. Her name is Sanskrit and Hinduism was part of her upbringing.
Anyway, I don't know about Gabbard but Kamala Harris was born to an Indian mother and a black Jamaican father. Her name is Sanskrit and Hinduism was part of her upbringing.