hello

[Viker]

Welcome!

 

[Jayhawker Soule]

Shalom and welcome.

 

[Rachel Rugelach]

Welcome! Have some chocolate strawberry rugelach!

 

[Kenny]

I am new here.

I hope I am welcome.

blessings.

wholeheartedly, I say "WELCOME"

 

[Aupmanyav]

I am not here to convert anyone to my faith.
All I want to do is spreading simple truths about what is avoided in the Christian world to spread to the world.

Good. Welcome to the Forum. A Hindu and a strong atheist.
What is the blinding necessity to spread what you consider as truth all over the world?
We are doing fine without it.

 

[meshak2]

Good. Welcome to the Forum. A Hindu and a strong atheist.
What is the blinding necessity to spread what you consider as truth all over the world?
We are doing fine without it.

I see that you have the most hateful symbol avatar.

I feel so sad for you.

 

[Aupmanyav]

What is hateful in my avatara? Indians have never hated Jews. Jews have lived with us for more than 2,000 years and were free to follow their religion as well as participate in trade. It is a symbol which has been used all over the world for many millenniums, even by Jews and Christians. A Christisan maligned it. Christians have hated Jews in all their history. What is it that you blame me for? It is not the black Nazi swastika.

 

[Rachel Rugelach]

I see that you have the most hateful symbol avatar.

I feel so sad for you.

Hi, meshak2. I'm a Jew and I understand that @Aupmanyav's is not a Nazi swastika. The Nazis, in fact, stole this religious Eastern symbol to use for their own hateful purposes. I'm sure that @Aupmanyav can provide the history of this for you.

Peace/Shalom

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[Secret Chief]

Hi, meshak2. I'm a Jew and I understand that @Aupmanyav's is not a Nazi swastika. The Nazis, in fact, stole this religious Eastern symbol to use for their own hateful purposes. I'm sure that @Aupmanyav can provide the history of this for you.

Peace/Shalom

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Bah, who needs humans when we've got wiki

"... used as a symbol of divinity and spirituality in Indian religions, including Hinduism, Buddhism, and Jainism....

.... a symbol of good luck and prosperity in Hindu, Buddhist and Jain countries such as Nepal, India, Thailand, Mongolia, Sri Lanka, China and Japan, and by some peoples, such as the Navajo people of the Southwest United States. It is also commonly used in Hindu marriage ceremonies and Dipavali celebrations."

- Swastika - Wikipedia


And hi!

 

[PoetPhilosopher]

Hi, welcome!

 

[Esteban X]

I am a Christian.

I'm sure no one will hold that against you

 

[Brickjectivity]

I am not here to convert anyone to my faith.

All I want to do is spreading simple truths about what is avoided in the Christian world to spread to the world.

blessings.

You won't be judged on whether you are right or wrong, however moderators will take exception to a preaching effort. It doesn't suit a forum that's intended to host people of multiple religions and help them make friends. If we let mission work happen here the environment turns nasty very quickly, and the simplest way to handle that is to prohibit missionary work. Which the forum does. This is set in the rules which everyone can read and which is what makes the forum actually function, whereas it could not function if missionary work were permitted.

 

[Aupmanyav]

Bah, who needs humans when we've got wiki

"... used as a symbol of divinity and spirituality in Indian religions, including Hinduism, Buddhism, and Jainism....

.... a symbol of good luck and prosperity in Hindu, Buddhist and Jain countries such as Nepal, India, Thailand, Mongolia, Sri Lanka, China and Japan, and by some peoples, such as the Navajo people of the Southwest United States. It is also commonly used in Hindu marriage ceremonies and Dipavali celebrations."

- Swastika - Wikipedia


And hi!

Secret Chief explains it very well. Thanks. Thanks to @Rachel Rugelach as well. I have taken back my sacred symbol from the Nazis.