Re: [silk] America's Sri Ram Sena

2009-05-09 Thread Tim Bray 
On Fri, May 8, 2009 at 10:55 PM, . svaks...@gmail.com wrote:
 On Fri, May 8, 2009 at 9:55 PM, Ravi Bellur rav...@gmail.com wrote:
 Like I said, we got 'em too. So concerned with repressive control that they
 miss the essential points of their religions.

Historically, the essential point of many religions has been
repressive control: of sexuality, of particular ethnic or other
outsider groups, of whatever.  With an elegant theological backing
of course, but terribly convenient for those exercising control.  -Tim

[silk] America's Sri Ram Sena

2009-05-08 Thread Ravi Bellur 
Like I said, we got 'em too. So concerned with repressive control that they
miss the essential points of their religions.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090508/ap_on_re_us/us_school_dance_flap

Re: [silk] America's Sri Ram Sena

2009-05-08 Thread . 
On Fri, May 8, 2009 at 9:55 PM, Ravi Bellur rav...@gmail.com wrote:
 Like I said, we got 'em too. So concerned with repressive control that they
 miss the essential points of their religions.

would the breakaway LDS[1] fall into that category too? some years ago
a program on them was aired. but in the US today?? shocking and
unexpected, considering that child-marriage was a horrid Indian past.

[1] 
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fundamentalist_Church_of_Jesus_Christ_of_Latter_Day_Saints

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