On 4 August 2011 15:03, Srini RamaKrishnan <che...@gmail.com> wrote: > On Thu, Aug 4, 2011 at 5:50 AM, ss <cybers...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > But as far as i know - it is only in India here there are big debates > where > > the members of the majority religion are debating with each other as to > > whether they are secular enough or not. > > I think this is an admirable quality.Would the Italian courts ever > have the courage to order an inventory of assets of the Vatican, like > India did with the Kerala temple? Vatican's survived sex scandals, > mafia involvement, drugs, money laundering, tax fraud. Heck, the City > of Boston can't get an ordinary Bishop to come clean about his > pedophilia. I can't think of another country that could have survived > an act like Operation Blue Star. >
To pick a bone, Italy has no jurisdiction over the Vatican. > > India is a religious land, more so than the West, but the courts, > civic institutions and civic society are surprisingly effective in > taking on religion. > > This story about the arm twisting powers of the Church of Scientology > makes Baba Ramdev look like a weakling: > > http://www.nytimes.com/2011/07/24/books/review/inside-scientology-and-render-unto-rome-book-review.html?_r=1 > > I can think of Sai Baba as one of those rare exceptions when a > religious figure seemed above the law, but in general I am very proud > of India's secular track record. > > Cheeni > >
