| How I Became A Hindu - My Discovery Of Vedic Dharma |
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| Books By David Frawley |
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no major Catholic leaders in the West are saying that Hinduism is a
great and spiritual religion that is worthy of respect like
Christianity. Should they succeed in converting Hindu India to
Catholicism they would happily put an end to the great yogic and
Vedantic traditions that are perhaps the soul of this country, which
would be a great loss to humanity. We have enough Christian
countries in the world today, but there is only one India and it is
not Christianity which has made the civilization of India unique and
great.
Catholicism has a long history of coopting other beliefs. It is willing to give an apparent honor and regard to something, as long as it is placed under the supremacy of Christianity. For example, the church subordinated the old pagan Greek philosophies of Aristotle and Plato, which it made the basis of Christian theology. It hopes to do the same thing with Hindu and Buddhist philosophies, which it hopes to fashion as a prelude to the message of Christ. In South India Catholic priests dress up like Hindu Swamis and call their organizations ashrams but are still actively engaged in conversion. Their Hindu dress is not done to honor Hindu traditions but to make Christianity more acceptable to the local population, like McDonalds offering vegetarian burgers in India for Hindus who won't eat the usual hamburger.
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