"...The Hindus: An Alternative History does not represent nor provide insight into the contemporary practices and interpretations of Hinduism and its scriptures. In the end, rather than offering the reader a depiction of a family of vibrant religious traditions practiced by a billion Hindus globally, Prof. Doniger offers an offensive, shocking, and gratuitous deconstruction of some of the most important epics and episodes in Hindu thought and belief..."
Read Full Story »One of the several reasons I stopped believing in the Abrahamic understanding of God dealt precisely with the questions posed. While people like Pat Robertson believe that such horrible disasters are a punishment for bad or evil deeds, others like Rabbi Kushner (according to Lisa Miller's recent article in Newsweek) suggests that a loving God is not involved in the occurrence of natural disasters.
Read Full Story »HAF invites you and your family to join its leaders for its upcoming Membership & Awareness Drives in Texas, Cincinnati and Maryland. Attendance is free and open to all...so bring your family and friends and be a part of the Hindu American advocacy movement!
Read Full Story »God, the Divine, Brahman, Allah, Paramatman, Yahweh, Lord, Shiva, Ishwara, Vishnu, Bhagavan - which of these terms have I used to label the Supreme, and which of them don't I believe in now? And if I reject all of these terms for the "Supreme" or "Divine," am I rejecting the concept of the Divine or the Supreme?
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