Temples should allow non-Hindus, agree?

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Janaki

@RamKiSeeta

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Posted: 15 years ago

#61

Non-Hindus are barred from temples? I never knew this!😕😲 That's really atrocious, as Hinduism is welcoming and loving to all religions and people regardless of caste, race, or religion. It's an insult to Hinduism, actually.

In the place where I live, everyone is welcome to the temples and I often see many Christians visiting and commenting on how at peace and calm they feel at a temple. It's really nice to see all sorts of people at religious places, because it truly feels like we're accepting everyone.😊 I feel proud to be a Hindu at such times.

I think all religious places should accept everyone, even mosques and churches. I think churches do though, because I went to a Catholic school for the majority of my education and I went to all the required school masses in the Church. They had no problem with me coming and not taking communion with everyone else, and simply enjoying the mass and the meaning behind the preaching.

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Posted: 15 years ago

#62

Originally posted by: chal_phek_mat

I also wish that I get a free entry into Bill Gates's home, it is the temple of "money". but what can I do, he owns it😉

and the parallels are....?😆

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66567

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Posted: 15 years ago

#63

Originally posted by: SolidSnake
A temple (esp temples like the Jagannath) is no one's private property, everyone should be allowed in!

Exactly..! What a shame.

There are too many dhongi babas and pundits who carry out their personal agendas in the name of religion.. 😳

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Golden iron

@Golden iron

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Posted: 15 years ago

#64

Originally posted by: krystal_watz

and the parallels are....?😆

😆😆😆👏

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66567

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Posted: 15 years ago

#65

Originally posted by: Golden iron
😆 You will make the temple divine 😉😆

so bans will be lifted everywhere 😛😛

LOL..😆😆😆😆.. i am floored... no one has ever said anything that nice to me.. 😆😆.. ok maybe some have..😆😆😆😆😆

i was once a meat eater.. and still eat eggs.. so my naani had advised me to stay out of mandirs.. 😆

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66567

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Posted: 15 years ago

#66

Originally posted by: Golden iron
That is her personal preference. Temples do not have them 😛 You are Yankee 😕

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Yankees fan all the way.. 😎.. 2009 World series champions 😳

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Edited by Meena1 - 15 years ago

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Ajnabee

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Posted: 15 years ago

#67

Originally posted by: PhoeniXof_Hades
Just to clarify a point, mosques actually allow[s?] women. But the women are made to pray in a corner unlike the men, who takes over the whole mosque. The place where women pray is covered heavily with drapes and all (so that men's eyes do not reach them, lest they commit a sin). (Take it from someone who frequents mosques almost every week).
Reason given is that since visiting/going to the mosque isn't compulsory for the women as it is for the men, women seldom goes to mosques, as such, men are given more spaces unlike women.

Personally, mosques or any other place of worship can be a great way of socialization for people. As such, I feel these things need to be reformed. But can you actually change things that were practiced for over a thousand years?

Absolutely. In the US, we have mosques that not only accommodate women, they are partitioned in a way to make the ladies' area larger since a lot of kids end up there as well. Point is, even places of worship are designed to adapt to lifestyles, which vary from nation to nation. Also, socializing probably ranks hire on the list for some of these folks than worship does. 😆

@red- Its not lack of self control, its temptation. And you're just mad at women having to pray in a corner because you don't get to check out their butts when they go into a sajda. Unlike us, where the guys are in front of us and in full view. 😛 ----- just kidding. I'm in such a silly mood. That was totally uncalled for, but I refuse to delete it. Regardless of whether you admit it or not, I know you laughed. 😆😆

Edited by *Woh Ajnabee* - 15 years ago

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sudesh kumar

@qwertyesque

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Posted: 15 years ago

#68

Hindu temples dont stop anybody as long as they oberver certain rules... i think he was trying to enter some estrictive temple.. of some sect.. or something else.....

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sudesh kumar

@qwertyesque

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Posted: 15 years ago

#69

Originally posted by: Golden iron
Wow wow wow....So much for no entry of a foreigner 😆

Well if he went without seeking permission of the trust, then serves him right. It is our sacred place sfterall. We all have temples in our house and still most of us keep it sacred. I remember my grandparenst will not allow outsiders to that area and not even in the kitchen.

Ye sit is private property but to maintain it and to set the rules is the person's responsibility who are maintaining it.

So what if they do it for money only, which profession is not after money ??

how can they maintain the place that is visited y so many people...plus who knows who might come their with what idea.

God is everywhere so why complain. The visitor was not going to pay his respect, he was merely going as a visitor. We have every right to protect the rules set by the goverence body.

I see nothing wrong. The guy was shown way out and not killed as would have been done by some other religion followers.

More over Hindus do not convince anyone to convert them self so do not need any outsiders. Where as other religions they always try to get people to adopt their relion and hence welcome all.

If some one really wants to visit a temple, they can go to any other. There are hundreds of them which allows anyone.

Why go to the one whic protects itself with certain rules?????????????????????????

Let the temple trust decide or people objecting try to become trustee and bring changes :) :)

Unlike mosques.. temple allow everyone.. there is no restricytion.. you just have to observer certain rules.. like not wearing the shoes.. etc....and foreigners do know these things.. it may be some sectrain temple... for eg.. Swaminarayan temple has its own rules.. so and so forth./.....

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Posted: 15 years ago

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Every religion other than Bahais have sect...

There are sects in Islam which allows women to be in the mosque (huge sects) ... and then similar things exist in other religions.

In the Bible, it can be sited where women were actually forbidden to enter into the church.

So lets not point fingers ...

The situation is that time has changed, and laws need to be reviewed/renewed. Thats all.