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Originally Posted by MickinEngland  Did Krishna approve of Hinduisms caste system that preaches that all people are not created equal and that some must stay in the gutter?
This National Geographic article spells it out - Untouchable @ National Geographic Magazine
(Excerpt) - "Discrimination against India's lowest Hindu castes is technically illegal. But try telling that to the 160 million Untouchables, who face violent reprisals if they forget their place"
What a differnce to glorious Christianity, which loves beggars -
"[God] raiseth up the poor out of the dust, and lifteth up the beggar from the dunghill, to set them among princes, and to make them inherit the throne of glory:" (Isaiah 2:8KJV) |
Hey Mick, i'm also in england
I discussed this issue with a close friend of mine here at Uni who is Indian. First of all he showed a great amount of anger when talking about those who have used the cast system, although today it is not as prevalent as it used to be. He said it was never part of true Hinduism, rather it was created by those seeking power and used it as an excuse to put others down. In my opinion every religion has their growing pains- just like christianity and their sinister witch hunts, sadistic popes, crusades, etc etc