Saturday, April 7, 2007
The Divine, the Sinner and the Slave.
Hinduism primarily teaches that man is divine; Christianity teaches that man is a sinner and Islam teaches that man is a slave to Allah. As a consequence, Hinduism is all about the expressions of the divine whereas Christianity is about saving mankind from being the sinners they have been proclaimed to be (if you want to be saved, of course, there is a ransom to be paid and that ransom is believing in Jesus – since ransom is what mercenaries ask for, we could safely say that the missionary folks are a mercenary lot). Islam, in seeking slaves for Allah, brooks no questioning and hence the hallmark of Islam is intolerance.
As the goal, so the reality.
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Abraham Saturday, April 7, 2007 1:11:04 PM
Hindus are descendants of deities who had divine qualities. Jesus came into the picture when humans including hindus started committing sins, so it is but natural for Jesus to talk of sinners. Islam correctly talks about humans to be slaves of Allah. You have to elevate your comprehension capabilities Mr. Venu. Allah is the same God that your Hinduism refers to by differnent names like Shiva, Vishnu etc. Being a slave doesn't connote the same as between human and human, a feature of medieval times. It is similar to what your Hinduism talks about Meera and Shree Krishna, i.e. when Meera becomes totally devoted to Krishna. Of course, you are one going around saying that you are yourself God, so these things cannot sit in your intellect.
K.Venugopal Saturday, April 7, 2007 2:18:05 PM
Dear Abraham,You could be a wee bit off on Christian theology. Man started ‘committing sin’ right from Adam onwards. Therefore Jesus came into the picture a long long time later. Jesus died on the cross to off-load everyone’s sin. Then came the Church and started broadcasting that all are sinners, which is not possible because Jesus died on the cross for our sins. The Church thus became the middleman asking for the commission of your “believe” (membership of the Club) if you are to be relieved of your sins. Meera’s relationship with Sri Krishna was love based on bhakthi, wherein the devotee merged into the devotion. Such a concept in unthinkable in Islam (apart from Sufism). Islam’s is truly a master-slave relationship with oneness in the relationship not possible. You are right, Shiva, Vishnu, God, Allah – all refer to the same phenomenon of divinity which is what we are in truth, though not often in reality. Have you missed the teaching of Advaita? Comprehension is called for, Abraham.
Dear Abraham,You could be a wee bit off on Christian theology. Man started ‘committing sin’ right from Adam onwards. Therefore Jesus came into the picture a long long time later. Jesus died on the cross to off-load everyone’s sin. Then came the Church and started broadcasting that all are sinners, which is not possible because Jesus died on the cross for our sins. The Church thus became the middleman asking for the commission of your “believe” (membership of the Club) if you are to be relieved of your sins. Meera’s relationship with Sri Krishna was love based on bhakthi, wherein the devotee merged into the devotion. Such a concept in unthinkable in Islam (apart from Sufism). Islam’s is truly a master-slave relationship with oneness in the relationship not possible. You are right, Shiva, Vishnu, God, Allah – all refer to the same phenomenon of divinity which is what we are in truth, though not often in reality. Have you missed the teaching of Advaita? Comprehension is called for, Abraham.
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