Desi Cartman Posted July 10, 2009 Posted July 10, 2009 ^ exactly , I was thinking about the Laxmi bombs as well .. btw have u seen disco bhajans ? Kambakth Ishq took it to another level "Akki was peeing & the bhajan started". IMO it really shouldnt matter but these examples should teach us 3 things * Hindus are tolerant * If there is any god then he wont be offended by these small things * Indians whine a lot when these things happen overseas. At the end of the day it all comes under " freedom ".
Texy Posted July 10, 2009 Author Posted July 10, 2009 Tolerance of faith should not be tested like this... Disrespect to deities whether it's in India or elsewhere should not never be tolerated.
Zap_Brannigan Posted July 10, 2009 Posted July 10, 2009 Tolerance of faith should not be tested like this... Disrespect to deities whether it's in India or elsewhere should not never be tolerated. But what about capitalization of religion here. Do you think that shops should sell statues ? Or if a person buys a statue, then he shouldnt do anything their show utmost respect for it ?(after all he bought it and it is his prerogative on how to treat his material possessions). Like the posts in other forums pointed out, we use images of gods in everything. Infact, it is so common that we even ignore them and dont care on what products they are on. I have seen sandals with images of gods in India,but there was a huge outcry over something similar in the US a few years back. Same goes for this ad.
EnterTheVoid Posted July 10, 2009 Posted July 10, 2009 I am moderately religious and I reacted indifferently to the article. Why cant you just ignore it ?
The Outsider Posted July 10, 2009 Posted July 10, 2009 Lol! In India we sell all kind of Lakshmi underwear and bombs to gutkha, not to mention all kinds of commodities for Ganesh, Shiv...you name it , and people are getting up and over about this!!
nikred Posted July 11, 2009 Posted July 11, 2009 Anyone here who has smoked this famous beedi :winky: Why does it say Mangalore Ganesh Beedis but has tamil words on it? :blink:
seedhi Posted July 11, 2009 Posted July 11, 2009 Lol! In India we sell all kind of Lakshmi underwear and bombs to gutkha' date=' not to mention all kinds of commodities for Ganesh, Shiv...you name it , and people are getting up and over about this!![/quote']I guess the line gets crossed (for some people) when images of deities are used on meat products, toilet products, underwear etc. In any case, there was no violence in the protests and the company has apologized as well. However BK would never have depicted Mohammad atop a ham sandwich - and that in my eyes makes them cowards of the first order.
flamy Posted July 11, 2009 Posted July 11, 2009 Why does it say Mangalore Ganesh Beedis but has tamil words on it? :blink: sivakasi :sherlock:
flamy Posted July 11, 2009 Posted July 11, 2009 I guess the line gets crossed (for some people) when images of deities are used on meat products, toilet products, underwear etc. In any case, there was no violence in the protests and the company has apologized as well. However BK would never have depicted Mohammad atop a ham sandwich - and that in my eyes makes them cowards of the first order. i dont think there are pics of md. :D
nikred Posted July 11, 2009 Posted July 11, 2009 sivakasi :sherlock: So there is nothing Mangalore about those beedis. :mad:
seedhi Posted July 11, 2009 Posted July 11, 2009 i dont think there are pics of md. :DThey can always opt for some Danish depictions of the prophet.:--D
flamy Posted July 11, 2009 Posted July 11, 2009 They can always opt for some Danish depictions of the prophet.:--D ah god bless the danes :clap:
maggot_brain Posted July 14, 2009 Posted July 14, 2009 Because I don't expect you to stop someone at a temple, and start criticizing their religion and say how they are worshipping fictional characters. If you do, hats off. Secondly, what is in your post to which I can respond to? You mentioned what you thought about 3 religions, and then ridiculed it. And then you said "religion is open to ridicule, it invites it as it simply is so inherently ridiculous." I certainly don't think religion or faith is unquestionable, as long as it is your own that you are questioning and not someone else's. When I am praying to God in my room, in my house, and am not forcing you to do the same or even speaking of my faith in public, why then is my privacy open for your ridicule? For someone who is so far away from India that you refuse to be spoken to in Hindi, one would trust that you understand that the protection of privacy is strongly upheld in every part of the world - and I can't think of one's religion being public. The OP spoke about some idiots feeling sad about a misprint or whatever the **** happened. How is your anti-religion and anti-God trolling relevant to this thread? Once again you are adding red herrings to the debate and trying to divert attention from my original arguments. Never once did I say I'd stand outside a place of worship or invade someone else's privacy. Trying to demonise me by being dishonest (yet again) just makes you look like the fool, not me. As for someone being far away from India. I spent five years of my childhood living there. My first school was in India, and my first language was not English. The reason I refuse to be spoken to in Hindi is because I DO NOT UNDERSTAND IT. For the umpteenth time. The only Indian language I understand is Bengali, and not very well I should add. NONE of my family know Hindi. Only Bengali. The arrogance of Hindi speakers astonishes me sometimes. Hindi is not the sole or de facto official language of India. There are 22 of them. That's Hindi plus 21 other languages that are not Hindi.
fineleg Posted July 15, 2009 Posted July 15, 2009 The reason I refuse to be spoken to in Hindi is because I DO NOT UNDERSTAND IT. For the umpteenth time. The only Indian language I understand is Bengali' date=' and not very well I should add. NONE of my family know Hindi. Only Bengali. The arrogance of Hindi speakers astonishes me sometimes. Hindi is not the sole or de facto official language of India. There are 22 of them. That's Hindi plus 21 other languages that are not Hindi.[/quote'] I do think you were rude in stating your opinion (about theism) on this thread. That said one cannot hold it against you for not knowing a language. It is silly to expect everyone in India to understand Hindi. If one does, good, if one does not, then good too.
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