Hard-line Hindus lash out against Valentines Day and warn young couples about getting too amorous. Activists of the Shiv Sena torched Valentines Day cards in a store as a warning to anyone who might celebrate the holiday. In the central city of Bhopal, dozens of sword-wielding Hindu activists used loudspeakers to ask couples to stay indoors on Tuesday. In the eastern state of Jharkhand, Hindu radicals have announced that they would patrol the streets of the capital, Ranchi, and force any couple found cozying up in public to get married.
Why all the fuss over a harmless holiday? It appears that many radical Hindus believe this "Western" holiday corrupts traditional values. While I will admit that this day has origins in the Catholics church, people from all walks of life and religions celebrate it in the US and abroad. It’s usually a day to spend a little special time with someone. It’s far more harmless than sword-wielding freaks threatening innocent people. This is yet another fine example of religion gone mad.
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This isn’t about Western anything corrupting anyone. We’ve seen the same crap in the West. Just tune in to your local televangelist for details.
Love and sex act as a powerful “grounder” to the here-and-now, real life instead of the metaphysical crap offered by the religions’ snake oil salesmen. It reminds you (actually more like hits you over the head with the fact) that happiness is to be found with your honey, not with some inconsistent god through his exclusive representatives.
It’s no surprise that these same fraudsters attempt to fuck (pun intended) with it, it gets in their way.
more like forcing others to do as your religion dictates, no better than the darker side of the straight edgers gang
Aww, no valentine for the ugly zealot with a bullhorn.
Dimitris, I agree to an extent with what you say about love. I think love is the reason that and why we exist.
I can’t speak for other religions.. but christianity is fundamentally about love. Jesus died because of love.
Human relationships are beautiful gifts from God, an extension of his love for us.
If you mean religious love is ‘metaphysical’ because it doesn’t apply here and now to our lives I don’t think you understand the love of the God of christianity.
Heh, and this is from the religion which brought us hardcore porn decorated temples and many sex themes rituals…
These same people ignore the fact that they can eat meat as well. They ignore their own holy book. Lets just classify them as ignorant whack jobs!
hello Mr.Mills
Please recognize the fact that a temple illustrates the life cycle from being a baby to getting aged
and marraige nd sex are a part of it
whats wrong in depicting that
and by the way what has that to do with valentines day
Please dont insult hindus
love is the reason that we are all here on earth, but not because we are designated a day to express it.
@ T mills by insulting the Hindu temples, you gain nothing but shame for your religion.the only reason that the temples are decorated with naked statues is because in traditional india, sex was considered as a holy and sacred act, not as an act of obtaining pleasure as i am sure you think it as.by having sex, you give rise to a new mortal, not a porn movie
Firstly, I’m a Hindu. Secondly, I find the discussion of Porno temples completely out of context.
Let’s start with the perpretrators of this goatfuckery. The Shiv Sena, or RSS. They’re a politically motivated, communalist, pseudo-religious organisation which is only interested in gaining a vote-bank and some sympathy for their political propaganda, and enlightened individuals of India are opposed to their views. Their authority over Hinduism is self-proclaimed. They represent neither the voice of Hinduism, nor of the nation, nor of the common man.
What they and also the rest of the world does not realise is that, there is a very thin line between Hindu philosophy and Indian society. Since both these developed simultaneously throughout history, and they have become almost synonymous to each other. Indeed these terms seem to be greatly intertwined. But one must always be careful enough to draw that fine line, and not to transverse it.
Anti-Valentine feelings are not due to Hindu teachings. They are due to the extreme conservativeness of INDIAN SOCITEY. Where women were opressed and obviously such exposure was not allowed.
The Hindu philosophy and it’s doctrines were not spread by one specific teacher at one specific time, they grew gradually as an Indian way of life and the code of conduct. The ancient Indian scriptures contain very little of these issues. Indeed the Kamasutra is a text classified under Secular category and has very little bearing on the religious aspect.
Hence, before bashing such acts and blaming the entire religion/nation, one must realise that these people are assholes. Hence, they make us look stupid to the world.
Ha ha ha ha ha ha ,
sex was considered as a holy and sacred act….. good concept….
then why they r shouting against valentine day…as they says its rubbish sexual day…to satisfy sexual desires….
if sex is not considered now as a HOLY ACT…. then why you worship SHIV-LING.the male sex organ….
you guys are just full filling ur sexual need under the religious concepts….how can sex be HOLY ACT….
if its Holy ACT,then person can FUCK any one..you can fuck to brother’s wife.and you will not be punished,as its HOLY ACT…even to Mothers.common its HOLY ACT….
open your eyes guys…..BEFORE ,NOW AND IN FUTURE is SEX is the most popular reason of CRIME.