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The task that faces us

Saturday, January 10, 2009

Hinduism has always been a geographic faith, tied to South Asia, much like Judaism is tied to the Middle East. When a faith goes abroad, away from its geography of origin, it remains firm in some aspects, and bends in others — we see this in the Jewish Diaspora. But because Hinduism is such a massive [...]

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Rangoli annoys the local homeowners association

Tuesday, December 9, 2008

There’s an interesting article in the Washington Post about a Hindu family which drew rangoli on their driveway for their son’s thread ceremony, and was fined by the local homeowners association.
Is this a violation of religious freedom? I’m reluctant to have an opinion on this, because personally I’m not as attached to rangoli patterns as [...]

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