Indian Christians Reject USCIRF Report; Defends 'Secular' India

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Newsweek: "We Are All Hindus Now"
By Lisa Miller, NEWSWEEK
Aug 31, 2009
http://www.newsweek .com/id/212155


America is not a Christian nation. We are, it is true, a nation founded
by Christians, and according to a 2008 survey, 76 percent of us continue
to identify as Christian (still, that's the lowest percentage in
American history). Of course, we are not a Hindu-or Muslim, or Jewish,
or Wiccan-nation, either. A million-plus Hindus live in the United
States, a fraction of the billion who live on Earth. But recent poll
data show that conceptually, at least, we are slowly becoming more like
Hindus and less like traditional Christians in the ways we think about
God, our selves, each other, and eternity.

The Rig Veda, the most ancient Hindu scripture, says this: "Truth is
One, but the sages speak of it by many names." A Hindu believes there
are many paths to God. Jesus is one way, the Qur'an is another, yoga
practice is a third. None is better than any other; all are equal. The
most traditional, conservative Christians have not been taught to think
like this. They learn in Sunday school that their religion is true, and
others are false. Jesus said, "I am the way, the truth, and the life. No
one comes to the father except through me."

Read the rest at the link above.

Survey Profiles Nonreligious Americans

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Tue Aug 18, 2009 6:36 pm Agree: 1   Disagree: 0

Newsweek: "We Are All Hindus Now"
By Lisa Miller, NEWSWEEK
Aug 31, 2009
http://www.newsweek .com/id/212155


America is not a Christian nation. We are, it is true, a nation founded
by Christians, and according to a 2008 survey, 76 percent of us continue
to identify as Christian (still, that's the lowest percentage in
American history). Of course, we are not a Hindu-or Muslim, or Jewish,
or Wiccan-nation, either. A million-plus Hindus live in the United
States, a fraction of the billion who live on Earth. But recent poll
data show that conceptually, at least, we are slowly becoming more like
Hindus and less like traditional Christians in the ways we think about
God, our selves, each other, and eternity.

The Rig Veda, the most ancient Hindu scripture, says this: "Truth is
One, but the sages speak of it by many names." A Hindu believes there
are many paths to God. Jesus is one way, the Qur'an is another, yoga
practice is a third. None is better than any other; all are equal. The
most traditional, conservative Christians have not been taught to think
like this. They learn in Sunday school that their religion is true, and
others are false. Jesus said, "I am the way, the truth, and the life. No
one comes to the father except through me."

Read the rest at the link above.

Theologian Calls New U2 Album 'Most Thoroughly Christian' Project to Date

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