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It's all well to make fun of churches where we see such sights
But to me this is not as much a Christian problem as it is a problem in Tamil society
The society needs to introspect on why it has these sub-cultures
On why it tends towards extremes
But to me this is not as much a Christian problem as it is a problem in Tamil society
The society needs to introspect on why it has these sub-cultures
On why it tends towards extremes
We need to understand what causes these tendencies to take root...
I have seen scenes not all that different even in temples, though it is somewhat more restrained because the "brahminical" establishment snubs such tendencies and doesn't fan them unlike the church
I have seen scenes not all that different even in temples, though it is somewhat more restrained because the "brahminical" establishment snubs such tendencies and doesn't fan them unlike the church
The tendencies are deep rooted in vast swathes of society
Hindu society what with all its snobbery and its distaste for the lowest denomination, keeps them in check
But they are v much there...
Hindu society what with all its snobbery and its distaste for the lowest denomination, keeps them in check
But they are v much there...
Christianity being a religion with high aspirations in Southern India, fans these tendencies. Aids them. Abets them
That's all
That's all
The Hindu Right sees this as a Christian problem.
I see it as a problem that many communities in India (Hindu or otherwise) have to confront...Particularly in Southern India
There is a reason why caste divides and self-segregation is as strong as it is, in the South
I see it as a problem that many communities in India (Hindu or otherwise) have to confront...Particularly in Southern India
There is a reason why caste divides and self-segregation is as strong as it is, in the South
These sub-cultures breed contempt and prejudice
Hindu "popularizers" with an eye on the mass market have often deified the worst manifestations of these subcultures under the garb of "bhakti" movement
But they don't deserve that...
Hindu "popularizers" with an eye on the mass market have often deified the worst manifestations of these subcultures under the garb of "bhakti" movement
But they don't deserve that...
The equally ridiculous Tamil atheism, and Lemurian "rationalism" is in part a reaction to what we see here...
It is a society of extremes. And this isn't healthy
It is a society of extremes. And this isn't healthy
Very often progressives wonder -
Why was access within temples regulated in centuries past? Why religion was not as perfectly democratic as it could have been...
What did the elites fear?
You see the answer here
Why was access within temples regulated in centuries past? Why religion was not as perfectly democratic as it could have been...
What did the elites fear?
You see the answer here
