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  1. bp789

    What is the Religious Climate in your Hometown?

    I live in Irving, Texas, but I live really close to Coppell (like two minutes away). Most of the people here are Christian, but there are a lot of Hindus here, some Muslims, a few Jews, and some non religious people. It's more liberal compared to everywhere else, but I still have the occasional...
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    Speaking of virgins ...

    Well, it's heaven. Maybe they still stay virgins even after they get deflowered. This might be bad news for the women, but someone told me that while men get 72 virgins, women only have their one husband.
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    Caste System and Status of Women in Hinduism

    I probably should have been more specific. I have read articles online that talk about higher castes are closely related to Eurasian groups, while lower castes are only related to Asian groups. Plus, more higher castes have more Caucasian features than lower castes. This is the thing I don't...
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    Women's Dharma

    I remember seeing that there was this one rule about how if Shudras listen to Vedas, then molten lead has to be poured in his ears.
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    How to do Puja and Hindu worship?

    To which temples have you gone? My family and I go to a Swaminarayan temple, and there is plenty of space to bow, pray, and sing bhajans and kirtans. At our temple, people sing bhajans and pray, then the saints come and lecture about religious topics for an hour or two with some bhajans in...
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    Caste System and Status of Women in Hinduism

    Can someone help answer my questions? If caste system was based on conduct first, and then it became based on birth, how does the story of Eklavya fit into this? Ekalavya wanted to became an archer, but he couldn't become one because he came from the Nishadha tribe, which was considered low...
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    What is nothing?

    Wouldn't it still be empty if nothing's there?
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    Mixed Marriages

    How many of you would be willing to be part of an interracial marriage? What about an interfaith marriage?
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    Hindu - Caste system = ?

    How did practices such as caste by birth and untouchability start? Many people say that invasions by the Muslims and British are responsible for this, but I am still pretty skeptical. Nepal and Sri Lanka have a caste system and untouchability, and they were not invaded by the Muslims or British...
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    God Question

    I don't follow an Abrahamic religion, so my answer probably won't be correct. It could be that God just spends all of his time seeing who is allowed to go to heaven and hell, and just spends his time in blissful peace too????? :confused:
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    Religions in Africa

    Ghana also has some Hindus. An interesting fact is that the majority of Hindus in Ghana are native black Ghanaian converts. I think there is an article about that somewhere online.
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    Law of Attraction

    Very basically put, if think good, happy thoughts, or are an optimist, good things will happen to you. If you think bad thoughts, bad things will happen. Sometimes, the bad things aren't things that happen outside, but internal unhappiness. If you also focus on something and believe you...
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    Law of Attraction

    How many of guys believe in the Law of Attraction? Have you ever used it to try to change your life somehow?
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    Dying slowly

    Well for a religious person, one could say that a family member is with God and happy. For a non-religious perspective, one could think about all the ways that person has changed you. You would probably be grateful about the little small things that he/she did for you, you would appreciate the...
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    The Texas school board decides what textbooks are used in the entire country?

    I live in Irving, but I go to school in Coppell ISD because it's so close to Coppell.
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    The Texas school board decides what textbooks are used in the entire country?

    Alright, I am a sophomore in high school who lives in Texas. Compared to other schools in Texas, my school is fairly liberal, probably because 17% of the school population are various types of Asians. My biology textbook actually does teach the theory of evolution. However, there is some bias...
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    Interpretation of the Shastras

    I don't think it's the desires that are the problem, it is the attachment. It is normal to have desires, but one should not be attached to those desires. The only thing a person should be attached to is God. King Janak from Ramayana was a king, had three wives, children, but he remained free...
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    Hinduism and Indian Culture

    Since Hinduism originated in India, there are a lot of Indian cultural practices found in the religion, but I was wondering is it possible to separate Hinduism and Indian culture? In the temple, we have to pray and sing in Indian languages. During special Hindu festivals, people are supposed...
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    What are you eating?

    COOKIES!!:drool:
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    Afterlife of the non-believer in your faith

    Since I'm Hindu, I don't believe that people of other religions go to hell. I don't believe in hell anyway. If they try to live a decent moral life trying to please God, then they will get salvation. If you are a good human being, but not religious, you can be reincarnated to a better life. It's...
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