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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I don't think monotheistic faiths are "stronger." Hinduism is an extremely strong religion, which is one of the reasons why it has existed for such a long time. Honestly, OP, it sounds like you might be a bit insecure regarding your own understanding of it.[/quote]

Wrong use of the word stronger. What I meant is that other religious traditions dominate the culture here, and our beliefs are not well known. We are not a large enough group still to have huge cultural impact. And Hindus have, by and large, chosen to take Christmas as a secular holiday in this country. I know plenty of Hindu children for whom Christmas is bigger and more exciting than Diwali. I personally do not agree with this. Beyond the fact that India has a sordid history of being colonized by British christians for centuries (some of whom saw our traditions as 'uncivilized', pls read some Rudyard Kipling if you want a taste) and even now there are many forced conversions happening in some parts of the country, we just have too much to lose by not holding on to our traditions.  We haven't been in this country long enough to already lose everything - our language, our traditions, our beliefs. Really, I appreciate how many Jewish families consciously make their cultural traditions central to the way they live.

'Hinduism' hasn't existed for a long time, though Vedanta has. It's the British that called us Hindus, and our beliefs are extremely heterogenous without a singular central text. Yes, some of these texts are older than the Torah. I have a fairly confident understanding of Hinduism, thank you; that's actually why I will tell my child about Jesus who sounded like a great person/saint, but I still will not have a tree or a pile of presents or Santa.

At any rate, i was more just looking for advice who have gone down this path, and to those who gave me suggestions, i thank you, esp 22:28. [/quote]

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