Wednesday, August 03, 2011
Religion..
When it comes to Hindu-Christian marriages, the kids and eventually the hindu parent becomes christian irrespective of how religious the hindu was. I've seen this time and time again.. Being a hindu(though not religious), it does bug me. I cant imagine changing my faith even though I may not practice it. Its kinda losing part of your identity.. thoughts?
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Well, its bad only if the other religion was forced upon them, right? Isn't it totally alright if they gradually came to accept the other religion more just because it caught on to them over time (having been exposed to it through their spouse)?
Also, there could be numerous other factors that contribute to their adoption of the new religion: Maybe the couple together decided that brining up kids with just one religious base is less confusing for the kid... maybe Christianity became the more obvious choice given they were in a predominantly Christian country / region. Maybe thanksgiving and Christmas seemed more endearing than Krishna Jayanthi and Rama Mavami given the former festivals are more flambouyantly celebrated here.
Religion has always been a very communal and social affair. Rituals and festivals arent as engaging or meaningful if it werent about doing it along with the hundred others around you. So to some extent, maybe this person's current social situation plays a part too.
What were such factors in your friends' case?
All these couples live in India :).. One couple actually lives with hindu mother-in-law.. how about that ?:)
Adopting Christianity is not a major violation of hindu principle (all roads lead to Rome) whereas adopting Hinduism is equivalent to signing up to be on the side of devil as far as Christianity/Islam goes. Also, christianity is a community oriented religion unlike hinduism which is more a way of life than a religion. Those are some things I could come up with to explain this :).
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