?Once more Sat Maharaj, while ostensibly promoting the Hindu way, has sought to denigrate the Catholic/Christian religion because of past atrocities ("The religious politician," December 17). I would pass on this advice to him received from my parents. My mother said if in a debate you can get your opponent to call you names then you have won–they have nothing to contribute from their side. And my father said if you are selling something, promote the good qualities of your product/idea rather that run down the products/ideas that you are competing against.
As a bit of a history buff I am well aware of the atrocities committed in the name of all religions and also in the name of conquerors going as far back as Genghis Khan, who annihilated emissaries calling on him under a white flag. I do not need to be reminded of what is done by man in the name of a God but unlike Sat we Christians are all sinners and we continue to strive to be good with the help of God. So give it a rest Sat, you have become boring.
I also notice that Sat never comments in a derogatory way on the destruction of mosques and churches in the Middle East in the name of a religion. Why?And while we are at it, are Hindus blameless? Come, Sat Maharaj, if the Hindu religion is what you have failed to promote, let us hear about it in the future. There is much more that can be said on this matter, but suffice it to say I hope to see a more positive tone in future articles instead of going over what we all know already.
Dallas Kidman
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