Monday, August 6, 2007

Fr. Thomas Reese S.J. "Hinduism Is OK!"

Hindu American Foundation, in a release by its Executive Director Ishani Chowdhury, said, "Shri Rajan Zed's prayer recitation shared with our fellow Americans the Hindu belief in a transcendental, immanent God and the eternal Hindu search for enlightenment and universal peace. Our foundation joins all Hindu Americans in congratulating the U.S. Senate for demonstrating its commitment to the American ideal of pluralism, and for respecting the religious diversity of our great country.

Reverend Thomas J. Reese, Senior Fellow of Woodstock Theological Center, Jesuit priest, and expert on Catholic issues, said, "One does not have to agree with everyone's religion, but as Christians and Americans we have an obligation to respect the beliefs and religious practices of others. Disrupting prayer is bad manners and unchristian. There are other forums in which to protest and debate theology."


St. Francis Xavier (here)
Mother Theresa (here)
Catholic Bishops' meet to discuss conversions of Hindu's in India (here)

Original article (here)

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