[Reader-list] What Was Written in "Satyadarshini" Pamphlet

[Shivam Vij शिवम् विज्]

I think it is not enough to merely condemn "both acts" and thus equate them.

I think what is required is the rule of law - the writers of this
pamphlet may be charged with the laws against spreading communal
disharmony; indeed someone could have gone to court, arguing for a ban
on the public distribution of such pamphlets. The writers and
publishers could have defended the charge or pleaded guilty. The court
could have decided the issue according to the law of the land laid
down by the Constitution of India.

Instead, the "offended" parties chose to take the law in their own
hands, and deserve to be tried in a court of law irrespective of what
the provocation was. Whether or not you and I condemn either or both
acts is irrelevant. It is important that the law take its own course,
be allowed to take its own course, that those guilty of violating the
law be brought to book. It is this process of justice delivery that we
must all demand, not just mere issuance of condemnations. Bringing the
guilty to book would also send out a message to all kinds of fanatics
that India is not a Hindu, Christian, Muslim, Sikh or Buddhist
country. It is a democratic, secular republic.

best
shivam

On Tue, Sep 23, 2008 at 11:29 AM, Pawan Durani <pawan.durani at gmail.com> wrote:
> The pamphlet which caused attacks on churches had the following contents.
> Personally i condemn both what was written on the pamphlet as well as
> attacks on the churches, as that is not what is the answer to a nonsense in
> a educated society.
> However the people who incited this through distribution of pamphlets need
> to be condemned , for being the reason to cause all
> this unpleasant situation
>
> ************************************************************************************************************************************************************
>
> Abuse No. 1: Urvashi – the daughter of Narayana– is a prostitute.  Vashitha
> is the son of this prostitute.  He in turn married his own Mother.  Such a
> degraded person is the Guru of the Hindu God Rama. (page 48)
>
> *buse no. 2: Wh**en Krishna himself is wallowing in darkness of hell, how
> can he enlighten others?  Since  **Krishna** himself is a shady character,
> there is a need for us to  liberate his misled followers. (page 50)*
>
> Abuse no. 3: t was Brahma himself who kidnapped Sita.  Since Brahma, Vishnu
> and Shiva were themselves the victims of lust, it is a sin to consider them
> as Gods. (page 39)
>
> Abuse No. 4: When the Trinity of Hinduism (Brahma, Vishnu and Shiva) are
> consumed by lust and anger, how can they liberate others.  Their projection
> as Gods is nothing but a joke. (page 39).
>
> buse No.5:  Vishnu asked Brahma to commit a sin, he immediately did so.  How
> can such a "evil brahma" be a Creator of this Universe?  How is it possible
> for both the sinner and the entity which provoked the sin to be gods?  (page
> 39)
>
> *Abuse No. 6: God, please liberate the sinful people of **India** who are
> worshipping False Gods  that believe in the pleasures of  illicit
> 'Vyabichari' relationships. (Page 39).*
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