[Reader-list] Love Jihad- A New Phrase Being Added to Lexicon of Hate Politics!

[anupam chakravartty]

Dear Pawan jee,

can we have the parents saying something about the marriage? why is a
SAD member issuing press statements and who is this boy? what are his
parents saying?

a news report about an allegation of eloping boys and girls should at
least have the version of the parents. what kind of reportage is this?

anupam



On 11/2/09, Rakesh Iyer <rakesh.rnbdj at gmail.com> wrote:
> Dear Pawan jee (and all)
>
> Everybody has a democratic right to protest, and that should be left.
> However, I would suggest that inter-religious marriages should not be termed
> as an unreligious thing, unless of course religion is too conservative and
> narrow minded. And even this narrow-mindedness of religion should be
> debated, in my belief.
>
> The reason to protest is fine if the girl indeed has been forcibly
> converted, and there can be no problems or issues if there has to be an
> inquiry. But if it does turn out that the girl has undertaken the marriage
> willingly, the Sikh community should accept it. I feel saddened that in an
> era where interdependency has taken new forms, the Sikh community (so also
> others) should think that of self-sufficiency in this kind of way (which is
> pre-judiced). It is certainly unfortunate.
>
> An inter-religious marriage can actually be used in a very constructive way
> by ensuring that two religious sects (or even entire religions) get their
> joint candidates selected for democratically contested posts, and thereby
> ensure that work will get done. And from an intrinsic point of view, it
> should certainly be the case that two people should have the freedom to
> judge for themselves whether they wish to marry or not.
>
> Let not social pressures and prejudices come in the way of a relationship
> which is an epitome of love, is all I can say. Love is after all, the true
> meaning of God. (And this is for everyone, lest you take it as only for you)
>
> Life is too short to be spent with hate in our minds.
>
> Rakesh
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