A caution to Hindus who think Jesus is dharmic or a saint
Normally, several well-known or otherwise Hindu gurus make some common claims about Jesus which typically go along these lines:: 1. The most significant aspect of Jesus’ teaching was “living without prejudice, More...
What is wrong with having a national scripture?
In a recent column, the scholar Jataayu argues that Sushma Swaraj’s recent call to declare the Bhagavad Gīta a national scripture is “silly and childish” and calls it a “mere empty symbolism.” More...
Secularism preserves the Christian meme intact
Secularism is also inimical to society since it facilitates the preservation of the Christian doctrine and meme intact by preventing the state from interfering with the religion. Here, it is important to articulate More...
A case against Secularism: A Manifestation of the Christian worldview
Historically, secularism was a much needed tool of rebellion against the stranglehold on power the church exercised over all aspects of life in medieval Europe, and was an inevitable consequence of the Renaissance. More...
Pope Francis, the holy snake oil salesman
Pope Francis recently claimed that the theory of evolution and the Big Bang are “not incompatible with the existence of a creator” and has argued instead that they “require it.” A sympathetic media has portrayed More...
Archbishop knows no better than his god
One of the darkest chapters of history belongs to the Catholic Church, where, for a long time, pedophile priests have sexually abused and raped defenseless children. These victims have been as young as three years More...
Narendra Modi and the Rajapaksa Controversy
Narendra Modi has invited the Sri Lankan president Mahinda Rajapaksa to his swearing in ceremony. The Tamilnadu chief minister Jayalalitha and the LTTE sympathizer V. Gopalaswamy have expressed displeasure over More...
Chennai Bomb Blast and the Islamic Psyche
The identity of those who carried out the Chennai bomb blasts isn’t known yet. However, Col. Hariharan thinks that it is probably the handiwork of an Islamic group orchestrated by Pakistani operatives based More...
Pope John Paul II: a criminal or a saint?
The Vatican has proclaimed Pope John Paul II a saint. A saint is required to have performed miracles. The French nun Marie Simon Pierre claims that she prayed to John Paul II three months after his death and was More...
Jesus Christ and the impending genocide
Christian propagandists claim that Jesus Christ is a symbol of love and compassion. However, The Bible tells a different story. In Drunk with Blood – God’s Killings in the Bible (pp. 271-274), Steve More...