Religious tolerance has been preached as a virtue for ages. But I believe the concept in itself is flawed. Tolerance is a derivative of ‘to tolerate’, which signifies a voluntary non-action against injustice, pain or rather anything unacceptable. Therefore, the term religious tolerance signifies that the very existence of another religion is painful and unacceptable [...]
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Religious Tolerance – A Senseless Term
Posted in Idea, Philosophy, Religion, Secularism on May 11, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
An Insult to Secularism
Posted in India, Judiciary, Law, Politics, Secularism on May 11, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
A man named Dr. Praveen Bhai Togadia intended to speak at a public function in Mangalore on 13th March 2003 and did. Not many people might have noticed it, but the saviors of secularism did not think so. Mere announcement of the proposed speech gave sleepless nights to the state machinery.
It is said that the [...]
