tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25446828.post115494751690818775..comments2024-03-11T18:44:59.286+05:30Comments on The Limericker: TraditionAnoNickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08006406744563893191noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25446828.post-1155103458286458612006-08-09T11:34:00.000+05:302006-08-09T11:34:00.000+05:30Wow! It's weird to read about people who are THAT....Wow! It's weird to read about people who are THAT... fanatical about religion. I mean in my class at school like, 70% of people said they followed no real religious beliefs. And if they did have a religion they didn't really feel that strongly about it. It's strange to see the other end of the spectrum.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25446828.post-1154961501979339132006-08-07T20:08:00.000+05:302006-08-07T20:08:00.000+05:30it is sick, the way the temple authorities at sabr...it is sick, the way the temple authorities at sabrimala are behaving. the tradition is actually to not allow any woman who could be menstruating. so a girl or a woman who is having her menses does not have access to the lord. though i dont care about the tradition, it is sick to watch the temple authorities raking up the issue now and gunning for jayamala's head. isn't religion more about forgiveness than retribution? <BR/>in the Times of India, today there was an <A HREF="http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articleshow/1863073.cms" REL="nofollow"> article </A> that raised the same concerns... it says, and i quote:<BR/>Over the years, many aspects of the pilgrimage have been compromised in the name of convenience. The comfort of a motorway has reduced the pilgrimage to a short trek, unless one prefers the cathartic experience of meeting Ayyappan after walking the old, arduous forest path. However, the ban on women has continued. <BR/>Unquote.<BR/>Religion is all about choosing waht is convinient to you. ' Love thy neighbour', 'dont speak ill', 'universal brotherhood' , such things are quite difficult to adopt and follow. holding on to religious symbols, traditions, and archaic customs is much easier.....Amar Mainkarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16744695795103819411noreply@blogger.com