11-26-2006, 11:01 PM
Hindu Americans Protest Call to Convert to Christianity by Republican Candidate in Minnesota
<!--QuoteBegin-->QUOTE<!--QuoteEBegin-->Andersonâs insinuations of her religionâs superiority took on new meaning in light of events earlier this year in the Minneapolis suburbs. The main Hindu temple, situated on nearly 30 acres, was heavily vandalized in the spring by a group of rampaging youths. HAF members expressed concern that when politicians demean and dismiss their faith and heritage without reaching out to understand its precepts, Hindus and their institutions become easy targets when the prevailing mood is of intolerance.
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<!--QuoteBegin-->QUOTE<!--QuoteEBegin-->Andersonâs insinuations of her religionâs superiority took on new meaning in light of events earlier this year in the Minneapolis suburbs. The main Hindu temple, situated on nearly 30 acres, was heavily vandalized in the spring by a group of rampaging youths. HAF members expressed concern that when politicians demean and dismiss their faith and heritage without reaching out to understand its precepts, Hindus and their institutions become easy targets when the prevailing mood is of intolerance.
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