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BOOGIE WITH THE GODS
A thousand years ago in the central Indian town of Khajuraho, the monarchs of the Chandella dynasty commissioned a vast temple complex, consecrated to the great triumvirate of Hinduism: Brahma the creator, Vishnu the preserver and Shiva the destroyer. What makes the complex unique is that among the thousands of...
A prominent part of my own Catholic education was the requirement of community service with substantive reflection afterward. During my senior year of high school, I worked in Our Little Haven, a home for infants born HIV-positive and drug-addicted. I spent three weeks there, and afterward spent many...
I will continue to wonder, though, what it means to be a believer when believing is no longer en vogue. And I will confidently, if quietly--for I have no interest in proselytizing--continue to echo Joshua, who gave that definitive ultimatum, which I paraphrase: "If it does not please...
Clearly the images of the Hindu gods in the club are divorced completely from any religious connotation--they are mere commodities meant to add to its exotic flavor. Nothing could more trivialize the faith of Hindus. It is significant to note, perhaps, that the majority owner of the Karma Club...