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Women have the same rights as men in the Hare Krishna movement. Garuda's wife is a priest and has the same religious powers as any male priest. However, women usually do not leap and jump directly in front of the altar because they may "agitate" the male devotees, Garuda says. Many of the women dance behind the men and watch over their children during the aroti, signifying a somewhat different role, even within the movement...
Some of ISKCON's activities may seem to represent a compromise of ISKCON's eastern traditions. The use of Hare Krishna Santa Clauses for fundraising is a case in point. ISKCON is, after all, transplanting a religion that places a strong emphasis on the spiritual world into a materialistic culture. However, the basic religious tenets of ISKCON do not differ from its fellow Vaishnava sects in India. ISKCON adheres to the same rituals and doctrines of other Vaishnava sects and has not compromised the basic Vaishnava religious traditions in coming to the United States, Diana L. Eck, assistant professor...
Garuda has been personally affected by one case of U.S. reaction against the movement. Although he is a Hare Krishna priest, last fall he was denied associate membership to the United Ministries, an ecumenical religious organization...
According to Agrani, ISKCON will be universally accepted when all the devotees become experts in presenting Krishna consciousness and are able to convince people they are free from material or personal motivations. He says, "Today people are afraid and accustomed to being cheated. When we become pure enough to convince them we are spiritual servants of God, people will accept...
...purity" of Krishna devotees and the adverse effects of new religions may play a part in determining ISKCON's success. But despite the movement's gain of U.S. adherents, the greatest barrier to the movement may be Americans' reluctance to accept the beliefs and traditions of a foreign culture and give up materialistic values Krishna promises to destroy...