Dear Kris,the years of oppression have made us like this. We feel 'modern' when we repeat silly questions about our religion, which we hear from outsiders. You would also find a few guys proudly announcing that they are NRIs - assuming that the ones speaking in favour of Hinduism could only be saffron-clad villagers. Well isn't it possible for us to think and ponder, before agreeing with any Tom Dick and Harry about the 'weaknesses' in our religion? Until we realise that defending our religion, our country, our society is nothing to be ashamed of, people will always get away with portraying India as a dirty and backward country. Just a year back I saw a documentary about an Indian metro and all they showed were slums and fly-infested food and people bathing under tubewells. Not a glimpse of any of the numerous historical monuments in that city. The fault lies with us, we tend to overlook the beauty and concentrate on the ugliness, and we don't waste a moment sharing this ugliness with the world. If Science is the language of people these days, then doesn't Science teach us to go forward? Is making fun of Gods the only way Science can flourish?
As we can see very well here, people who ask meaningless questions don't last for long. Most of their knowledge is copy paste and when you try to argue with logic, they run away or get abusive.
