I dont like a garbage dump next to my house - because it smells bad.
Does it mean I hate GARBAGE itself??? (I spread it myself too!!)
Does it mean I hate the 'people' who spread garbage???? That I hate 'HUMANITY'???? But its funny how we blow it up big - big enough to feel 'discriminated against', big enough to 'fire back', big enough to riot, big enough to KILL!!
If I dont want my children to watch a goat being lynched, thats MY choice...does not mean that the ACT is bad or the people who do it are bad. I dont KNOW why they do it, neither should I CARE!
If someone does not want to dance at bhajans, its their choice. I can maybe request that they refrain from attending such functions because its a little 'incovenient'. Its like acting as the 'spoilsport' at a party. Nothing more!! Its courteous if we avoid EXHIBITING our non-conformance. And i request the other attendees to treat it just as that. Dont insult your religion YOURSELF by thinking that those people are DISCRIMINATING against you by not 'participating' and hence 'they too deserve the same'.
Religion and its actual practice (they both ARE different!)is very PERSONAL. Do not use it to label ALL.
