Posted by
Barry Pittard on May 21, 2010
QUOTES
"One of the greatest anomalies
is that many religious institutions do not speak clearly – or
very often even at all – on issues for which social taboos
absurdly and dangerously flourish. The lack of genuine religious
leadership and vision are palpable. The result is that lay
persons frequently have to whistle-blow, and face extraordinary
libel, defamation and other forms of attack because they vibrantly
live those tenets that are so preached and yet so breached. In
India, the dereliction of the religious institutions from facing hard
moral questions is in sharp contrast to a rationalist such as
the late Basava Premanand. See:
Basava Premanand. Vale. A fighter for truth who lived what
others preach.
For a western example, see: In
Memoriam – Glen Meloy (“Standing up for truth and goodness”)"
"The court appearances of Swami
Nityananda of India on charges of improper sexual behaviour
towards a number of young women have made him the butt of
outrage throughout India. Innumerable news articles, blogs,
chatrooms, attest to the overwhelming abhorrence of a very broad
Hindu public for the types of sexual practices being referred to
in the Nityananda court proceedings".
Swami Nityananda Sex Scandal. Huge, India-wide
Interest