← Вести Сеправославно

Let India’s Hindu nationalist leader speak about ‘oneness.’ Then let him answer.

26 август 2026 г. · 1 мин читање

(RNS) — This weekend the leader of India’s Hindu nationalist paramilitary organization Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS), Mohan Bhagwat, will address thousands of Hindu Americans at New York’s Madison Square Garden at an event purporting to celebrate “universal oneness.” It’s the first stop on a tour of the United States, Canada and Britain to recognize the RSS’s 100th year.

American Hindus for Engagement and Dialogue is hosting the rally, supported by 135 other Hindu American organizations, from temples to yoga and cultural groups. Meanwhile, the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom has asked Washington to withhold diplomatic courtesies from RSS leaders and to weigh sanctions. Others want him kept out altogether.

I do not join the call to boycott Bhagwat’s entry into America.

I am an Indian church leader whose institutions are audited, surveilled and accused of taking foreign money to change the country. I know what it costs when a government decides that a religious community’s foreign ties make it suspect. I will not ask a foreign government to do to Bhagwat what my own government is doing to us. I have argued that governments should require the RSS to…

Извор: Religion News Service · Прочитајте ја целата вест →

⚑ Пријави

💬 Коментари (3) 🌐 Преведи ги коментарите

Цветанка Илиева

Много ми е интересно как точно се стига до „universal oneness“, когато RSS години наред е обвинявана в насилие срещу християни и мюсюлмани в Индия. Авторът пише, че не иска бойкот, защото и неговите институции ги следят за чужди пари – това го разбирам, и аз съм чувала подобни истории от мисионери. Но дали наистина ще зададат на Бхагват трудните въпроси в Madison Square Garden, или ще остане само красива реч?

Ivana Kováčová

Mňa by zaujímalo, či ten „universal oneness“, o ktorom Bhagwat bude hovoriť v Madison Square Garden, zahŕňa aj tých kresťanov a moslimov, ktorých RSS podľa obvinení roky prenasleduje. Autor dobre píše, že nechce, aby Američania robili to isté, čo robí indická vláda jeho inštitúciám – to je férové. Ale bolo by dobré, keby sa na tú otázku priamo spýtali, nie len tlieskali.

Ion Nistor

Mă întreb și eu cum arată „universal oneness” când RSS e acuzat de ani de zile că atacă biserici și moschei în India. Autorul are dreptate că nu vrea ca americanii să facă exact ce face guvernul indian cu instituțiile lui – supraveghere și acuzații de bani străini. Totuși, Bhagwat ar trebui să răspundă clar la întrebarea asta înainte să vorbească la Madison Square Garden.

Најавете се за да се вклучите во разговорот →