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		<title>By: harryagaylord</title>
		<link>http://sunandshield.wordpress.com/2007/03/07/a-quick-comparison-between-hinduism-and-christianity/#comment-6659</link>
		<dc:creator>harryagaylord</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Nov 2009 04:04:46 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Rohit,

Spare me your patronising tone.  I haven&#039;t been punked and you know it.  The fact that the truth behind the ungodly teachings of Hinduism have been exposed makes you fearful, so you make your false claims my information is unreliable.  If you are as well versed in Hindu scriptures as you claim, then you know full well that the worship of the Shiva Lingam is in the Puranas.  Furthermore, if you are truly educated in Hinduism, you know that a lingam has many definitions, including that it represents sexual intercourse, the male sex organ, AND the genital organ of Shiva in phallic form (as stated by Hindu scholar of the 19th century, Vaman Shivram Apte).  Among the many praises, hymns, or blessings in the Puranas is the song praising the blessings of the Shiva Lingam (known as the Lingashtakam) so don&#039;t even act like you don&#039;t know what I&#039;m talking about.  Hinduism, like Freemasonry, bows down to phallic symbols.  The Freemasons have their obelisks and Hindus have their Shiva Lingam.  For some reason, false religions seem to be preoccupied with male members.  Probably because they are false doctrines created by men with the help of devils to exalt humankind by catering to his ungodly pride.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Rohit,</p>
<p>Spare me your patronising tone.  I haven&#8217;t been punked and you know it.  The fact that the truth behind the ungodly teachings of Hinduism have been exposed makes you fearful, so you make your false claims my information is unreliable.  If you are as well versed in Hindu scriptures as you claim, then you know full well that the worship of the Shiva Lingam is in the Puranas.  Furthermore, if you are truly educated in Hinduism, you know that a lingam has many definitions, including that it represents sexual intercourse, the male sex organ, AND the genital organ of Shiva in phallic form (as stated by Hindu scholar of the 19th century, Vaman Shivram Apte).  Among the many praises, hymns, or blessings in the Puranas is the song praising the blessings of the Shiva Lingam (known as the Lingashtakam) so don&#8217;t even act like you don&#8217;t know what I&#8217;m talking about.  Hinduism, like Freemasonry, bows down to phallic symbols.  The Freemasons have their obelisks and Hindus have their Shiva Lingam.  For some reason, false religions seem to be preoccupied with male members.  Probably because they are false doctrines created by men with the help of devils to exalt humankind by catering to his ungodly pride.</p>
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		<title>By: harryagaylord</title>
		<link>http://sunandshield.wordpress.com/2007/03/07/a-quick-comparison-between-hinduism-and-christianity/#comment-6658</link>
		<dc:creator>harryagaylord</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Nov 2009 03:27:23 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Rohit,

First of all, we&#039;re not brothers since we don&#039;t have the same spiritual father.  My Father is Yahweh, the only true and living God.

Secondly, why are you lying about the Hindu sacred texts I&#039;ve quoted here?  You know very well, if you&#039;re a real Hindu, that the Satapatha Brahmana is a division within the Vedas that is considered part of the central canons of Hinduism and is used to influence Hindu law.  Your attempt to try to discredit it from its importance in all of Hinduism is feeble and disingenuous.  So stop your lying.  The only flaw the Satapatha Brahmana English translation has is that it is false doctrine that teaches things that go against God&#039;s truth such as it&#039;s promotion of bestiality as shown in the quote from it that I gave.

The Upanishads I quoted are just as accurate.  The references are clearly NOT about sex education.  When the language clearly portrays a man forcing himself on a woman (his wife or anyone else), this is not sex education whatsoever.  It&#039;s brutal, ungodly, criminal rape!</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Rohit,</p>
<p>First of all, we&#8217;re not brothers since we don&#8217;t have the same spiritual father.  My Father is Yahweh, the only true and living God.</p>
<p>Secondly, why are you lying about the Hindu sacred texts I&#8217;ve quoted here?  You know very well, if you&#8217;re a real Hindu, that the Satapatha Brahmana is a division within the Vedas that is considered part of the central canons of Hinduism and is used to influence Hindu law.  Your attempt to try to discredit it from its importance in all of Hinduism is feeble and disingenuous.  So stop your lying.  The only flaw the Satapatha Brahmana English translation has is that it is false doctrine that teaches things that go against God&#8217;s truth such as it&#8217;s promotion of bestiality as shown in the quote from it that I gave.</p>
<p>The Upanishads I quoted are just as accurate.  The references are clearly NOT about sex education.  When the language clearly portrays a man forcing himself on a woman (his wife or anyone else), this is not sex education whatsoever.  It&#8217;s brutal, ungodly, criminal rape!</p>
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		<title>By: harryagaylord</title>
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		<dc:creator>harryagaylord</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Nov 2009 02:47:50 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>[I am a proud Christian who only follows one message we ought to follow and that is of love.]

Is it love to call a fellow Christian who speaks the truth of God&#039;s word a nut job or an idiot?  I don&#039;t think so.  The love Christ taught was to love someone enough to tell them the truth if they&#039;re on the wrong path, which is what Christ did throughout his ministry when he confronted Jews time and time again about their incorrect doctrines.  The love you are reflecting is actually the fear of men and not the fear of God.  You prefer not offending anyone because you&#039;re more concerned about being accepted by your non-Christian friends.  You consider what man wants as being more important than what God wants.  In so doing, you have deceived yourself and are deceiving your non-Christian friends.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>[I am a proud Christian who only follows one message we ought to follow and that is of love.]</p>
<p>Is it love to call a fellow Christian who speaks the truth of God&#8217;s word a nut job or an idiot?  I don&#8217;t think so.  The love Christ taught was to love someone enough to tell them the truth if they&#8217;re on the wrong path, which is what Christ did throughout his ministry when he confronted Jews time and time again about their incorrect doctrines.  The love you are reflecting is actually the fear of men and not the fear of God.  You prefer not offending anyone because you&#8217;re more concerned about being accepted by your non-Christian friends.  You consider what man wants as being more important than what God wants.  In so doing, you have deceived yourself and are deceiving your non-Christian friends.</p>
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		<title>By: Lisha</title>
		<link>http://sunandshield.wordpress.com/2007/03/07/a-quick-comparison-between-hinduism-and-christianity/#comment-6654</link>
		<dc:creator>Lisha</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Nov 2009 15:29:49 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>since i was a little girl i always thought that there is something special about me but never could figure it out, but few days back i realized what was special about me,it is that i am a Christian, i follow Christ,he makes my life worth living.He saved me from (atleast 5 serious suicide attempts,that time i was atheist). I was born into a well educated and upper middle class hindu family,my parents are hindu,and no one evangelized me it was through the wonders of Holy Spirit that i had a realization of the Living and True God.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>since i was a little girl i always thought that there is something special about me but never could figure it out, but few days back i realized what was special about me,it is that i am a Christian, i follow Christ,he makes my life worth living.He saved me from (atleast 5 serious suicide attempts,that time i was atheist). I was born into a well educated and upper middle class hindu family,my parents are hindu,and no one evangelized me it was through the wonders of Holy Spirit that i had a realization of the Living and True God.</p>
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		<title>By: Lisha</title>
		<link>http://sunandshield.wordpress.com/2007/03/07/a-quick-comparison-between-hinduism-and-christianity/#comment-6653</link>
		<dc:creator>Lisha</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Nov 2009 15:16:29 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Harry.here is my testimony to Jesus,i was once a hindu, i believe in Him, I feel His amazing Grace,i know He is the truth,He is the way,He is the life. i dont have logic and reasons, but I have faith and nothing in this world could shake it. pity to those who doesnt understand Him, for the satan takes away the seed before the seed could reach the ground,and satan indeed is very clever and hides himself through other false gods. We are supposed to share the Word,if they dont understand they they are missing the most beautiful Love of the Highest and the most loving God.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Harry.here is my testimony to Jesus,i was once a hindu, i believe in Him, I feel His amazing Grace,i know He is the truth,He is the way,He is the life. i dont have logic and reasons, but I have faith and nothing in this world could shake it. pity to those who doesnt understand Him, for the satan takes away the seed before the seed could reach the ground,and satan indeed is very clever and hides himself through other false gods. We are supposed to share the Word,if they dont understand they they are missing the most beautiful Love of the Highest and the most loving God.</p>
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		<title>By: Anonymous</title>
		<link>http://sunandshield.wordpress.com/2007/03/07/a-quick-comparison-between-hinduism-and-christianity/#comment-6652</link>
		<dc:creator>Anonymous</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Nov 2009 15:03:17 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>I know Jesus is with me i feel is presence all the time,you wont believe it but He has saved me innumerable times,He has transformed my life.i could go on and on about Him.God is more intelligent and just than all the intelligence of humanity put together,and i believe in His justice and wisdom.about your question its impossible to live a 100% moral life and God is so holy so perfect, for him even a white lie is intolerable,but He is a loving God and He has His ways which we should not question.My God sees my heart,my love for Him,i became humble in front of Him only loving Him never questioning Him,He is not abstract,He is real,If He is not real then this little life of mine makes no sense,its complete waste.I need a loving Father who takes care of me guides me,and trust me this love is such that no other human being can comprehend who doesnt have a personal and loving relationship with Him.
and ya so called hindu gods needs pujari(priests)to convey your offerings and feelings,mantras you cant comprehend,rituals you cant follow,hinduism was created by brahimins through the help of devil himself and braminis placed themselves high in the society where they were not supposed to work hard like farmers and eat freely in th name of the god how pathetic.  and i was a hindu once i never felt anything in any temple okay.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I know Jesus is with me i feel is presence all the time,you wont believe it but He has saved me innumerable times,He has transformed my life.i could go on and on about Him.God is more intelligent and just than all the intelligence of humanity put together,and i believe in His justice and wisdom.about your question its impossible to live a 100% moral life and God is so holy so perfect, for him even a white lie is intolerable,but He is a loving God and He has His ways which we should not question.My God sees my heart,my love for Him,i became humble in front of Him only loving Him never questioning Him,He is not abstract,He is real,If He is not real then this little life of mine makes no sense,its complete waste.I need a loving Father who takes care of me guides me,and trust me this love is such that no other human being can comprehend who doesnt have a personal and loving relationship with Him.<br />
and ya so called hindu gods needs pujari(priests)to convey your offerings and feelings,mantras you cant comprehend,rituals you cant follow,hinduism was created by brahimins through the help of devil himself and braminis placed themselves high in the society where they were not supposed to work hard like farmers and eat freely in th name of the god how pathetic.  and i was a hindu once i never felt anything in any temple okay.</p>
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		<title>By: Lisha</title>
		<link>http://sunandshield.wordpress.com/2007/03/07/a-quick-comparison-between-hinduism-and-christianity/#comment-6651</link>
		<dc:creator>Lisha</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Nov 2009 14:47:04 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>I was born a hindu,but few months back i have accepted Jesus as my Saviour and i consider Bible the Word of God,i am a monotheist and i believe in Holy Trinity. I dont go to temples and i consider any kind of idol worship against His Word. First time i experienced His amazing Grace i was about 10 years old and from that it took me a long way to understand Him,in between i became an atheist after that i became i devoted devoted hindu, also Jesus was close to my heart cause i knew He is a Living God,and slowly i understood Him and his sacrifice and Our Heavenly Father,and i committed my life to Him and i realized that nobody else is worth to be worshiped, and i would never ever go to a temple (hindu&#039;s place of worship) or participate in any rituals. One very loving experience i would like to share is that when i use to go to temples or (even a small temple in my home) i never felt anything,i tried communicating with God but didn&#039;t felt anything special,on contrary i was distracted by rowdy people in temples and the obnoxious priests doing all sorts of nonsense rituals, but whenever i pray to Jesus i could always feel is His loving Grace,and now after my commitment to Him i feel is Grace and love all the time,and whenever i go to church and or even worship and praise Him alone in my rooms,my eyes are filled with so much tears and i feel beautiful emotions stirring in my heart.I am lucky to know and love Living and True God. Here are few things i would like to point out
..the description of kali and shiva is too distorted and biased,i dont consider them as gods,to me they are false gods created by once stupid humans, but still your point of view is far from neutral.Yes shiva&#039;s private member is worshiped as a sign of pro-creator and fertility(read pagan).
And hindus might be ignorant about santa claus being god...thats seriously funny,i never knew any hindu who thinks that.
most of the things which is written are to the point concerning essence of hinduism.
i think the good news with people who are ignorant of God&#039;s Word should be shared with love and grace.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I was born a hindu,but few months back i have accepted Jesus as my Saviour and i consider Bible the Word of God,i am a monotheist and i believe in Holy Trinity. I dont go to temples and i consider any kind of idol worship against His Word. First time i experienced His amazing Grace i was about 10 years old and from that it took me a long way to understand Him,in between i became an atheist after that i became i devoted devoted hindu, also Jesus was close to my heart cause i knew He is a Living God,and slowly i understood Him and his sacrifice and Our Heavenly Father,and i committed my life to Him and i realized that nobody else is worth to be worshiped, and i would never ever go to a temple (hindu&#8217;s place of worship) or participate in any rituals. One very loving experience i would like to share is that when i use to go to temples or (even a small temple in my home) i never felt anything,i tried communicating with God but didn&#8217;t felt anything special,on contrary i was distracted by rowdy people in temples and the obnoxious priests doing all sorts of nonsense rituals, but whenever i pray to Jesus i could always feel is His loving Grace,and now after my commitment to Him i feel is Grace and love all the time,and whenever i go to church and or even worship and praise Him alone in my rooms,my eyes are filled with so much tears and i feel beautiful emotions stirring in my heart.I am lucky to know and love Living and True God. Here are few things i would like to point out<br />
..the description of kali and shiva is too distorted and biased,i dont consider them as gods,to me they are false gods created by once stupid humans, but still your point of view is far from neutral.Yes shiva&#8217;s private member is worshiped as a sign of pro-creator and fertility(read pagan).<br />
And hindus might be ignorant about santa claus being god&#8230;thats seriously funny,i never knew any hindu who thinks that.<br />
most of the things which is written are to the point concerning essence of hinduism.<br />
i think the good news with people who are ignorant of God&#8217;s Word should be shared with love and grace.</p>
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		<title>By: Rohit</title>
		<link>http://sunandshield.wordpress.com/2007/03/07/a-quick-comparison-between-hinduism-and-christianity/#comment-6650</link>
		<dc:creator>Rohit</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Nov 2009 14:44:18 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>I thank you brother harry, for the quotes and references you provided. Satapatha Brahmana 13:5:2:2 is a fascinating translation by a non Indian called Julius Eggeling. He attempted to translate the ancient scripture in the English language which is not very possible as the language of English is painfully limited. Therefore I advise that the version you are refferring to is not reliable. The second refernce you have given is again a version only entertained by one sect called &#039;The Divine Life society&quot; and does not reflect the views of all Hindus nor does it yet again provide thorough translation in its attempt to render this in English. Again the reference you have chosen is flawed. If there is any other material that you may have refferred to, then please advise so I may look into that. Unfortunately, as I mentioned earlier, the limited nature of the English language does not allow proper translation and to a non Hindu may sound very misleading.
The references to sexuality in Hinduism is more about sex education rather than sinful pleasures. The western world has only very recently realised the importance of sex education after learning the hard way that the lack of education about sex leads to immorality at so many levels. The modern day school curriculum are only now introducing proper sex education. This wisdom was available to ancient Hindus and was therefore laid down in the texts. I hope that this throws some light on why there is a mention of sexuality.
Yet again, if there is any other reference material that you need verified, please feel free to reply and I shall follow that up for you.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I thank you brother harry, for the quotes and references you provided. Satapatha Brahmana 13:5:2:2 is a fascinating translation by a non Indian called Julius Eggeling. He attempted to translate the ancient scripture in the English language which is not very possible as the language of English is painfully limited. Therefore I advise that the version you are refferring to is not reliable. The second refernce you have given is again a version only entertained by one sect called &#8216;The Divine Life society&#8221; and does not reflect the views of all Hindus nor does it yet again provide thorough translation in its attempt to render this in English. Again the reference you have chosen is flawed. If there is any other material that you may have refferred to, then please advise so I may look into that. Unfortunately, as I mentioned earlier, the limited nature of the English language does not allow proper translation and to a non Hindu may sound very misleading.<br />
The references to sexuality in Hinduism is more about sex education rather than sinful pleasures. The western world has only very recently realised the importance of sex education after learning the hard way that the lack of education about sex leads to immorality at so many levels. The modern day school curriculum are only now introducing proper sex education. This wisdom was available to ancient Hindus and was therefore laid down in the texts. I hope that this throws some light on why there is a mention of sexuality.<br />
Yet again, if there is any other reference material that you need verified, please feel free to reply and I shall follow that up for you.</p>
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		<title>By: Rohit</title>
		<link>http://sunandshield.wordpress.com/2007/03/07/a-quick-comparison-between-hinduism-and-christianity/#comment-6649</link>
		<dc:creator>Rohit</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Nov 2009 13:54:58 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>I am very well versed with Hindu scriptures. Could I request harry, that you provide references to texts where you got your information about Hinduism from. I am quite keen to review these claims you make about Hinduism. I suspect that your sources may be unreliable and therefore this may not be your fault but of people that have misguided you. I feel I should apologise on behalf of all Hindus for a handful of jokers that may be playing a practical joke on you by giving you misleading details just to see you get all tangled up. I mean, &#039;worshipping Shiva&#039;s penis&#039;... really ??! I think you have been punked.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I am very well versed with Hindu scriptures. Could I request harry, that you provide references to texts where you got your information about Hinduism from. I am quite keen to review these claims you make about Hinduism. I suspect that your sources may be unreliable and therefore this may not be your fault but of people that have misguided you. I feel I should apologise on behalf of all Hindus for a handful of jokers that may be playing a practical joke on you by giving you misleading details just to see you get all tangled up. I mean, &#8216;worshipping Shiva&#8217;s penis&#8217;&#8230; really ??! I think you have been punked.</p>
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		<title>By: Andrew</title>
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		<dc:creator>Andrew</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Nov 2009 13:14:11 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>To all you Hindu dudes. Please do not let the words of one nut job like harrygaylord give a bad image of us all. I am a proud Christian who only follows one message we ought to follow and that is of love. Its just unfortunate that people like him give such a pathetic display of Christianity. I will of course ignore his response to my message which no doubt will be full of ignorance, and request all you Hindus to please not let this idiot to represent us all.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>To all you Hindu dudes. Please do not let the words of one nut job like harrygaylord give a bad image of us all. I am a proud Christian who only follows one message we ought to follow and that is of love. Its just unfortunate that people like him give such a pathetic display of Christianity. I will of course ignore his response to my message which no doubt will be full of ignorance, and request all you Hindus to please not let this idiot to represent us all.</p>
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