Section 12.4: Bar Mitzvah for Hindus?
Section 12.4: Bar Mitzvah for Hindus? It is Jewish tradition to have their children participate in bris and bar mitzvah ceremonies. The bris (circumcision) is a religious ceremony performed on 8th day of childbirth. The Bar- (or Bat- for a girl) Mitzvah is a religious ritual performed at age of 12-13 years to announce the […]
Section 12.5: The Bible on Hindus?
Section 12.5: The Bible on Hindus? All religious scriptures have shortcomings. The Lord Shiva and Lord God are portrayed as angry Gods, thought there may be justifications provided by believers. The Abrahamic (Jewish, Christian and Muslim) scriptures have spent a good deal of efforts criticizing others’ belief systems. For an interfaith couple, it is not […]
Section 12.6: The Koran on Hindus?
Section 12.6: The Koran on Hindus? Christians and Jews are discussed in detail in several sections of Koran, but there is no direct mention of the word “Hindu” in the Koran. You are an “unbeliever” or “disbeliever” if you believe in having the liberty to pray to multiple forms of God, associate other names of […]
Section 12.7: The Koran on Christians and Jews?
Section 12.7: The Koran on Christians and Jews? One of the most important questions a Christian-Muslim couple has to address is if Jesus is a Son of God or one of the apostles. Readers are advised to read several chapters in the Koran on Christianity and Judaism. Here a brief summary is presented. Christians believe […]