It is sad but we have almost destroyed our sense of humor. And when it comes to religion we are totally intolerant. As a Hindu, it makes me sad that some people have taken it upon themselves to destroy the tolerance that Hinduism was famous for so many centuries. The self-proclaimed protectors of Hinduism are actually destroying it.
The "Love Guru" controversy is but one example of their insensitivity and crass hypocrisy. They promote violence and hate in the name of religion. Just yesterday some of their volunteers from the fundamentalist group -- Sanatanis -- were arrested outside Mumbai, India, for terrorist activities. They destroyed the Babri Masjid and caused the unnecessary deaths of thousands of innocent people and now they are out to destroy the people's sense of humor too.
This unfortunately has become a trend in all religions. The rabid element is taking over and making a mockery of religion. We claim to be moving towards greater civilization but I think along the way we have lost the true meaning of what civilization should be. We now look at civilization only in the material sense and think that the richer we become the more civilized we are. What we ignore is that materialism and morality have an inverse relationship. The more we progress materially, the more we regress morally.
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