I have no problem with differences of opinion, tahst what keeps the world interesting.
I just get disappointed how we chose to share, discuss or promote these different ideas.
Additionally, even some of the opinions are rather ludicrous.
So, if educated peopel like us who have travelled the world experienced different cultures, met different people..if people like us can not engage in a healthy discussion and bypass our own prejudice, what do we expect from those who did not benefit from the types of lives and learnings we have had.
Its a nice gesture from a social and humane POV, but wont the young children be raised as Hindus and thus fall out of the fold of Islam-surely muslims in neighbouring states can adout them and keep then Gullam-e-Rasool?
I have no problem with differences of opinion, tahst what keeps the world interesting.
I just get disappointed how we chose to share, discuss or promote these different ideas.
Additionally, even some of the opinions are rather ludicrous.
So, if educated peopel like us who have travelled the world experienced different cultures, met different people..if people like us can not engage in a healthy discussion and bypass our own prejudice, what do we expect from those who did not benefit from the types of lives and learnings we have had.
That is a constant thorn in my side
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Fraudz, a discussion with no emotions is not a healthy one. I have been discussin in my past now over 5 years in german, english and in front of others and even hard discussion at schools.
I never felt it exciting when a person just sits and gives you facts without being in the discussion emotionally. That is of no use.
I'm not stating that ppl should attack each other personaly or even start swearing but at least some more of action is needed. Otherwise not only the discuss itself but this board will dry (die) out.
mo best that is always a problem, if the child is adopted by ppl from a diff faith. Some may have the kid grow up with teh faith his birth parents had, most I think prefer to have the kid followw their own faith so he/she feels more a part of the family. Ohioguy and I had communictaed in detail about this topic a long time ago.
however here is a senetence from thsi article which was just too amazing
"I adopted Yunus with the precondition that his religious identity should remain intact. I wanted to show the religious bigots that a child belonging to a different faith could be brought up by a person from another faith," said Shah.
actually, there are other cases, especially people who took orphaned kids after the riots during partition, who raised them with the faith of the kids birth parents.
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however here is a senetence from thsi article which was just too amazing
"I adopted Yunus with the precondition that his religious identity should remain intact. I wanted to show the religious bigots that a child belonging to a different faith could be brought up by a person from another faith," said Shah.
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It's the famous Gandhian quote.
Is this allowed in Islam? For a muslim to raise a hindu child?
There is no compulsion in religion. I personally would take it to mean that the kid should be raised as his parents woukd have raised him and allowed to make a choice if and when he wants to make it when he is ready. BUt thats my opinion, and that is the approach I would have if in a situation like that.
What do other religions say about this? I mean all the chinese girls which are being adopted in US that I know of are being raised with the same religion as their adopted parents.
The discussion on this topic could be pretty interesting, back when Ohioguy and I were talkign about it that was one of the big questions. Do kids not want to copy their parents, birth or adopted, and would them doing somethign different create a sense of not belonging.
I dunno, family and child psychologists can answer that aspect, theologists can figure out the first issue :) One does not still have to accept their recommendations or analysis if one does not agree.
Queer is quite right, queerly. Rehaan, u don't know anything about India or the people who actually live there.. so better not to make any assumptions. It is a majority hindu, but if it weren't for the fact that there are millions of good hindus out there, there would be a massive religious war going on rite now in each and every state of India.
Fraudz - how gracious of u. Yr posts always make me tearful, in a diplomatic kind of way. CH pass the hanky please when u r done with it... ewwww.. a clean one I mean
CH - ofcourse a muslim can be raised by a hindu. Prophet Muhammed SAW's tribe was not muslim when he was growing up, but they did raise him, didn't they? After Islam was revealed to him, his uncle Abu Talib still remained non-muslim, bu that didn't mean he was any less his uncle, and when Abu Talib pledged to protect Muhammed, his pledge did carry weight with the Quraish. Religion is not tainted by sharing utensils and hearts.