Mise
isle of lucy
If it was big enough to become a local attraction, there would be litter, pollution, cars blocking my drive, etc etcNot if the temple was big enough to become a local attraction.
Would you be comfortable with an Indic temple built in your neighbourhood?
- Thread starter aneeshm
- Start date
Leonel
Breakfast Connoisseur
Absolutely not! 
Nah I'd be cool with it as well.
Nah I'd be cool with it as well.
LucyDuke
staring at the clock
Personally, I don't give a crap where you build a temple. It's better than another damn wal-mart.
Actually, I'd be pretty excited about it if it were a Buddhist temple. I'd like to go talk to Buddhists about Buddhism somewhere close by.
Actually, I'd be pretty excited about it if it were a Buddhist temple. I'd like to go talk to Buddhists about Buddhism somewhere close by.
Aramazd
Deity
I wouldn't have a problem, although a Hindu temple would be a waste because there one just a few miles from my house
Gabryel Karolin
Gammelgädda
I would become extremely paranoid as the total Hindu population in the town I currently live in is something like 1-200. Other than that I would be fine with it. It would be so alien it would take away any discomfort with having an foreign temple next to you.
aneeshm
Deity
If it was big enough to become a local attraction, there would be litter, pollution, cars blocking my drive, etc etc
The standards of cleanliness required by Hinduism rather preclude that from happening.
The standards of cleanliness required by Hinduism rather preclude that from happening.
Everyone claims to be tidy, but rubbish still happens.
Absolutely not . . .
Duh, of course. In fact my comment about my church helping build other referred specifically to a group out in Utah that helped build a Hindu temple across the valley from an LDS temple (our temples being somewhat different from our churches or other religions' temples, they are a little bit of a bigger deal), and I figured better a Hindu temple than another strip mall, right?
Mostly it is the free food that gets my attention . . .
Duh, of course. In fact my comment about my church helping build other referred specifically to a group out in Utah that helped build a Hindu temple across the valley from an LDS temple (our temples being somewhat different from our churches or other religions' temples, they are a little bit of a bigger deal), and I figured better a Hindu temple than another strip mall, right?
Mostly it is the free food that gets my attention . . .
Xanikk999
History junkie
It would be less annoying then any other religious institutions so i probably wouldnt mind.
But considering theres barely any hindus or jainists or whatever around here it would be a waste of time.
But considering theres barely any hindus or jainists or whatever around here it would be a waste of time.
skadistic
Caomhanach
So you would rather have a building that uses resourses with out paying their fair share instead of one that pays taxes on not only the property by income of the employies who inturn pay taxes also including all the taxes made on the goods sold?
LucyDuke
staring at the clock
I think religious institutions should pay taxes.
And wal-mart hardly contributes positively to a community. Nice try though.
Short answer: Yes, I would.
Xanikk999
History junkie
Well if we had a walmart around here, it would give work to those guys that come by my neighborhood and beg for work.
Leifmk
Deity
Sure, why not. Again, as long as it didn't make the parking space shortage any worse.
The Last Conformist
Irresistibly Attractive
I wouldn't mind the temple, but I'd prefer the Wal-Mart. We could use some upmarket shopping centres here.
MobBoss
Off-Topic Overlord
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/17991750/
http://www.adnki.com/index_2Level_English.php?cat=Terrorism&loid=8.0.402084893&par=
http://news.independent.co.uk/world/asia/article357771.ece
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/south_asia/1355479.stm
Want more? Google is your friend. India, Iraq, Africa, Thailand, etc. etc. Mosques get bombed the world over. Would I want to live near one? Nope.
Google me the answer, which get bombed more, christian churches or mosques?
Therefore, I propose the abolishment of government property and christian churches and their replacement by Mosques to ensure the security of everyone
Considering how often mosques get bombed in comparison to other targets, I would say thats an unwise move.
Xanikk999
History junkie
Mobboss, it doesnt take half a brain to know the a mosque in the U.S is nowhere near the same enviroment is one in downtown baghdad.
Mosques do not have magnets that attract suicide bombers in otherwords.
Mosques do not have magnets that attract suicide bombers in otherwords.
So how did a discussion on Hindu temples end up being about Muslim suicide bombers?
aneeshm
Deity
Sorry, but not possible. Zoroastrians are rather strict that way.
They don't allow non-Zoroastrians into their temples. Nor do they accept converts. Even half-bloods (people who are Zoroastrian, but have one non-Zoroastrian parent) are not allowed in. Basically, you have to be pure-blooded ethnic Persian AND Zoroastrian, AND both parents have to be Zoroastrian, in order to gain entry.
Because of this (rather ********) policy, the community is dwindling away. Only about 70,000 are left in India, and they'll probably die out in a few generations. And they're the last of the "real" Persians (as in, the ones who carry on all the old traditions since the time of the Persian empires of Xerxes and Cyrus).
