Open letter to fellow Indians from a Jain youth over meat ban

[vsdoc]

Jains are just an offshoot of Hinduism......or you can cay Hinduism is an offshoot of Jainism.

BS.

 

[Maarkhoor]

bearded uncles to mess with our newborn's nunnis though

Even we don't allow only Jews

bearded uncles to mess with our newborn's nunnis though

Even we don't allow only Jews

Even we don't allow only Jews

What about beef its allowed to eat.

 

[vsdoc]

Even we don't allow only Jews

I am really delighted for you. And your little nunnis.

 

[Prajapati]

BS.

LOL. I take it you have Zero Knowledge of Hinduism or Jainism ?

Except for what has been taught to you by our "secular" schools ? That Mahavir started Jainism ?

 

[dravidianhero]

Yup. Its called taro. Consecrated urine of a special line of albino bulls.

We don't allow bearded uncles to mess with our newborn's nunnis though.

Excellent reply doctor Saab...

 

[lightoftruth]

ppl are missing the point, the protest is basically political btw the local marathi and Gujrati jain influence in mumbai ,its going on for long,shiv sena is just appeasing its marathi vote bank and BJP its jain one.

BTW Buddhism ,Jainism are both different atheistic religions does not believe in Vedas but has huge influences from Hindu philosophy's of life and well integrated in Indian civilization.

 

[vsdoc]

Excellent reply doctor Saab...

The level of trolling on PDF in 2015 is embarrassing. Classless. And very low IQ. But surprisingly nationality, ethnicity and faith equated. Thank God for Darwin.

Bigotry is ugly. I have nothing personally against ugly people. Just wish they would not shove it into my face.

Not on a mellow Sunday afternoon.

Losing track of IDs to ignore.

Cheers, Doc

 

[Bang Galore]

The level of trolling on PDF in 2015 is embarrassing. Classless. And very low IQ. But surprisingly nationality, ethnicity and faith equated. Thank God for Darwin.

Bigotry is ugly. I have nothing personally against ugly people. Just wish they would not shove it into my face.

Not on a mellow Sunday afternoon.

Losing track of IDs to ignore.

Cheers, Doc

There was a reason I said "good to have you back"......

 

[Dem!god]

I am dumbfound.... I believed we dharmic people can atlest live among ourself with peace and patience... but it seems my believe was wrong... if marathis cant stop eating meat for 4 days than why ban cow slaughter. Why hurting the muslims... why show shadow love for hinduism..and animals
Hinduism teaches to live and let live...why such a hue cry over 4 days ban...it's not that if some one will not eat meat for 4 days he is gonna die...why can't we show some respect to jains... aren't we and them the same people... following same dharmic faith...why this bitterness..

 

[dray]

I am dumbfound.... I believed we dharmic people can atlest live among ourself with peace and patience... but it seems my believe was wrong... if marathis cant stop eating meat for 4 days than why ban cow slaughter. Why hurting the muslims... why show shadow love for hinduism..and animals
Hinduism teaches to live and let live...why such a hue cry over 4 days ban...it's not that if some one will not eat meat for 4 days he is gonna die...why can't we show some respect to jains... aren't we and them the same people... following same dharmic faith...why this bitterness..

Respect should be earned, not forced...ban always ends in bitterness.

 

[Maravan]

Banning meat, beef,sounds ridiculous... Everyone must be allowed to have, what they like...

 

[Dem!god]

Respect should be earned, not forced...ban always ends in bitterness.

Good... i am not in the mood of argument...aise hi aaj gf se jhagda ho gaya hai...

 

[dray]

Good... i am not in the mood of argument...aise hi aaj gf se jhagda ho gaya hai...

Is she a veggie too?

Btw, this one is a good question.

Open letter to fellow Indians from a Jain youth over meat ban

Guest Author / September 12, 2015 / Opinions
Dear friends,
I know many of you are very angry these days as we Jains are supposed to have taken your rights to eat meat. We intolerant bunch of goons have reportedly taken away your personal liberty. We are the Taliban, if some liberal activists are to be believed.

All these become easy for you to believe because these activists are in media and they control what you read in the newspapers or hear on TV. It also becomes easy for you to think they are telling the truth because the current ruling party, the BJP, has a national president who is Jain by religion.

Today, the media claimed that Haryana, another BJP ruled state, too had banned meat. Whereas the truth was that it had just appealed some slaughter houses to remain closed for Paryushan Parva, our festival of self purification. An appeal was presented as a ban to you!

And this has led people to believe that Jains are asking for such bans. I say this because I have been subjected to such taunts and abuse on Twitter. People have mocked my faith, my customs, and some even threatened to throw meats loaves in my house in protest.

And I wonder why so much hate! Because I didn’t even ask for this ban!

The media never cared to tell you but I hope you know the truth that this ban has existed for decades. And no, it is not a ban on you eating any meat – you are still free to do that – but a ban on slaughter houses for a few days and a ban on sale of meat in some selected regions of India. In fact, in states likeRajasthan, the duration of this annual ban has actually been reduced this year when compared with the duration during the Congress rule.

Yes, you are going to tell me that it doesn’t justify the ban just because it existed for all these years. I am not even telling you that. But just take a chill pill for a moment, and think – if this ban existed for so many decades, why did you not hear any outrage or protest over this all these years?

Have you not become pawn in the politics of some selected parties? Congress was the party that introduced such bans in many areas and now they are protesting against the same. Shiv Sena too was a party to the decision by virtue of controlling local bodies, and even they are now protesting.

Do you seriously not see the politics here? And this politics is being helped by those in the media who wear the mask of neutrality and intellectualism.

All these decades nobody had a problem as they thought it was not a big deal if the slaughter houses remain closed for a few days in a year, that too in some areas where Jain population reside. It was about giving up limited personal liberty on select days to show respect to fellow Indians. Even courts upheld this view.

Don’t we give up our personal liberties on 3 national holidays? They are dry days and we can’t buy liquor. Technically that is also ban, and that is nationwide. This meat ban is not nationwide.
Don’t we give up our personal liberties when we hear loud azaan five times a day from a local mosque or loud music from a local pandal during various pujas? Remember, personal liberty is also about choosing what you are exposed to.

Nearly all leading restaurants and meat shops offer only halaal meat in order to respect Muslim sentiments. Will it not be unreasonable if Hindus start demanding jhatka meat just to insist on personal choice and liberty? Hindus don’t insist on that because they have “adjusted” to accommodate fellow Indians.

Yes, apart from “jugaad”, other thing we Indian do is “adjusting”. We care for each other and adjust to make space for each other.

But now it looks like my country is all set to demand individual liberties.
And it’s not a bad thing. We as a society have to evolve.

Ever since Narendra Modi became the Prime Minister of India, many people have evolved and started growing up (by their own admission). Our stand up comedians have evolved – they don’t make the same jokes. Our journalists have evolved – they have now started seeing things (like this meat ban) that they were blind to all these years.

So my dear friend angry with Jains over meat ban, you too have the right to evolve. We all have the right to evolve. I just hope that this evolution and growing up is not selective.

Keeping this in mind, I appeal to Prime Minister Narendra Modi to lift this meat ban as it is hurting the sentiments of Indians who are evolving very fast. Sentiments of Jains will be taken care of by those who care and those who can adjust a little.

We Jains might appeal to people in our localities to close meat shops for a few days and if they do that voluntarily, we will be happy that they care for us. But please don’t enforce anything.
I can’t take any more hate due to my surname.

• • written by Ankit Jain (on Twitter @indiantweeter)

Open letter to fellow Indians from a Jain youth over meat ban

 

[Prajapati]

Is she a veggie too?

Btw, this one is a good question.
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Here is Another Good Question,

I am being forced not to sleep with your Mother and Sister to respect you. How about you are forced to send them to me to Respect Me ?

Of course, you will raise concerns about Free Will. But Surely you can go ahead and ASK THEM to Sleep with me to respect me ?

So will you be asking them ? .... just so that we know you practice what you preach...... otherwise you will come across as a hypocrite.

 

[Dem!god]

Is she a veggie too?

Btw, this one is a good question.
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Not a strict veggie but she she consume meat once in a blue moon...

That's a rhetorical question... and makes little sense...

Here is Another Good Question,

I am being forced not to sleep with your Mother and Sister to respect you. How about you are forced to send them to me to Respect Me ?

Of course, you will raise concerns about Free Will. But Surely you can go ahead and ASK THEM to Sleep with me to respect me ?

So will you be asking them ? .... just so that we know you practice what you preach...... otherwise you will come across as a hypocrite.

That is not the way to reply... keep it civil...