Although I espouse no religion, I respect any religion that is genuinely principled. That said, I have no patience for New Age Religions. Out here in New Mexico we've got every New Age hodge-podge you can imagine. As far as I can see, these New Agers take the most convenient aspects from several world religions and arrange a personal "religion" that involves no deep beliefs and no sacrifices. Particularly outrageous, in my view, are Marxists who claim to practice Hinduism, and have no idea that the two conflict. Of course, if they'd REALLY researched Hinduism, they'd learn about it's rigid caste system, but then they wouldn't be able to use Hinduism as an excuse to screw around. If I were a Hindu, I'd resent an outsider who used a certain part of my religion out of context to justify meaningless mattress-hopping. What do you think?

Lillie

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