"Do you have a source to back up that claim???? " Sure: "PATNA: An old woman has allegedly committed 'sati' by jumping into the funeral pyre of her husband in a Bihar village, though officials Sunday said a police report on the incident was awaited. " http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articleshow/1500612.cms "Banda (UP), May 26 A 70-year-old woman ended her life allegedly by jumping into the funeral pyre of her husband at Bahundari village, 60 km from here. The incident came to light when hundreds of people thronged the site of her funeral to offer flowers, coconut and incense sticks as part of "sati puja", police said" http://www.centralchronicle.com/20050527/2705003.htm "Summary: A woman has burned herself alive on the funeral pyre of her dead husband in the central Indian state of Madhya Pradesh, committing the sacred but outlawed Hindu practice of 'sati'. This report from: Adam Mynott" http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish/news/words/general/020807_witn.shtml "Rukiya Devi (80) of village Shakardiha under the Hasanpur police station of the district allegedly committed “sati” by jumping into the funeral pyre of her husband on Wednesday night, her son and villagers said on Thursday. " http://www1.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articleshow/568988.cms Now, it seems like most Nepali news sites just have terrible search features. I can't find any articles about Sati in Nepal. It exists, trust me. "America may not be a christian nation, but those who did were christians... " Yes, of course. But Christianity is not being imposed on everybody else, is it? In Nepal's case, Nepal was a Hindu kingdom just a couple of days ago. I am an atheist. Your potshots at Christianity don't bother me. "When did I say it was not a part of the religion??? All i'm saying is, the system was purely based on profession" The system was not based on profession. The system was based on race. Your profession came with your race.