Posted by: lootekukur March 6, 2008
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nepe bro,
i, for one, am not against secularism per se, matter of fact i think that's where we should take our nation to (a disparity free society which gives equal opportunities and freedom of speech for the people and freedom to choose their own religion and  practice culture without imposition and without coming in the way of others--signs of a free, independent nation) but i am not just confident about the way the reconvened parliament brought about series of proclamations (one after the other) including the one for secularism.

i don't know, and some of you may argue here, if religious minorities were discriminated against in any way when we were hindu kingdom, but if religious tolerance had prevailed in nepal so far, secularism wouldn't/shouldn't be a problem and sooner or later we had to be confident enough to transform into secularism. but then again, i don't know if the proclamation, rather than letting people's opinion as well to come to the table, was the way to go about it. last thing we want is those hindu extremists to create confusion among people (most of whom are uneducated) and agitation among  different religious groups--the chances of which would have been slim to zero if we had gone through a gradual progression making sure all holes and patches were covered and all screws were tightened. tetti matra ho.


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