Dr. Ambrose brought up the idea if Twinkle was being rude by displaying these Christian statues as art instead of being for religion belief. In my opinion, I do not think it is rude, people can find beauty in anything, and for Twinkle she found it in another religion. If I said she was being rude then I would be contradicting myself. If you ever thought a ying-yang sign was beautiful or cool....or you have a saints bracelet they now sell at the local Forever 21, or you want a tattoo of peace in Chinese lettering then you cannot say Twinkle is being rude. If you do say this, then you are contradicting yourself, because then you would be rude.
In class students said that Twinkle was offending and being rude to her religion and also the christian religion by thinking these statues as art. In my opinion, in todays society religions and cultures are mixed between friends and marriages. I think that most of the population should know a lot about other religions even if its just that they have beautiful art work or statues. This observation can help us understand the other religion more so people can connect on a better level.
Christians collect Buddhas and many other types of muslim religion items.They do not think about how this is rude to their religion or others. So why cant Twinkle think the statues are beautiful? It should be a compliment to the Christian religion that she thinks that. Sanjeev should broaden his horizion so he too can connect to more types of people.
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I agree.
I do not think Twinkle was being rude or disrespectful of the Christian religion. Although she does not believe in the deeper meanings of the relics she finds, she does understand that they are special and hold deep meaning for someone. She displays this respect by not throwing the artifacts away but rather displaying them on her mantle, the center of her home.
I am interested, though, what the fate of these artifacts will be in the future. Maybe Twinkle will get bored with them, or she'll want to use the mantle to put up pictures of her and Sanjeev's children. What will happen to them then? While Twinkle is being respectful of the Christian relics now, she may not be so willing later.
I also agree! I do not think she was being rude or disrespecting Christianity in any way. In fact I feel as though by displaying the relics on the mantle she was recognizing their value. So instead of simply throwing them away she was keeping them in her house as a sign of respect for those who believe in Christianity as well as the previous inhabitants in the house.
I agree as well....she did not have disrespectful intentions and she was not parading the objects she found, there was an admiration there. This doesn't mean that she was not valuing being Hindu. Like you said, I'm a Christian and I like Buddah statues and I think that Dalai Lama is insightful. You also bought up a good point about religious acceptance and maybe Twinkle was doing just that.
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