Bhagvad Gita faces legal ban in Russia

[Rahul92]

jai sri krishna

 

[The Messiah]

case is in court...when court agrees then you have right to rant and rave.

if only people would follow my suggestions.

 

[amitkriit]

According to ISKCON members the Russian Orthodox Church was behind the court case as it wanted to limit their activities.

 

[KS]

Good/sensible move by the court.

 

[sesha_maruthi27]

Truth alone Triumphs......

 

[Tshering22]

According to ISKCON members the Russian Orthodox Church was behind the court case as it wanted to limit their activities.

It was obvious. That patriarch Alexy II called Krishna as "devil" and Buddha as "heretic". What can you expect from someone whose attendance is reducing daily?

 

[The Messiah]

Good/sensible move by the court.

so why did you start bashing before verdict ?

 

[Galaxy]

so why did you start bashing before verdict ?

So that verdict will come in favour of Gita !! :thumb:

 

[Zebra]

Russia court rejects ban of Hindu text
Judge dismisses claims that religious text central to the global Hare Krishna movement is "extremist".

Last Modified: 28 Dec 2011 19:06.

A Russian court decided not to ban a religious text central to the global Hare Krishna movement, rejecting claims that the text is "extremist" and ending a case that has angered Hindus around the world.

The Indian foreign ministry on Wednesday said it appreciated "this sensible resolution of a sensitive issue."

Prosecutors in the Siberian city of Tomsk had argued that the Russian translation of "Bhagavad Gita As It Is" promotes "social discord" and hatred toward non-believers, causing an outcry in India, where many considered the proposed ban a violation of the rights of Hindus in Russia.

The text is a combination of the Bhagavad Gita, one of Hinduism's holiest scriptures, and commentary by A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada, founder of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness, which is often called the Hare Krishna movement.

The prosecutors had asked the court to include the book on the Federal List of Extremist Materials, which bans more than 1,000 texts, including Adolf Hitler's "Mein Kampf" and books distributed by the Jehovah's Witness and Scientology movements.

Alexander Shakhov, a lawyer for Hare Krishna devotees in Tomsk, said the group is satisfied with the court's decision.

Yury Pleshakov, a spokesman for the group in Moscow, said the book in question has existed in Russia for 25 years and has never inspired violence or extremist activity.

The trial, which began in June, followed this year's ban on the construction of a Hare Krishna village in Tomsk and was based on an assessment by professors at Tomsk University.

After hearing further testimony from academic experts on Wednesday, the judge ruled that the prosecutors' claims were unfounded.

'Not about Bhagavad Gita'

The Russian Foreign Ministry had insisted the Tomsk court was not taking issue with core Hindu scripture itself, but rather with the author's commentary and poor translation in "Bhagavad Gita As It Is."

"I would like to emphasize that this is not about 'Bhagavad Gita,' a religious philosophical poem, which forms part of the great Indian epic Mahabharata and is one of the most famous pieces of the ancient Hindu literature," ministry spokesman Alexander Lukashevich said at a briefing in Moscow last week, adding that the book was first published in Russian in 1788.

Still, followers of the Hare Krishna movement in Russia saw the proposed ban as a result of continued intolerance of minority religions by the Russian Orthodox Church. Pleshakov estimates there are at least 150,000 Hare Krishna devotees in Russia.

In 2005, a Russian Orthodox archbishop asked the mayor of Moscow to ban the construction of a proposed Hare Krishna temple, calling the Hindu deity Krishna "an evil demon, the personified power of hell opposing God," according to Interfax. The temple was later allowed in a Moscow suburb.

Russia court rejects ban of Hindu text - Central & South Asia - Al Jazeera English

 

[The Messiah]

So that verdict will come in favour of Gita !! :thumb:

It would have come in favour even if there was no ranting on here because it was against constitution.

All sorts of idiotic cases are in court and get thrown out of the window.

 

[Galaxy]

It would have come in favour even if there was no ranting on here because it was against constitution.

All sorts of idiotic cases are in court and get thrown out of the window.

May be. But there was lots of protest and anger against the ban. Anyway, Good move by the Russian court.

 

[Dovah]

May be. But there was lots of protest and anger against the ban. Anyway, Good move by the Russian court.

Had to ask, why the Nepal flag?

 

[The Messiah]

May be. But there was lots of protest and anger against the ban. Anyway, Good move by the Russian court.

Thats the point! It was never banned

:kite:

 

[Galaxy]

Had to ask, why the Nepal flag?

Because Nepal is culturally associated with India. Nepal is 2nd safe home for Indian Hindus/Buddhist.

Gita is not something related with India only but Nepal too. It's not about country but culture mate

 

[KS]

so why did you start bashing before verdict ?

LOL I was not active here when you people discussed it and I hardly think I posted any thing on this subject.

But will not the "secularists" bash me if I say Koran encourages violence and went to court ?

 

[The Messiah]

LOL I was not active here when you people discussed it and I hardly think I posted any thing on this subject.

But will not the "secularists" bash me if I say Koran encourages violence and went to court ?

Yes you would be bashed but not the whole country because of you.

 

[KS]

ISKCON translation contains a lot of propaganda in the form of commentary (IMO)

It's about time.

The battle of evangelism needs to be taken to their home.

Indian Govt should spend 50 mln a year for cultural invasion and propaganda..

See how the Arabs have most of the Islamic world mind worshipping them.Learn from that.

 

[KS]

Yes you would be bashed but not the whole country because of you.

Outsiders will bash the country and not me.

BTW I don't know what is your point of contention...or just arguing with me ?

 

[ejazr]

The most basic human right to have food in open during Ramzan is not there in Kuwait,Bahrain, Qatar etc.

However, in all Muslim countries you cannot eat during the day during Ramzan.

That is an indirect way to force people not belonging to the religion to obey their religion's diktat.

It is like forcing all to attend Church and participate in the Midnight Mass!

I have lived in Saudi Arabia for ten years and I know for a fact that non-muslims can eat during Ramazan. Restaurants are closed during the day, but collegaues, classmates have lunch breakfast without problems. I have been to Bahrain and UAE as well during Ramazan and the same situation exists there. Infact, Hotels there are not closed during the day and they server Alcohol in demarcated areas well.

If you can eat during the day in Saudi Arabia, I am sure, you can do it in other GCC countries.

Other than that I have been in transit in Malaysia and Indonesia and there were no restrictions during Ramazan either. I am sure the same applies to other muslim countries around the world. There should be some basis before making an allegation.

 

[KS]

If you can eat during the day in Saudi Arabia, I am sure, you can do it in other GCC countries.

Nope. I don't know when you went.

But I was in Kuwait, Bahrain & Qatar during 2010 Ramzan and I was specifically instructed by my higher ups not to have food outside my room - either in streets or in office.

That one month was the worst period in my life.