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--srI rAjEsh eLAyavaLLi wrote
> 1.  Why should we even "care to know" to know the "worst in another
> religion?"
> 2.  Why should we engage in defending the "worst things in our 
Sanatana
> Dharma?"  If they are truly worse (within context that is), should 
we not
> try and address them rather than defend them blindly?
-----

I do not think anyone is advocating the defense of "worst things in 
our sanAtana dharma". 

---
> 3.  I truly believe that the purpose of our religion is to share 
our
> knowledge when asked and not "proselytize" contrasting another 
religion with
> others.
-----

The purpose of the book is not to proselytize. It is to provide 
information that can be used in arguments when our sanAtana dharma 
is denigrated by others.

------
> By putting such a text in the files area of this group, are we 
leaning
> towards "offense is the best form of defense" theory?  Is our 
philosophy so
> weak that we cannot defend its theories? 
------

No. By putting such a text in the files area, we are leaning 
towards "Knowledge of the opponents argument/background is better in 
debates" theory.

> I personally do not think so and I
> am sure most here in this forum will agree.  If not, I would 
welcome
> alternative thinking as to why we should embrace this document, 
post in the
> files area, and use it to defend us.

The reason why I said I will put it in the files section is so that 
we do not receive 100 messages in our digest asking "how can I get 
the book". 

Beyond that, I think it is a valuable resource for those who have 
been debating with missionaries. PErsonally, I have had several 
conversations with missionaries who attempt to denigrate our 
religion without tru basis in front of large audiences - espeically 
in universities, and I believe that having a rational response is 
something that is necessary for anyone who is interested in 
providing our viewpoint in the debate.


adiyEn rAmAnuja dAsan,
varadhan


> 
> adiyEn,
> nArAyana vEda dAsan
> Rajesh Elayavalli
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "tavaradhan" <tavaradhan@xxxx>
> To: <ramanuja@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Wednesday, January 05, 2005 12:15 PM
> Subject: [ramanuja] book request re: christian pUrvapaksha and 
arguments
> against it
> 
> 
> >
> >
> > dear devotees,
> >
> > As is evident, there is a good demand for the book written by 
srI.
> > Rama Ramanuja AchArya. Thanks to him for having written this, as
> > this is a very valuable work for us to go through.
> >
> > I will get a copy from srI rAmA rAmAnuja AchArya and post in in 
the
> > files section of the ramanuja list.
> >
> > adiyEn rAmAnuja dAsan,
> > varadhan
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > azhwAr emberumAnAr jeeyAr thiruvadigalE saranam
> >
> > Yahoo! Groups Links
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >





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