hi zaheen, i agree with you. but hinduism is also not as potrayed by these acts.. lord krishna divided the human folk in 4 diff categories based on the work they did.. Also, it dint supported untouchability.besides the distinction in various castes was not on the basis of lineage as currently followed but on basis of work a person does. such distinction is followed in every society..it helps joining the like mindied ppl together..also the code of conduct in day to day life is different for ppl working in diff places. eg: a soldier is fighting for freeing his homeland and saving his ppl. So if he kills somebody for that, would that be a sin?? But on the other hand, if a merchant kills some1, its a sin for him.. But as in all religions, the later followers used the text incorrectly to their advantage and propogated such silly things..things have changed a lot over previous years. i accept there are some like the priests still existing but can say in the same breath that they are hugely outnumbered. we the modern day literate hindus stand against such priests and are very sad to hear such one off cases.regarding islam, i think the same applies true.. and i know a lot of good ppl whose stand is against the fanatical stand proposed by the minority there
