>>http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20060302/india_nm/india239031
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>>Doesn't this ruling open up a lot of "questions"?
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>Yes, like should Rastafarians be allowed to bring ganga into school - it's supposed to be part of THEIR "religion" after all.
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>Strikes me that a religeous rule like this, begun in the 1600s, is bogus. If God or their gods had meant man to wear a dagger then the first cave man would have had the ability to smelt iron.

Yes, a "tradition" or requirement of their religion begun in 1600. Last time I looked it was 2006. Perhaps it is time for them to consider this day, age, and the environment we live in.