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August 2022

• 105) Why should we mention DaVinci code when Christian missionaries only portray our culture negatively?

June 2022

• 104) ​What is the difference between Arjuna fighting under Krishna and jehadis fighting under Allah?

April 2021

• 103) Can one go back home back to godhead by practicing Christianity, Islam, Buddhism, Jainism and Judaism?

February 2021

• 102) When God is all-powerful, why does he need devatas to assist him?

January 2021

• 101) Does Krishna consciousness while removing our conditionings create its own set of conditionings that obstruct wisdom?

October 2018

• 100) Is our real problem the original sin in the heart – not the mind – and is believing in Jesus the only solution?

July 2018

• 99) If all religions come from God, why do they have contradictions?

January 2018

• 98) I get dreams to act violently against Muslims – what should I do?

October 2017

• 97) If a relative of mine is getting influenced by Christian missionary propaganda, what should I do?
• 96) What is the role of religion in today’s world?

June 2017

• 95) If people hold on to their beliefs, how can we elevate them?
• 94) Why do Hindus leave shoes outside their place of worship but Christians don’t?
• 93) How can bhakti philosophy unite world religions?
• 92) How can Chrisitan conversions in India be countered – can Hindus be united for this purpose?
• 91) Some Christians say that Kalki will be Jesus come again, not Krishna come again – how to respond?
• 90) How central is cow slaughter to Islam?
• 89) If Islam considers idolatry the greatest sin, how can it co-exist with Hinduism?
• 88) As different paths conceive God differently, do they all lead to the same goal?

April 2017

• 87) Where do the differences among religions come from?
• 86) Did Jesus’ crucifixion and resurrection make his blood pure, making him into God?
• 85) How to preach to Christians who argue that Jesus is the only way?
• 84) Do all religions lead to God?
• 83) What is the destination of people who remember God according to their religious revelation?

November 2016

• 82) ​When there are different kinds of jehad, why is jehad associated with terrorism?

October 2016

• 81) Is the God of different religions one or different?
• 80) ​​​​If religion is meant to love God, what about Buddhism which doesn’t refer to God?
• 79) ​Why are there contradictions among different religions?
• 78) ​A Bhagavad-gita view of religious diversity
• 77) How do we balance between respecting followers of all religions and acknowledging the violence that some of them do?
• 76) ​How to respond to people who say their religion is the only way?

September 2016

• 75) ​What about the Buddhist concept of no-self, anattavada?
• 74) ​Why is cow protection recommended in one religion and cow killing in another religion?
• 73) If chanting Hare Krishna is the only way, what will be the destination of people from other paths who chant other prayers?
• 72) Why does every religion claim that it is the best?
• 71) When Christians don’t have much knowledge of God, how can they develop love of God?
• 70) ​Will Christians who accept Jesus as their saviour but don’t live purely attain God’s kingdom?

August 2016

• 69) Why is the message of God so different in different religions?

April 2016

• 68) ​Is harmony possible among various religions?
• 67) Some Jains say that Krishna is still living in hell – is this true?

March 2016

• 66) How faith contributes to harmony – Multi-faith meeting

February 2016

• 65) What makes Indians convert to Islam or Christianity?

January 2016

• 64) QA with Christian students 4 – Is the Christian incarnation similar to Vedic avatar?
• 63) QA with Christian students 3 – Does the Prodigal Son parable correlate with the fall of the soul?
• 62) QA with Christian students 2 – Is there any bhakti equivalent to the Trinity?
• 61) QA with Christian students 1 – Is Yashoda similar to Virgin Mary?

December 2015

• 60) Is Jesus a forgiving God and Krishna a punishing God?

May 2015

• 59) Is Christianity Mayavada because many Christians consider Jesus to be God?

April 2015

• 58) Why do Hindus worship ghastly gods with skulls?
• 57) Is Jesus the only way to God and Hinduism the lie of the Devil?
• 56) If Lakshmi is the Goddess of wealth, why are Hindus so poor?
• 55) Is God too big to be contained in a picture?
• 54) Does the system of karma and rebirth imply that there is no forgiveness?

March 2015

• 53) Is Prabhupada’s usage of “Thou shall not kill” to meat-eating an out-of-context application?

December 2014

• 52) Vaishnava Meditations on Christmas

November 2014

• 51) Is the God of the Abrahamic traditions the same as the God of the Vedic tradition?

October 2014

• 50) Don’t those who convert by force justify that they are saving others from eternal damnation?
• 49) Those converted by force sometimes later become fanatical followers of that religion. How then is such conversion inconsequential?

September 2014

• 48) Dharma is that which is coming from God – do the Abrahamic religions also come from Krishna
• 47) Are all religions coming from the Vedas?
• 46) Is there a shiva-linga at the Kaba?

August 2014

• 45) Why do Abrahamic religions depict God as jealous when they are too are revelations?

May 2014

• 44) Islam and Christianity have damaged Vedic culture yet we consider them revealed religions – so are they part of Kali’s plan or have they become distorted over time?
• 43) If someone is following an Abrahamic religion, should we encourage them to follow that religion or to take up Krishna consciousness?

April 2014

• 42) Where do Abrahamic religions fall among the six systems of philosophy?

March 2014

• 41) If dharma meaning to love and serve God is so simple and universal why do so many religions focus on such aggressive conversion?

February 2014

• 40) What is the Vedic perspective of godless religions like Jainism and Buddhism whose followers still live good lives?

December 2013

• 39) What can we do when religions use surrogate advertising for converting unsuspecting needy people?
• 38) Is institutionalization alien to Vedic culture? Did Gaudiya acharyas import if from Christianity ?
• 37) When Hinduism is not a missionary religion, why does ISKCON stress missionary activities so much?
• 36) Is love of God available to followers of non-Vedic systems?
• 35) Conversion to What: Intolerance or Transcendence?

November 2013

• 34) Why do Abrahamic religions violently oppose Deity Worship?

August 2013

• 33) Why do Christianity and Islam allow meat-eating? Is it essential for Muslims to eat meat?
• 32) What is the Vedic equivalent of the Golden Rule of Chrisitianity?

June 2013

• 31) Are the revelations in other religious traditions as for example they do not accept the law of karma?

March 2013

• 30) Why are there irreconcilable differences between various religions?
• 29) Why does Islam say that those who convert others to Islam will get good credits?

February 2013

• 28) Why do some religions oppose Vedic cultural symbols like tilaka when they also have their religious symbols like beard and cap?

January 2013

• 27) If Jesus is a pure devotee why was he not protected, as was Prahlada?

December 2012

• 26) If Buddha is an incarnation then how do we understand his previous incarnations as animals mentioned in the Jataka tales?

June 2012

• 25) KC and World Religions 6 – Sikhism

May 2012

• 24) KC and World Religions 5 – Buddhism
• 23) KC and World Religions 4 – Islam
• 22) KC and World Religions 3 – Christianity 2
• 21) KC and World Religions 2 – Christianity 1
• 20) What is the difference between a prophet and a rishi?
• 19) KC and World Religions 1 – Judaism

March 2012

• 18) Did Jainism exist in Satya Yuga?
• 17) “There is much I have to tell you”: Exploring the relationship between Christianity and Krishna consciousness
• 16) Is the Vedic concept of Maya same as the Christian concept of Satan?

February 2012

• 15) How does religion differ from spirituality?
• 14) Is Mohammed predicted in the Bhavishya Purana?
• 13) The Key To Religious Harmony
• 12) Are Krishna’s Gita statements exclusivist?
• 11) Why does every religion claim that it is the only way? Doesn’t this lead to violence?

January 2012

• 10) Which is the oldest religion in the world?
• 9) Comparison of Bhagavata worldview with scientific materialism, Christianity and impersonalism
• 8) Why do people who follow a religion often claim that their path is the only way?
• 7) Why do people fight in the name of religion?
• 6) Does Religion Cause War? (short)
• 5) Does Religion Cause War? (long)

December 2011

• 4) Does Religion Cause War? (Article)

October 2011

• 3) How to choose the Right Path?

May 2011

• 2) Religions are meant to bring peace; then why do they cause wars?

March 2011

• 1) Why do people fight in the name of religion?