I came across this interesting article on the yahoo home page a few days ago, which explains the belief of Buddhists and Hindus in which there is an incarnation of a powerful goddess. Although I found the fact that she could retire from being a "living goddess" very interesting, the thing that struck me as extremely odd came in at the very end of the article. There was a sentence stating how some humans rights activists have petitioned to the Supreme Court about ending the practice of choosing a young goddess. Why would people in the United States be so against practices half a world away? I believe it is because here pretty much all we ever hear and learn about is Christianity and Judaism, and even Judaism not that much. So do these human rights activists just not fully understand the practice and for that reason believe that it "denies the girl her normal life"? Because what is a normal life anyway? If being portrayed as a goddess denies her a "normal life," what about princes and princesses, or even children of our presidents? I just found this to be outrageous and almost humorous.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080303/od_uk_nm/oukoe_uk_nepal_goddess
Stephanie
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