Today I read this news in http://www.nepalnews.com/archive/2008/apr/apr30/news01.php
Well I agree with their opinion that Nepal should be declared as Hindu country but I don't agree that monarchy should still exist in Nepal. What's your opinion?

Please don't just give your opinion also express why you think so?
If you ask me here's my reason

Currently 85% of the population in Nepal are Hindu. So, I think it's nothing wrong to declare it as Hindu country. Also I consider Buddhism and Hinduism as one religion. You may not agree with me but I have never found any Hindu person who thinks Buddhism as a separate religion. Just think how many times you have been to Swoyambhu, Baudha, even Lumbini.

Now, you have ever been to Mosque of Ghantaghar?

How many times you've celebrated Buddha Jayanti? Why any Hindu gets mad when some media says Buddha was born in India. It may not sound like legitimate reason for you but think carefully you still think there is/was a difference between Hinduism and Buddhism.

So, I strongly support the fact that Nepal should be redeclare as Hindu country. But monarch should be out of Nepal because they were/are corrupt. They never thought about country they just thought about themselves. Now, it seems like in the name of religion they want to re-enforce the monarchy, which I think is wrong. Shame on those people who use religion for such thing.

Hari dai, for your reference I already said in 2nd post of this thread. India has 83% Hindu population but stilll its a secular country. Widen your general knowledge.

I agree with the most of the people here who say that the state should be independent from religion. The state should be secular and should not favor any particular religion.

f22, you say that Nepal has been safe haven for people of other religion. But as Sheetalb has pointed out, Christians have always been prosecuted in Nepal. Ever since Prithvi Naryan Shah exiled the Capuchin priests from Kathmandu, Christians were not allowed to set foot in the kingdom for more than a century. Until the demise of Panchayat system, Christians in Nepal had to hold their services in small rooms with the doors and windows shut.

And calciteko, I don't agree the Hinduism and Buddhism are the same. It was only after Buddhism started spreading rapidly in India that the Hindu scholars in India, especially Vivekananda, began promoting Buddha as one of Vishnu's incarnations. I wonder if Jesus Christ was born in the Indian subcontinent he would have been another incarnation of a Hindu god. Some hindu scholars, including Chaitanya Mahaprabhu, believe that Shakyamuni Budhha and Vishnu-avatar Budhha were two different people. They believe Vivekananda made a mistake when he referred to Shakyamnu Buddha as the original Buddha.

Having said that, there is no denying that Nepal will still be known as a predominantly Hindu nation. However, the constitution and the government should be free of any religion. Secularism is the best option. And since, in these modern days when more and more people are becoming agnostics or atheists, religion should not be thrust upon anyone nor should any follower of any religion should be prosecuted on the grounds of his faith.

Apart from India and Nepal, Mauritius also has more 50% Hindu population and Mauritius is also a secular country.

i think people are stupid, this is no more debate. i don't care if Nepal is hindu kingdom or secular. Its all bullshit. F#$k all of u.

Jarekopaat, what P.N Shah did was to stop British infiltration.   He banned Christianity because the religion and whites were synonymous at the time.  I believe it was a good decision.  I think St. Xavier’s and Mary’s were around during the Panchayat.  I still remember my elementary school teachers from Darjeeling bragging about Church and Christmas in class.  The incidents described by Sheetalb don’t really qualify to be persecution.   That’s isolated case of profiling and we know it happens even in U.S where initial settlers came to practice religious freedom.  Apart from the inconvenience of finding beef, I don’t think anyone has been harmed just because Nepal is or was a Hindu state.

this is bullshit thing dont put country on hindu or any other .... if they say nepal is hindu country then is will war in there is much better we just say is dmocracy country ... there is somany religion and different culture ...