An old video of Vivek Ramaswamy explaining how he worships Jesus Christ as a Hindu is going viral.
as Vivek Ramaswamy An old video of him explaining his Christianity to an Iowa voter has come under fire, with the U.S. Hindu community fiercely defending Vivek’s religious beliefs and questioning the informal religious tests he must take daily ahead of the May 5 primary.In the old video, Ramaswamy explains to a constituent that in his Hindu faith, Jesus Christ is the Son of God. “I know that’s not the same as saying he’s the Son of God, but that’s how I see Jesus Christ,” he said, explaining that Hindus worship in churches because it’s compatible with their religion. “One God comes in many forms,” Ramaswamy added. The elect told him that the only way to heaven is through Jesus Christ. Ramaswamy said that in his faith, this was one of the paths.When the video began circulating again, he was accused of “disparaging” Jesus by comparing him to figures in Hinduism. One conservative commentator wrote: “Vivek Ramaswamy India is explaining to voters that Jesus is ‘God’, not the Son of God. It’s in their faces and they will still vote.”Suhag Shukla, executive director of the Hindu Foundation of America, said that as an Indian-American like Vivek, she too faces this kind of “street evangelism.” “Telling gubernatorial candidate @VivekGRamaswamy that he is wrong about God and sending him to hell without him asking is clearly conceited religious hubris and is supremacism,” she said. “But to argue whether the soteriological claims in this conversation have any theological basis is to miss the point entirely.““Every Hindu American like me has faced this kind of proselytizing on the street corners. Vivek is a unique politician who cares so much about meeting people where they are and having conversations about how he sees the divine that he can just as easily say ‘no thank you’ and move on,” Shukla wrote.Sidharth, co-founder of the Indian American Advocacy Council, condemned Ramaswamy’s trolling and said he was running for governor and not the chief pastor.“If your faith crumbles because Hindus say Jesus is the way to God and not the only way, then the problem lies in your insecurity and bigotry. The Constitution prohibits religious tests for public office. If you believe non-Christians are unqualified to govern, then admit that you don’t actually believe in America,” Sidharth wrote in The X.
