Proclaimer Blog
god in a box
My favourite piece in last week's newspapers was a story about Indian airport security. There is already a list of categories of people who do not have to go through security (army chiefs, state ministers etc). Now the list of 22 has been extended by one to include some holy men.
[A] holy man has successfully contended that he should not be frisked because no human hand must touch him, after Ajay Maken, the Sports Minister, wrote to the Ministry of Civil Aviation last month.
My favourite part, though, was the story of the holy man from Ramachadrapura Mutt. a Bangalore institution. Their leader carries a box of deities with him and has had to ask special permission for it not to be opened. A spokesman said,
His Holiness has to open the small box by taking a bath and this may create embarrassment.
The Bible pours scorn on idols and invites us to do the same. However, it seems to me that sometimes they need no help whatsoever.