Speaking of Swami Vivekananda this reference gives a unique Understanding of his life and teaching, and of the precursor conditions for his next incarnation vehicle.
http://www.adidam.in/forerunners.html
It is featured on a website that gives a very sophisticated Understanding of what Esoteric Spiritual Religion is really all about (as distinct from institutional entirely exoteric religion).
Without a strong living Esoteric Spiritual tradition/practice the world-view promoted by mere exoteric religion is really not that much different from the now dominant secular paradigm. Indeed the now dominant secular world-view is the INEVITABLE product/extension of such exoteric religiosity. And in a very real sense any form of esoteric Spiritual practice of understanding is essentially TABOO within the worldly fortress of such conventional religion. There are many taboos against anyone getting too "mystical".

But does the ABC really systematically belittle Christianity?
Radio National does feature several programs which promote a very eclectic non-sectarian understanding of both Christianity and religion altogether. It does of course also promote a strong bias towards Christianity. Remember too that there are now over 3,000 different and differing varieties of Christianity to choose from.

As a matter of interest the convenor of the ABC Religion & Ethics website is a right-wing "Catholic", and as such many/most of his featured essayists are right-wing and/or conservative "Catholics".
Furthermore almost all of the (right hand side) side-bar essays that he provides links to, are written by such people, and quite often associated with Opus Dei.

One reason you cannot speak in formal areas is because of 18c which
means you could be charged with racism and offended someone.

I know, I know religion is not race but what has that to do with it ?

What Sells sells is mischievous. He encourages belief in fairy-tales and superstition and wishful thinking.

He is a blind-man who attempts to mislead the already blind while foolishly believing he is doing good works!

Gandhi was a good man! There have been so few!

David G, Gandi was an absolute nut job! Read about a lot of what the old fraudster did sleeping with very young girls. What a joke. He was certainly a great help to India freeing themselves from the British but a very flawed human being.
He is the epitome of religion, nutty people tricky equally nutty people. It is all a total nonsense. Believe it but do not tell me I cannot deride and protest. Of course if this were so many countries I would be killed for talking like this.
My response is two words long and one is off!

I think as many others that the Christian gospel of peace and everything Christ said is an astonishing call to be more humane and treat one another better that is a timeless piece of advice. Unfortunately christianity is a registered brand(which is the antithesis of the Christ's message).To a large degree, as Catholic convert Manning Clarke once said organized religion has kept the flame of Christ alight. The downside is the Registered brand beleives it is the mouthpiece for Christ going way beyond the original "brief" given by Christ with its doctrinal obsession of bodily functions and sexual behaviour amongst the chaotic and bizarre things it beleives it should be talking about. Its as if the Church missed out on the French revolution, the American Revolution and most importantly the enlightenment and the rights and freedoms accorded to the individual.

Jack perhaps you think that Gandhi was a waste of space but your comment demonstrates that you are.

What have you done for the world that was meritorious?