In class, we are learning about different Religions. And the article that I'm reading is about the the teachings of Hinduism, specifically the "Untouchables". I think that most people who are not involved, or believe in, the caste system, are appauled by these acts. I think that people outside of the Religion of Hinduism would find these acts completely immoral and wrong. I believe that the way Dalits (Untouchables) are treated is very closely related to the way that African Americans were treated during the early twentieth century. In the Hinduism Religion, Dalits are tortured, the women are raped, they paraded naked, and publicly humiliated on a daily basis. Similarly, in the U.S. African Americans were beaten in the middle of the streets as punishment for acts that did not deserve such atrocities. The way Dalits
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