by meeraiyerEditorial
Watching one community's religious institutions face government financial oversight while others manage their own funds entirely independently makes me feel like our secularism promises equal treatment but doesn't always deliver it in practice.
Legal scholars note the current asymmetry has historical roots -- many Hindu temple boards were placed under state oversight originally to address documented mismanagement and corruption in specific temple trusts during the colonial and early independence era, a targeted historical intervention rather than a template applied evenly by design.
Is moral behavior possible without religious belief?
Should the US make voting mandatory with penalties for non-participation?
