Hinduism vs Christianity has been debated for centuries. But what if you didn’t have to choose between the two most notable religions in the world? Is it okay to call yourself a Hindu Christian? Is it pagan or new world and will I go to Hell for it?

“Have you ever wondered what life is about? You can search the world and never figure it out…” (Hilary Duff – “What Dreams Are Made Of.”)

Life can be confusing. It is already a brain loop but throw in religion and you can find yourself going down an endless rabbit hole. I sure have… various times!

I use to be strictly christian (by default growing up in a pentacostal family) but turned athiest after I went to a Catholic school. Since then I have went back and forth from non-believer to believer more times than I can count. I couldn’t explain why there were so many religions if my religion – Christianity – spoke of avoiding other Gods. And even condemned them.

Then I found Hinduism.

At first, I was skeptical. All those different Gods and all those colors. Huh? I thought, this is a Casino for believers!

But I realized something. If I was born somewhere in, say, Nepal, where Hinduism is the main religion — Nepal hosts the largest percentage of Hindu population in the world followed by India — I wouldn’t even give it a second thought. I would have believed in that. I realized another thing later: that everyone finds God their own way.

In Hinduism, though there are many Gods, some choose to only worship a particular God of their liking. It’s the beauty of Hinduism that is gravitating people toward it like moths to a flame— the individualism. Even more and more people in the Western world are joining Hinduism. I think this is what really caught my attention more than anything. The religion is both humbling, yet inspiring, as it speaks of having the divine in you. The Bible also agrees we are made in God’s image.

But wait… in life, no two people are the same. So wouldn’t that give reasons for many Gods?

And if no two people are the same, if every fingerprint is different, then why should there be one religion? Given that idea, If I could say for certain what my religion would be, I would call it Humility, as humility is accepting that you know nothing for certain. Absolutely nada!

 So what does it mean to be a Hindu Christian, then?