hmmmm...it has been too many years since my last course on comparative religion. I doubt there is enough space on the editorial page for a complete exposition on how Hinduism works, but they do come off as a polytheistic culture. Even if the Post was a bit hurried in their examples, the basic issue is still clear.

Our Constitution IS pretty vague about the details...perhaps intentionally, so that it could evolve as society changed.....and yep, groups can and do interpret it to suit themselves. (I am reminded of my own post somewhere else about throwing the dart, then drawing the bullseye!)

It is a delicate matter to allow most religions, keep 'a level playing field' between them, and still require fair treatment and comfort for those who do not care for ANY religion....30,000-40,000 years of "my family,my clan, my ways, my gods, my country, my club" etc....sure has made "equality" a thorny problem, eh?