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Post25 May 2013

Although BK culture is rooted in the Sindi culture, its management and adherents are mainly Indian Hindus. What values do they bring with them?

According to the World Values Survey, a map showing the world's 'most racist' countries in which India has been named amongst the world's least tolerant nations along with Hong Kong, Bangladesh and Jordan.

In a separate 2006 survey, asked how much individuals would trust people from another nationality, 56.6% of Indians would not trust very much or would not trust at all.

Asked for their religious domination, Indians answered; Hindu 75.6%, Muslim 8.1%, Sikh 3.2%, Christian 3.1%, Buddhist 1.8%, Jain 1.2%, Jew 0.6% and only 0.4% for "other". Those believing in a Personal God equated to 29.8%. Those believing in a "Spirit or life force" equated 58.6%, 6.6% did not know what to think and 3.2% did not believe. 77.9% spent some time in prayer or meditation, 19.3% did not. 79.4% said they "got comfort and strength from religion" but only 17.7% belonged to a religious organisation, 14.3% doing voluntary work for it. At the same time, 46.6% of Indians believed that religious leaders should not influence government and only 10.3% believed that they should. 87.7% believed in reincarnation.

7.4% thought cheating on taxes or accepting bribes was "always justifiable" ... and 8.2% (presumably males) thought it was justifiable for a man to beat his wife.

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