08-12-2019, 05:45 AM
Less than 1% of Hawaii residents identify as practicing the native religion:
https://www.pewforum.org/religious-lands...te/hawaii/
So are the activists on Mauna Kea claiming infringement of their sacred places and religious beliefs being sincere? With 180,000 people living on the Big Island, and the protest swelling to "thousands" on weekends, there have to be a lot of people up there that don't actually believe in the old gods and stories that would make the mountain "sacred". And if all the true believers are on Saddle, who does that leave for them to represent on the rest of the island? Seemingly no one?
If you have moved on to another religion, or no religion, can you still consider a place "sacred" and not simply historically or culturally important? I think the distinction is important, and the activists should be admonished for abusing such terms.
https://www.pewforum.org/religious-lands...te/hawaii/
So are the activists on Mauna Kea claiming infringement of their sacred places and religious beliefs being sincere? With 180,000 people living on the Big Island, and the protest swelling to "thousands" on weekends, there have to be a lot of people up there that don't actually believe in the old gods and stories that would make the mountain "sacred". And if all the true believers are on Saddle, who does that leave for them to represent on the rest of the island? Seemingly no one?
If you have moved on to another religion, or no religion, can you still consider a place "sacred" and not simply historically or culturally important? I think the distinction is important, and the activists should be admonished for abusing such terms.