Now I've Heard Everything Department

I never criticize religious beliefs--as long as they aren't used to oppress others--but this seems like a very peculiar idea to me: people in India are now worshiping an "AIDS goddess." As the author of the article below points out, however, India's religious traditions are very different from what Westerners are used to, and "AIDS-amma" might be more akin to Mr. Tooth Decay or Smokey the Bear than what we usually think of as a "goddess."

Birth of a Goddess