Religion is not as important in today's world as it was a couple of centuries ago. In the United States the main religion is Christianity and no one pays much attention to other religions like Hinduism. The strange thing is that Hinduism existed in the world long before Christianity, yet not many people know about it. As seen above, religious instruction “lacked sophistication compared to lessons on Christianity” (Glod). Some people are led to think that Christians are "perfect" overshadowing other religions, but everyone is perfect in their own way. Just like everything else, Hinduism has its stereotypes. These stereotypes are often misleading or completely different from their beliefs. Even though Hinduism is a different and unique culture, they still have similarities with Christianity. Whenever anyone hears about Hindus, the first thing they think of is cows or some other ridiculous thing, but no one really knows what they believe. I asked a couple of Christians what they thought when they first heard about Hindus and many others. they had little or no idea what they actually believed and mentioned many common stereotypes. One person mentioned the idea that Hindus actually worship a cow. They insisted that it is true that in India there is a rule that favors the cow. As one says: "I think in India you could go to prison if you don't bow to a cow as it passes by and cows walk wherever they want." This stereotype leads one to think that they are also vegetarians. “It makes sense to me that they are vegetarians considering the fact that they love cow. If you get in trouble for not bowing to a cow, imagine if they ate one. Even though it's a stereotype, there's some truth to it... middle of the paper... they don't teach it in depth. Especially since Hinduism has been spreading more and more in the United States in recent years. Works Cited Arshod, Laiba. Personal interview. March 14, 2014.Glod, Maria. “Erasing stereotypes of India from books.” Washingtonpost.com. April 17, 2005. Web. March 10, 2014. Gonzalez Abraham. Personal interview. 15 March 2014 “Holi”. religionfacts.com. N.d. Web. March 12, 2014. “Sacred Cow: The Sacred Animal of Hinduism.” PBS.org. August 12th. Network. 12 March 2014. “Nine beliefs about Hinduism”. Kauai Hindu Monastery. Academy.com. ND Web. 12 March 2014. “The cow in Hinduism”. religionfacts.com. Updated December 10, 2013. Web. March 11, 2014.Rajhans, Gyan. “Why celebrate Holi? Enjoy the Festival of Colors” about.com. Nd Web. 11 March 2014.Violatti, Cristian. “The Vedas”. ancient.eu.com. January 18, 2013. Web. March 13 2014.