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Hindus, Sikhs, Muslims blast Rick Santorum on ‘equality’ comment

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(RNS) Muslims, Sikhs and Hindus are accusing Republican presidential candidate Rick Santorum of bigotry and ignorance after said that "equality" is solely a Judeo-Christian concept. By Omar Sacirbey.

Topics: Politics, Election
Beliefs: Hinduism, Islam, Sikh
Tags: equality, hindus, judeo-christian, muslims, quran, rick santorum, sikhs

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