Wikipedia:Peer review/Roma people/archive1

What religion(s) are the Roma? are they hindu or do many of them adopt the religion of the country they're in? —Preceding unsigned comment added by Protathlitis (talk • contribs) 02:36, 23 April 2005

There are NO Roma of Hindu religion. Hinduism is utterly the opposite to Romany spirituality. In fact, there's not the slightest hint of any remote belief in reincarnation or burning the dead, or any other Hindu practice or belief. All Roma traditions and ancestral rituals are quite the opposite to Hinduism or any Indo-European tradition.

Roma usually adopt the religion of the host country, but only in a very apparent manner, keeping the elements of their own belief as the true practices they follow. Roma have never been actually committed with any religion, until recent times. After WWII, a great number of Roma have became Evangelical Christians, mainly of Pentecostal movements, and now that's the majority belief among Roma worldwide. It's the first time in history that Roma have their own priests (pastors) and ministers, and their own missionary organizations. In the last decade, a Messianic Jewish revival is taking place within Roma in some countries (mainly within the Evangelical groups). —Preceding unsigned comment added by 213.92.104.148 (talk • contribs) 15:42, 20 August 2005