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蜜芽传媒 Trending: Dinkan the Cartoon Mouse God
Indian atheists explain why they've created a new religion which worships a cartoon mouse with superpowers. They're using it to speak out against religious intolerance.
Dinkoism is an Indian religion whose followers worship a cartoon mouse with superpowers. More than 40,000 people like the group鈥檚 worldwide Facebook pages and this month they鈥檙e even marching to try and become recognised as a religious minority. But Dinkoism was really set up by atheists in the state of Kerala to parody organised religions and many people have found it offensive.
蜜芽传媒 Trending鈥檚 Kate Lamble talks to Anne-Marie Tomchak about the rise of Dinkan.
Produced by Anisa Subedar.
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