Hindus Take Over North Carolina; Muslims Take Over Texas; Catholics Take Over Parish Basements, by Fiona Melton

By Fiona Melton, Crisis Magazine, Dec. 4, 2025

Fiona Melton lives in rural North Carolina with her husband. She writes about culture, gender, agrarianism, and Catholicism on her Substack, Margins of Eden. When she’s not writing, she can be found reading, cooking, or going on a long walk in the woods.

The moral framework upon which America was founded, upon which the Constitution rests, is that of Christianity. Our system of government is incapable of functioning without this framework.

On January 16, 2019, 130 acres of rural North Carolina land near Raleigh were purchased by Carolina Murugan Temple (CMT). A month prior, their plans to build the largest Hindu statue in North America were approved by the county. Under construction now, CMT plans to build a 155-foot-tall statue, which will sit on a 35-foot pedestal. It will be taller than the Statue of Liberty, which stands at 151 feet, not including the pedestal. This new development is a continuation of the Hindu acculturation in North Carolina; in October of 2022, the Sri Venkateswara Temple in Cary unveiled its 87-foot Tower of Unity and Prosperity at a ceremony attended by then North Carolina Governor Roy Cooper.

Along with new temples and 190-foot idols, tracts of land in rural North Carolina areas are also being bought up by Indian companies with the intention of building Hindu communities. One such company, Sustaino LLC., has purchased nearly 400 acres of land across the state. One of their current projects, Vedic Village, is set to include an on-site yoga studio and Hindu temple. The structure of the community is all self-contained, essentially a commune in nature. While their website claims, for legal reasons, that they do not restrict residency based on race or beliefs, the very nature of the community says otherwise. …

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