Back peddling on whistle blowers and now this...White House defends Bush's omission of Hinduism WASHINGTON: White House press secretary Ari Fleischer had a tough time explaining why President George W Bush failed to mention Hinduism among the religions practised in the US, even as he asserted that in line with the country's pluralistic traditions, the President had equal regard for people from all faiths.Bush had reportedly failed to list Hinduism among the religions practised in America, though he took Christianity, Judaism and Islam in the reckoning. Shrub has clearly earned ringbarking.