To: Theo
In India, at least 50% of those who attend church are Hindus, and by this I mean, not converts, but practising Hindus.Jesus is as much respected as Krishna.I am saying this because my mother, a staunch Hindu, makes it a point every week to attend church.
The people who create trouble here are fringe elements who fear having their beliefs encroached upon.Such people exist among every society.But what's fascinating about India is that despite being a population of over a billion, there fringe elements constitute a fraction in number, of the same kind of fringe elements that exist in other societies.This may give you a hint of the kind of tolerance Hindus display toward others.
The problem arises when these missionary types come in, give handouts in the name of poverty and start to divide people here, saying things like Hindus are bad, Christians are all good...and so on.This kind of thing creates trouble where none existed.These people are going to bring more harm to Christians than anyone else.If you've aided such people, rest assured that you are part to blame.We have nothing against Christians.Don't make us.For the love of God.
If you think Christianity can solve the problem of caste-ism, you are damn wrong.As I pointed out in an earlier post, caste-ism has very little to do with Hinduism, and more to do with society.I know catholics here who refuse to marry/attend schools of protestants and vice versa, and rivalries between churches.To talk of, Syrian Christians in Kerala(whom supposedly St.Thomas converted) set themselves apart from other Christians, and declare themselves "purer" than their catholic/protestant brethren.
Alleviation of poverty and scientific education are the only fit tools for the job in hand.
To: AnIndianFromIndia
What caste are you in?
58 posted on
05/03/2004 10:43:03 AM PDT by
Styria
To: AnIndianFromIndia; Shermy
They should go to Catholic churches in Goa, where after the King was converted by the Jesuits, he decreed all his subjects to convert too.
One of the conditions was that Catholics who had been Brahmins have their seperate entrances.
JC can be easily absorbed into the Hindu pantheon anyway.
To: AnIndianFromIndia; Theo
AIFI is correct, Hindusim has its fringe lunatics who, thankfully don't define the entire community. This is quite unlike the islamics....
But,if india doesnt stop these lunatics, itll give india a disgraceful reputation like Iran.
on the plus side, India DID condemn to DEATH that Sing guy who murdered the Missionary Graham Staines, so I take that to mean that india as a whole condemns these lunatic fringes.
65 posted on
05/04/2004 10:24:44 PM PDT by
Cronos
(W2K4)
To: AnIndianFromIndia; Theo
AIFI is correct, Hindusim has its fringe lunatics who, thankfully don't define the entire community. This is quite unlike the islamics....
But,if india doesnt stop these lunatics, itll give india a disgraceful reputation like Iran.
on the plus side, India DID condemn to DEATH that Sing guy who murdered the Missionary Graham Staines, so I take that to mean that india as a whole condemns these lunatic fringes.
66 posted on
05/04/2004 10:25:11 PM PDT by
Cronos
(W2K4)
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