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Never heard of Christian-Hindu mob violence in mainstream India.

Exactly -- nearly all Hindus condemn any violence against Christians -- they may debate on the merits of Christianity, but that's good.

I dont know why some people are intent on provoking a fight between Hindus and Christians.

SOme political extremists in India like the Bajrang Dal wanted to do that, but found that all Hindus don't really like attacks on Christians and most vigourously oppose it (of course, attacks on Muslims are a different matter both for reasons and for reactions). Most Christians in India are staunchly patriotic.
471 posted on 06/12/2006 3:59:12 PM PDT by Cronos (Remember 9/11. Restore Hagia Sophia! Sola Scriptura leads to solo scriptura.)
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To: Cronos
Exactly -- nearly all Hindus condemn any violence against Christians -- they may debate on the merits of Christianity, but that's good.

Keep up with the daily dose of hatred against hindus and see how fast it changes. Already many indians who have nothing to do with the hindu right are getting angry.

Read the Signs.. Eduardo Faleiro: Stop Organised Conversion http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articleshow/1621240.cms Church backing Tripura Rebels says Manik Sarkar (Communist leader) The government in India's north-eastern state of Tripura says it has evidence that the state's Baptist Church is involved in backing separatist rebels. Tripura Chief Minister Manik Sarkar said state police had uncovered details of the alleged link after questioning a church leader. Nagmanlal Halam, secretary of the Noapara Baptist Church in Tripura, was arrested late on Monday with a large quantity of explosives. Mr Sarkar said that allegations about the close links between the state's Baptist Church and the rebel National Liberation Front of Tripura (NLFT) have long been made by political parties and police. Now for the first time, he said, hard evidence supporting the allegations had been found. Mr Sarkar told the BBC that Mr Halam was found in possession of more than 50 gelatine sticks, 5kg of potassium and 2kg of sulphur and other ingredients for making explosives. He said that two other junior members of the same church, arrested last week, had tipped the police off about the explosives which were meant for the NLFT rebels. The chief minister said that Mr Halam confessed to buying and supplying explosives to the NLFT for the past two years. Another church official, Jatna Koloi, was arrested in south Tripura last week. Police say Mr Koloi had received training in guerrilla warfare at an NLFT base last year. Guards have been placed outside the headquarters of the Baptist Church in Tripura's capital, Agartala, to prevent possible attacks on it once the news of Mr Halam's arrest spread. The NLFT is accused of forcing Tripura's indigenous tribes to become Christians and give up Hindu forms of worship in areas under their control. Last year, they issued a ban on the Hindu festivals of Durga Puja and Saraswati Puja. The NLFT manifesto says that they want to expand what they describe as the kingdom of God and Christ in Tripura.

475 posted on 06/12/2006 4:04:49 PM PDT by The Lion Roars
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To: Cronos

Spot on, the attempts of extremists in the RSS movement to create a anti-Christian movement failed miserably, they simply understand most Hindus did not share their ideology. As far as Christians are concerned, I think that most do realise that Indian society is open minded.


486 posted on 06/12/2006 10:27:10 PM PDT by GregH
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