[epow]

The other huge difference is that acts like this have no validation at all from Hinduism.

That may be true, and since you are a former resident or citizen of India I suppose you are correct in so far as you know the current situation over there. But since my conflicting information comes from a source that I believe to be scrupulously honest and truthful, I have to believe that perhaps the situation over there has changed since you lived there.

I am not saying that violence against Christian converts is anywhere near to being as common and widespread in India as it is in some Islamic nations, but I do believe it occurs all to often in certain areas of India for a modern day civilized nation such as India to tolerate.

[Maneesh]

“I am not saying that violence against Christian converts is anywhere near to being as common and widespread in India as it is in some Islamic nations, but I do believe it occurs all to often in certain areas of India for a modern day civilized nation such as India to tolerate.”

That is a very fair and accurate assessment. A voice of reason in a very emotional topic.

As an emerging world leader, there should be zero tolerance for this behavior in India.

[Gengis Khan]

Imagine you consider a country so big that it stretches from France at one end to Saudia Arabia at the other, and read up on all news of “persecution” (credible or otherwise) you would come to believe there is a mass genocide going on in the country. In terms of population, France to Saudi Arabia is how big India is......a country that is equal to 4 Unites States of America and 40 Iraqs.

In India 20,000-30,000 people die everyday....... of natural causes. Each year more people die in rain, thunder storms or heat waves then through “persecution”. More people die in street/gang violence in US then then people dying as a result of persecution in India.

Besides this article is about a Pastor being hospitalized. You have more fighting in American High schools then that. Recently a Sikh kid in NY was intimidated and got his hair shaven by a bunch of Muslim kids.

[Gengis Khan]

“But since my conflicting information comes from a source that I believe to be scrupulously honest and truthful, I have to believe that perhaps the situation over there has changed since you lived there.”

If I build my opinion on the US based on news reports of School shoot-outs, even if those reports are credible you think my perception of US would be accurate?