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To: saradippity
India is a Hindu Country. It has been for thousands of years. Christianity is the interloper here. But that doesn't excuse violence in any way towards people peacefully practicing their own religion.

On the other hand, Hinduism is not a proselytizing religion.
Hindus don't invade other countries and does not advocate the use of violence to spread their belief system.

And I seriously doubt that the overwhelming number of Hindus support the use of violence as Hinduism is essentially a non-violent religion. Islam is essentially an intolerant, aggressive proselytizing faith whose followers believe they are destined to conquer the world.

14 posted on 12/09/2008 12:21:03 PM PST by ZULU (Non nobis, non nobis Domine, sed nomini tuo da gloriam. God, guts and guns made America great.)
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To: ZULU
India is a Hindu Country. It has been for thousands of years. Christianity is the interloper here.

Christianity has been active in the Indian subcontinent since the first century, long before the modern state that is now India. At the time, much of the religeon, especially in south India (Karnataka)was comprised of vedic rituals that predated Hinduism, at least as it is now known. Most of the Hindu persecution of Christianity in India now is driven more by nationalistic concerns than religeous.

17 posted on 12/09/2008 12:51:48 PM PST by Funee Kat
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