[Cronos]

Tell that to the widow of the Australian missionary who was burned alive along with his two young sons in an automobile by a group of Hindu fanatics.Tell that to the friends, family and congregation of the Catholic priest recently murdered.

Again, both of you, by generalising, are wrong. Do you have any proof that ALL (or even any more than the fringe fraction of a percentage) Hindus persecute Christians? Or even if there is a large majority that silently support this? No. Most hindus condemned the killing of that Australian missionary, Staines. And the killer was sentenced to death by the Indian secular judicial system. Christians have started schools etc. in India, hence most Hindus consider the actions of extremist groups against Christians as despicable.

Both Raj and C&S's remarks to me seem like reactions to your blanket condemnations of EVERYTHING in their culture, religion, way of life, nation, everything about them. If you have persons who give these kind of blanket condemnations against YOU, you may probably react in the same way.

[Upbeat]

My intent was not a blanket condemnation of an Indian culture. I agree with almost all that you said. India is a growing capitalistic democracy and the murderer of Staines was convicted in a secular court. The problem is that a small terrorist minority within the Hindu religious party has created terror among some of those who would preach the Gospel. Remember that India has a parliamentary system of government and it's comparitively easy in that system for a minority to leverage power and I believe that is what is being attempted.