Posted on 01/09/2020 5:46:39 PM PST by marshmallow
Hindu groups say donated hilltop land is their god's abode and Christians cannot use it
Opposition from Hindu groups has forced the Archdiocese of Bangalore to halt a project to erect what is billed as India’s tallest statue of Jesus Christ on a hilltop in Karnataka state.
The southern state's government led by the pro-Hindu Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has asked for work to be suspended until a government probe establishes the ownership of the land, church officials told ucanews on Jan. 7.
The problem began after Hindu groups challenged the archdiocese’s ownership of the 10-acre land plot on the Kapalabetta hilltop in Ramanagara district, where work began last week on the gigantic 30-meter statue.
Former state minister and Congress party leader D.K. Shivakumar donated the land to a Catholic trust working under the archdiocese last month, said Father Cyril Victor Joseph, chairman of the archdiocesan media commission.
Shivakumar, a Hindu, also inaugurated on Dec. 25 the work to erect what he called India’s tallest Jesus statue on the land he donated.
The world’s tallest Christ statue, the Christ the King statue completed in 2010, stands 33 meters high in western Poland.
Hindu groups began to oppose the Karnataka project, saying the hilltop was the abode of their deity Kapali Betta and Christians could not install the statue there.
Girish Bharadwaj, a social activist, also petitioned district authorities to probe how the politician owned the land. The petition said land records available online show it as grazing land belonging to the state.
Father Joseph said the state government agreed to intervene after Archbishop Peter Machado of Bangalore met Chief Minister B.S. Yediyurappa on Jan. 5 seeking his help.
The government has asked officials to study the issue and submit a report to clear up the ownership confusion. “Until then, we are......
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I say build it and let your Hindu god destroy it if he’s so great.
Which one?
Actually, the BJP has a pretty good history of being their god's fist, check out Babri Mosque in Ayodhya.
Really, it's a Hindu country, they can do what they want. And on that note, I believe we should raze every mosque in America and then consider what to do about the Hindu Temples next.
Hindus have nothing to offer this world except nice pictures of false animal deities.
Hindus have nothing to offer this world except nice pictures of false animal deities.
Many Hindus have no problem with the Hindu version of Jesus. A teacher and avatar of the many pantheon of Gods. The issue they have is that Jesus claims he is the only way to eternal life.
The pope will come out with a statement supporting the pagans.
India has the world’s tallest Statue of a man.It is The Statue of Unity, portraying Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel, one of the founding fathers of India, in the western state of Gujarat, India, . The monument is 597 feet (182 meters) tall.
Check out the largest 10 statues in the world. Almost all of them are Hindu! Not really a fan of that religion but you have to give them credit for expressing themselves in a big big way!
There may be more corruption here than it seems at a mere glance. Are “Hindu nationalists” on a religious rant, or is a Leftist Congress Party leader in the district shilling for the “Christian” vote???
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