Posted on 02/07/2020 5:38:18 PM PST by marshmallow
MUMBAI, India - An archbishop in India is denying the accusations of a Hindu nationalist organization that “forced conversions” are taking place in the northern state of Uttar Pradesh.
The Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) - meaning Universal Hindu Council - announced it had identified 30 places in eastern Uttar Pradesh where alleged “forced conversions” by Christian missionaries are taking place.
“I deny this report, that forced conversion is taking place in Uttar Pradesh or anywhere in India. Any conversion is voluntary, and everyone has the freedom to follow the religion of his own choice,” Bishop Gerald John Mathias of Lucknow told Crux.
Uttar Pradesh is the most populous state in India, with nearly 200 million people. However, only about 350,000 Christians live in the state, a miniscule 0.18 percent of the population. By comparison, Christians make up nearly 2.5 percent of the whole of India’s population.
Uttar Pradesh, like the national government, is run by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), with strong links to the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS), a militant Hindu nationalist organization.
The VHP is also one of the many organizations affiliated with the RSS.
Hindu nationalists often accuse Christians of using forceful and surreptitious tactics in pursuing conversions. They then storm into villages and lead “reconversion” ceremonies - called Ghar Wapsi, or “back to home” - in which Christians are compelled to perform Hindu rituals.
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Those accusations are Uttar nonsense!!! (ducking;)
We Christians are famous for our forcing people to convert these days.
Those Muslims are little angles compared to us.
/S (just in case anyone can’t tell)
Become a Christian or I will tickle you with this feather until you do.
Christians including Catholics don’t convert with a 45 degree angled at ones head. The moslems do.
Hindus hate Christians as much as Muslims. And we let this trash in the country by the planeload to steal American jobs
That accusation because the distinction isn’t brought up is the result of treating Islam as a belonging to the same Judeo/Christian monotheist group by leaders like Pope Francis.
I would go crazy on anyone forcing me to perform Hindu rituals.
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