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To: diverteach
Not just Islam

"Radical Hinduism: Persecution, and the War for India’s Soul" November 23, 2002Here is a news article online that should interest international students from India and their American friends.

"NEW DELHI, India — Earlier this month, the Indian state of Tamil Nadu passed an ordinance banning religious conversions. Under the new law those converting people from one religion to another face a minimum of three years in prison.

"Critics say the law is part of an aggressive Hindu agenda to restrict the rights of Christians and other minority faiths. While America worries about radical Islam, India, the second most populated nation on earth, has another worry — the rise of radical Hinduism. Now Hindu militancy is threatening the stability of the world's largest democracy.

For the full text of the article see: http://cbn.com/CBNNews/News/021021a.asp

But by far most stories are about Islam

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10 posted on 04/01/2006 5:48:34 PM PST by the_daug
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To: the_daug
Not just Islam

Good post.  While Islam gets the most press today, Hinduism is ... less than tolerant, and then there is Communism - still very much alive in China.

19 posted on 04/01/2006 7:54:19 PM PST by Celtman (It's never right to do wrong to do right.)
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