[The Lion Roars]

That's analogous to askign for a church in southern India's temple complexes -- a silly thought

You underestimate the nastiness of some people. Nothing is a silly thought for some fanatics. Read this article and how it is declared as christian persecution in India.

Christian missionaries in Tirumala target Hindu pilgrims

http://www.hindustantimes.com/news/181_1671780,000900020004.htm

Christian Church on Tirumala - A sacred pilgrimage spot. See how the blogger paints this as persecution of christians!! The plan was to demolish a temple and build a church on top.

http://christianpersecutionindia.blogspot.com/2005/07/houston-hindus-oppose-church-on.html

It shocks the conscience of the Hindu-American community of Houston that the Government of India can so cavalierly demolish a structure with a history of 550 years, as if it were yesterday's newspaper being tossed into the rubbish bin," said the petition signed by these organizations on Saturday, which would be submitted to both the Prime Minister and the Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister. Stating that the Seven Hills of Tirumala, in their entirety, have been considered to be a tirthasthanam and a devasthanam since time immemorial, the petition said: "It affronts the sanctity of the place for the Government to permit the construction of a Christian church." "Consequently, it is incumbent on you, as the Prime Minister of India, to direct the Government of Andhra Pradesh to ensure that the sanctity of Thousand Pillar Temple and the entire Seven Hills of Tirumala remains intact," it said

[Gengis Khan]

In "secular" India not allowing the demolition of Hindu temples to make space for a Church or a Mosque is "religious persecution of the minorities". How dare the Hindus do this to the minorities its against religious freedom.

[Cronos]

The plan was to demolish a temple and build a church on top.

Rot -- read the article. IT says that Andhra Pradesh unit of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Monday condemned the alleged preaching by Christian missionaries at Tirumala.

Christian missionaries should NOT go inside Hindu temple complexes -- but outside they are free to talk to people if those people want to listen -- just as Hindus are free to talk to people even IN the Vatican about Hinduism.

Then In a statement, the party general secretary K Lakshman claimed the government ignored BJP's complaints that the missionaries were trying to build a church at Tirumala.

I guess you understand what "claimed" means. The secretary was hyperventilating, like you guys by saying "He had demanded the arrest of those responsible for trying for conversions in the temple town." -- who was forcibly converting? Weren't those people just talking? If the believers going to Tirumala wanted to, they could debate back with the Christians. No talk about "demolishing a temple and building a church" except in your wild, paranoid imagination.

You are actualy lying when you say that -- because the next article shows your lie. The article says "Agitated by media reports emanating from India that the Andhra Pradesh Government was actively considering the application of a religious society to build a church atop the Tirumala Hills, the abode of Lord Venkateswara, these Indo-American organizations held an emergency meeting at Houston on Saturday (July 16) to discuss the issue."

No talk about destroying a temple and building a Church. What IS allegedly being talked about is building a kirk on the Tirumala mountains -- which, due to its religious significance to Hindus, would be WRONG, in my opinion. But this never really happened -- read the next statement Even though the news has been denied by the Andhra Pradesh Government that no such thing would be allowed at the Tirumala Hills, the Indo-American, mostly Hindu organizations, at the meeting decided to send a representative to Washington D.C. to submit a memorandum to the Prime Minister during his visit this week.

Your very own article shows your lies. Most likely these false rumors were spread by persons who wanted to rile up Hindus -- and looking at the reactions by Gengis and yourself, it seems to be working.

There is NO evidence at all that any Christian organisation wanted to build a Church on the Tirumala hills -- based on the very article YOU furnish as "proof", even less evidence that a Hindu temple would be destroyed to make way for the church. NO Christian organisation would do that in India -- that would be suicidal. THINK before you get led to believe something, or you'll be like a buffalo led by the ring stuck in her nose.