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12 Lakh Christians to convert?

Some of you probably read 20,000 Christians threaten to revert to Hinduism but today I came across 12 Lakh Vanniya Christians “contemplating” reverting to Hinduism (by A.V. Ragunathan):   

VILLUPURAM: Over 12 lakh Vanniya Christians in Tamil Nadu will revert to Hinduism if they do not get a fair deal from the church.

The church, that has not taken any worthwhile measures to abolish caste discrimination, should not put the blame on the Vanniya Christians for creating divisions within the flock, C. Arokkiadas, founder of the Vanniya Christhava Sangham, told The?Hindu.

The Christians were verily divided on caste lines and it became accentuated during the recent Eraiyur incident. Mr. Arokkiadas said while the caste Vanniyas, classified as Most Backward Class, had the backing of political leaders, the Vanniya Christians, categorised as Backward Classes, did not have the support of the church and had to fend for themselves.

Here is more about the Eraiyur incident following which 20,000 Christians threatened to revert to Hinduism  (by P Arul).

“…Exposing the deep-seated animosities and divisions within the fold, over 20,000 caste Christians of Eraiyur village have threatened to revert to Hinduism unless a seperate parish was provided to the Dalit Christians there.

A parish in Eraiyur village was devastated by violent clashes between two groups a fortnight ago. It all started with the Arch Bishop Antony Anandarayar permitting Dalit Christians to undertake a funeral procession on Church Road, a privilege they have been denied for more than a century…

Protesting against this, the caste Christians have boycotted prayer sessions at the St Rosary Church for the past three days.

Anandarayar assured that none would be discriminated in church on any ground and this has not gone well with the caste Christians who have accused the bishop of not considering the sentiments of the majority. They have also stated that by the decree an age-old custom and tradition has been broken….”

Beware. All that glitters is not gold..

Related Posts:

“Why are Christian Missions targetting India?” - II 

Francois Gautier on Conversions… 

and finally, Utterly shameful and inexcusable… 

See also: Does Indian Christianity allow Untouchability?

April 1st, 2008 Posted by B Shantanu | A Hindu Identity, Conversions, Missionaries in India, Distortions, Misrepresentation about Hinduism, Hindu Dharma, Hindu Social System | 11 comments

Does anyone remember 59 people on a train in Godhra?

As the Supreme Court asked the Narendra Modi government to set up a Special Investigiation Team to probe the major Godhra riot cases, I came across this article, “A Requiem for Godhra“ by U. Narayana Das. Below are some excerpts (emphasis mine):

Excerpts:

“….When the whole body is on fire, the victim is “beyond exhaustion,  locked into a private world where all existence is a miasma” to use a  popular novelist’s quaint description of pain and “the will to survive ceases”, to invert his expression. The body prays the good lord to end it all!

…This was what the fifty nine Karsevaks including women and children  travelling in S6, Sabarmati Express on February 27, 2002 underwent – bodies  wholly on fire, they were beyond exhaustion, locked into a private world where  all existence was a miasma of pain and with the will to survive ceasing,  praying the good lord to end it all.

Our good prime minister did not seem to lose any sleep that night* –  on February 27, 2002 - as he did on the night of the Glasgow bombings in 2007. For after all, only  the minorities have first claim to our national resources and the prime  ministerial sleep is a national resource. It does not come cheap – to  the nation!

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April 1st, 2008 Posted by B Shantanu | Godhra, Indian Media, Politics and Governance in India, Politics of Minority Appeasement, Ram Janambhoomi, Ayodhya | 20 comments