Christianity's Aggressive Attack on Hinduism continues

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>1. Christianity's Aggressive Attack on Hinduism continues

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>An Ex-Christian.

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>I was a Catholic once and now I am a Hindu. So would you like to be a

>Hindu? It is the greatest religion on earth. I have read in many places

>that Christianity is a copy of Buddhism and Hinduism.

>

>Read the following interview. David Frawley's brother is a Catholic

>missionary.

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>The Rediff Interview/Dr David Frawley 'The Church has harmed many Hindu

>families and communities and is still willing to do so'.

>

>Today the Catholic Church is losing power in the West. Most Catholics are

>only nominal in their beliefs.

>

>The bloody history of the Church in America, Africa and Asia is an open

>book and well known. The Native Americans where I live in the United States

>still tell stories about how the feet of their people were cut off for

>refusing to walk to church or their tongues cut off for refusing to recite

>prayers. The church has claimed that its intolerance is a thing of the

>past. Yet even if one accepts that it has stopped today, which is

>debatable, it certainly went on well into this century. That the church was

>prominent in Nazi Germany and Fascist Italy, and never really opposed

>Hitler or Mussolini, should not be forgotten.

>

>The problem is that the same attitudes and behavior that resulted in such

>violence in the past still go on today. The official policy of the Catholic

>Church today is still that Hinduism, Buddhism, Jainism, Sikhism and other

>Indian religions are not valid or true. This promotes division;

>misunderstanding and can still lead to violence.

>

>The Goa Inquisition was probably the worst and involved torture and murder

>of thousands of Hindus and the destruction of many Hindu temples over a

>period of several decades. It was done by the same groups that promoted the

>genocide of Native Americans. But Church policy all along has been that

>Hinduism is bad and unless Hindus convert they cannot be saved.

>

>Why have Christians replaced Muslims as the hate objects for Hindus? Is it

>true that the VHP's campaign is driven because Sonia Gandhi is a Christian?

>

>Hindu dislike of Christianity and Islam is largely a backlash against the

>centuries long efforts to convert them which are still going on.

>

>As a former Catholic, I am well aware that most Catholics have no real

>respect for Hinduism. My uncle became a missionary to convert Native

>Americans and save them from hell, and Hindus are placed in the same

>category. The current Pope is a well-known conservative promoting

>evangelical activity throughout the world, but he covers his actions with a

>veneer of social liberalism. Similarly, the Pope will probably speak of the

>greatness of India and the need for brotherhood and human rights but he

>will certainly not say that Hindus don't need to convert to Christianity.

>He will portray Christianity as a religion of compassion, equality and

>democracy to appeal to the poor in India, though historically Christianity

>has commonly been aligned with monarchies, colonial armies, fascist states

>and ruling juntas.

>

>The American Protestants, who still portray Hinduism as a religion of the

>devil, are at least more honest about their views and their intentions.

>

>Hopefully it will make Hindus more savvy about what is going on in the

>world. Current missionary plans to convert India, both by Catholics and

>Protestants, are the greatest in history in terms of financial backing,

>media manipulation and manpower support. An entire new attack is being

>launched.

>

>Catholicism today is not a pluralistic tradition honouring different

>religious and spiritual paths as valid. It is an exclusivist tradition

>dominated by a leader who will not accept a Buddha, Krishna, Rama or Guru

>Nanak as a Son of God but only Jesus.

>

>For details see:

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>http://www.hinduvoice.net/dec2002/christianity12.html

>

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>2. Harassment of Hindus in N.E. India by Christians

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>Web Site: http://www.indian-express.com/ie/daily/19990208/ige08029.html

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>The peculiar position of swamis from the N-E.

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> >From the northeastern states -- Arunachal Pradesh, Tripura, Assam,

>Manipur and Meghalaya -- that rarely get a mention in reportage on

>Hindutva.

>

>In a scathing attack on Christians, Swami Kripalanandji of Giri Parampara

>in Tripura alleged that missionaries were behind extremist activities in

>the Northeast states and that there were 19 outfits conducting activities

>in the region,mainly targeting Hindus. ``Those Who refuse to convert are

>tortured or killed,'' he alleged. ``In the past few years, more than 18

>Vaishnav ashrams run by Hindus in Tripura have been demolished by the

>Christians, while those who dominate the upper classes, force people to

>adopt Christianity,'' he asserted.

>

>Supporting his claims was Bamangtato, a priest of the Donyi polo sect in

>Arunachal Pradesh, who is convinced that Christians the world over have a

>devious agenda in Arunachal-- may be even a pan-Indian agenda. However, he

>-- and his colleagues -- were pleasantly surprised to see nearly 200 people

>in Ranip (a small village in Gujarat) run to touch their feet. This is

>because they were told in their village that very few Hindus remain in

>India today! Stepping out of Arunachal Pradesh for the first time, they

>were emboldened to ``see so many Hindus''.

>

>Saints from Assam, spoke of their hapless condition due to the activities

>of extremists. Criticizing VHP ignorance in the region, Swami Banagovind

>Parampanthi of Assam, who runs ashrams at Dibrugarh and Guwahati, said the

>organization was yet to discern the poblem of Hindus. ``Only social work

>for the upliftment of poor and backward would help VHP build its image''.

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>For details see:

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>http://www.hinduvoice.net/dec2002/harrassment12.html

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>3. 45,000 Reangs hounded by Christian Church to rootless existence

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>Title: 45,000 Reangs hounded by Church to rootless existence

>Author: Sujit Chakraborty

>Publication: The Observer

>February 8, 1999

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>Mizoram has shut its doors to any possible return of over 45,000 Reang

>migrants who had to flee to neighbouring Tripura and Assam to escape mainly

>Christian missionary-backed atrocities and forcible conversions.

>

>Ironically, the national and international media and different political

>parties, which are crying themselves hoarse following clashes between Hindu

>and Christian tribals in Gujarat, have conveniently ignored the plight of

>the hapless Reangs tribals who are languishing in different makeshift camps

>of remote areas in Tripura and Assam.

>

>Bru (a derogatory term for Reang in mizoram) National Union President

>Saibunga said in Silchar recently, "We are being persecuted by Mizos since

>we strongly opposed conversions. mizoram is a Christian dominated State and

>they want everybody to become Christian. Even the Chakmas are facing

>persecution. Minorities are not at all safe in mizoram. Since we raised our

>voice against the forcible conversions, we were driven away."

>

>More shocking is that the refugees were also deprived of their voting

>rights in the last November Assembly elections in mizoram. There are now

>45,000 refugees in the two states - about 36,000 in Tripura and another

>9,000 in Assam. They are uncertain of

>returning to their ancestral land and their only hope now seems to rest on

>the Centre to resolve the problem.

>

>Displaced from their homeland, no matter how hard they wish, they are

>caught up in an unenviable situation. While the chief ministers of Tripura

>and Assam, Manik Sarkar and Prafulla Mahanta, have taken up the issue with

>the Prime Minister and Union home minister L K Advani seeking Centre's

>intervention or an amicable solution to the 15-month-old Reang imbroglio,

>the Chief Minister of mizoram is insisting that "Reangs are illegal

>refugees in mizoram."

>

>According to Reang leader Ms Ubati Reang, "The newly elected mizoram

>coalition government has refused to concede the demanded Rs 1 lakh as

>compensation for the displaced individuals.

>

>She also spoke of maltreatment of Reang by Mizos. "Over a dozen Reang women

>were allegedly raped by Mizos, besides burning down about 70 Reang huts by

>armed Mizos in November 97. This retaliatory action resulted in exodus of

>Reang refugees," she added.

>

>For details see:

>

>http://www.hinduvoice.net/dec2002/45000Reangs12.html

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>4. Christian Church - supported atrocities on non-Christian women in

>Arunachal Pradesh

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>By REGUNATHAN SUDHAMANI

>Har-Anand Publications Ltd.: New Delhi (2000)

>Reviewed by Sanjay Garg

>

>http://www.bharatvani.org/reviews/Arunachal.htm

>

>I have a copy of the Report by the Arunachal Pradesh Women's Welfare

>Society, which the review above refers to. Will post it when I get time -

>secular fascists will perhaps still not open their eyes to the reality of

>religion (Christianity) motivated atrocities on women in Arunachal Pradesh,

>their beatings and humiliations if they refuse to convert to Christianity.

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