10-13-2007, 09:29 PM
This email conversation was forwarded to me. The old man's loosing his marbles with age.
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From: Raju Thomas <@yahoo.com>
Date: Oct 12, 2007 11:47 PM
Subject: Re: Is it Possible to be a Hindu Follower of Christ?
To: venkat @gmail.com>
If the message of Christ was allowed to be preached
freely to the Dalits and the backward castes, there
would be 300 million Christians in India. If I was a
low caste Hindu, I would be willing to give all I have
to become a Christian. I'll pay.
The constitution says that if a Dalit converted to
Buddhism or Jainism or Sikhism, their special
privileges will continue. But if he converts to
Christianity, it will be denied. I wonder why. Is it
because they will all rush to become Christians?
There is nothing to crow about Hinduism. Some leading
world figures who will remain nameless, called
Hinduism an "evil religion," the "devil's religion"
and an "ugly religion."Â Ignorance and intolerance no
doubt. But throwing mud and hate at Christianity will
not improve this image of Hinduism. The world is what
it is today because of the Christian West.
Agnosticism and atheism is the new order in the
present age of science and technology. Europe and
China are agnostic or atheist because of advanced
education and economic prosperity. There will be no
rush to become Hindus even if you propagated by
handing out money.
I would say that the Hindus who take money from
missionaries and convert and then reconvert back are
nothing more than dishonest crooks. An honest person
who did not believe in Christianity would decline the
money and walk away. Shall we call them typical
Hindus?
I do not wish to deal with all this Hindu hate and
mudslinging at Christianity or any inter-religious
hate and mudslinging. The sooner all the ancient
religions from the age of ignorance vanish, the
better.
Please take me off your email list.
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--- venkat wrote:
> As I have maintained money/social inducement is the
> main reason people > convert to Christianity. Caste
matters would be a > distant second. If Hindus
> could tackle that ...we can significantly curb major
> conversions in the
> rural/slum/poverty stricken areas.
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From: Raju Thomas <@yahoo.com>
Date: Oct 12, 2007 11:47 PM
Subject: Re: Is it Possible to be a Hindu Follower of Christ?
To: venkat @gmail.com>
If the message of Christ was allowed to be preached
freely to the Dalits and the backward castes, there
would be 300 million Christians in India. If I was a
low caste Hindu, I would be willing to give all I have
to become a Christian. I'll pay.
The constitution says that if a Dalit converted to
Buddhism or Jainism or Sikhism, their special
privileges will continue. But if he converts to
Christianity, it will be denied. I wonder why. Is it
because they will all rush to become Christians?
There is nothing to crow about Hinduism. Some leading
world figures who will remain nameless, called
Hinduism an "evil religion," the "devil's religion"
and an "ugly religion."Â Ignorance and intolerance no
doubt. But throwing mud and hate at Christianity will
not improve this image of Hinduism. The world is what
it is today because of the Christian West.
Agnosticism and atheism is the new order in the
present age of science and technology. Europe and
China are agnostic or atheist because of advanced
education and economic prosperity. There will be no
rush to become Hindus even if you propagated by
handing out money.
I would say that the Hindus who take money from
missionaries and convert and then reconvert back are
nothing more than dishonest crooks. An honest person
who did not believe in Christianity would decline the
money and walk away. Shall we call them typical
Hindus?
I do not wish to deal with all this Hindu hate and
mudslinging at Christianity or any inter-religious
hate and mudslinging. The sooner all the ancient
religions from the age of ignorance vanish, the
better.
Please take me off your email list.
==================
--- venkat wrote:
> As I have maintained money/social inducement is the
> main reason people > convert to Christianity. Caste
matters would be a > distant second. If Hindus
> could tackle that ...we can significantly curb major
> conversions in the
> rural/slum/poverty stricken areas.
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