05-18-2006, 07:51 PM
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<b>Conversion row in Manipur</b>
HT Correspondent
Guwahati, May 18, 2006
A dozen people were critically injured and several houses razed following a clash over conversion in some tribal villages in Manipur. For a change, the clash wasnât between the Sangh Parivar and the missionaries but between Catholics and Baptists.
According to delayed reports reaching here, the clash broke out when a special Sunday ritual was conducted in a church at Kwarok Maring village in Thoubal district. The village is inhabited by Marings, a predominantly Christian tribe, the majority of whom are Baptists.
<b>Some Baptists raided the church after they came to know that some villagers were embracing Catholicism</b>. An attempt to stall the ritual led to a heated exchange followed by a clash.<b> âThe hostility between the Catholics and Baptists spilled over to adjoining Pechi Maring village, where Baptists allegedly demolished three houses belonging to Catholics,â</b> said Thoubal SP S. Ibocha Singh.
He said that the area had been witnessing a low-intensity conflict between the two communities, which apparently reached a flashpoint on Sunday.<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
Why they have to drag Sangh into this? As usual Christians are stealing each other sheeps.
<b>Conversion row in Manipur</b>
HT Correspondent
Guwahati, May 18, 2006
A dozen people were critically injured and several houses razed following a clash over conversion in some tribal villages in Manipur. For a change, the clash wasnât between the Sangh Parivar and the missionaries but between Catholics and Baptists.
According to delayed reports reaching here, the clash broke out when a special Sunday ritual was conducted in a church at Kwarok Maring village in Thoubal district. The village is inhabited by Marings, a predominantly Christian tribe, the majority of whom are Baptists.
<b>Some Baptists raided the church after they came to know that some villagers were embracing Catholicism</b>. An attempt to stall the ritual led to a heated exchange followed by a clash.<b> âThe hostility between the Catholics and Baptists spilled over to adjoining Pechi Maring village, where Baptists allegedly demolished three houses belonging to Catholics,â</b> said Thoubal SP S. Ibocha Singh.
He said that the area had been witnessing a low-intensity conflict between the two communities, which apparently reached a flashpoint on Sunday.<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
Why they have to drag Sangh into this? As usual Christians are stealing each other sheeps.