07-11-2006, 12:20 PM
Although the traditional route to conversion has been the use of fanatical missionaries and evangelists who directly confront hindu individuals and communities with the bible, there so many other ways christians are pushing their christian agenda on unsuspecting hindus and persons of other faiths in India, notably the use of the media.
As an example, the news media CNN-IBN has been constantly raising hindu issues (no matter how trivial some of these issue are), and raking controversies over them. First it was the caste reservation issue (granted that this was a big news everywhere, so not surprisingly they had a field day with this one); second it was about the alleged'low' status of women in Hinduism; next was the issue of dowry in hinduism, etc. Nowhere is there a discussion on issues and controversies surrounding christianity.
The banners on the top of the IBN Live homepage are christian messages; invitations to study the bible, understanding christianity, and even one that claims to correct the 'inccuracies' or 'fallacies' in the novel The Da Vinci Code. This media, like the Times of India and other christian newspapers in India, started out by presenting itself as secular media in order to increase their readership, primarily hindu readership. But slowly, just like other news media, this too has started making its christian agenda very apparent. In their moderated forums, any criticism of christianity is not posted, and those that take an anti-hindu stand, coming from, what it seems as though, hindu readers themselves (although in this age of the crypto christian, a reader calling herself 'smita' or 'varun' could as well be a 'mary' or 'samuel'), are given priority. In order to give an appearance of 'balanced' view, they will post one in defense of hinduism and post several others that shoot down this pro-hindu view.
Interestingly, after several hindu readers complained bitterly about its obvious anti-hindu stand, today the IBN Live has chosen to present a small article on the gender inequality in Christianity, specifically Catholicism, as a pacifier. No doubt they will revert to more hindu issues in the coming days, and then throw a small one on Christianity now and then when hindu readers complain. Thus the game goes onâ¦.
A classical example of devious christian, who crawls slowly and quietly like snake, keeping low profile while steadily approaching its intended target, and then strikes.
The christians have long ago realized the importance of the news media in pushing their Christian agenda. The strategy is obvious: Control the news media in a nation, and you can manipulate and control every aspect of society.
As an example, the news media CNN-IBN has been constantly raising hindu issues (no matter how trivial some of these issue are), and raking controversies over them. First it was the caste reservation issue (granted that this was a big news everywhere, so not surprisingly they had a field day with this one); second it was about the alleged'low' status of women in Hinduism; next was the issue of dowry in hinduism, etc. Nowhere is there a discussion on issues and controversies surrounding christianity.
The banners on the top of the IBN Live homepage are christian messages; invitations to study the bible, understanding christianity, and even one that claims to correct the 'inccuracies' or 'fallacies' in the novel The Da Vinci Code. This media, like the Times of India and other christian newspapers in India, started out by presenting itself as secular media in order to increase their readership, primarily hindu readership. But slowly, just like other news media, this too has started making its christian agenda very apparent. In their moderated forums, any criticism of christianity is not posted, and those that take an anti-hindu stand, coming from, what it seems as though, hindu readers themselves (although in this age of the crypto christian, a reader calling herself 'smita' or 'varun' could as well be a 'mary' or 'samuel'), are given priority. In order to give an appearance of 'balanced' view, they will post one in defense of hinduism and post several others that shoot down this pro-hindu view.
Interestingly, after several hindu readers complained bitterly about its obvious anti-hindu stand, today the IBN Live has chosen to present a small article on the gender inequality in Christianity, specifically Catholicism, as a pacifier. No doubt they will revert to more hindu issues in the coming days, and then throw a small one on Christianity now and then when hindu readers complain. Thus the game goes onâ¦.
A classical example of devious christian, who crawls slowly and quietly like snake, keeping low profile while steadily approaching its intended target, and then strikes.
The christians have long ago realized the importance of the news media in pushing their Christian agenda. The strategy is obvious: Control the news media in a nation, and you can manipulate and control every aspect of society.