09-16-2006, 04:30 AM
City school accused of âteaching religious mattersâ
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The agitated parents met Ms Cynthia, principal of Ryan International at Whitefield on Friday morning and expressed their âanguishâ over the programme in which some foreigners were invited to speak about Christianity and the Christ to the children.
âDuring the programme they distributed a book, âYour Book of Hopeâ, which is on Christianity. The children were told that they must go to church, and that Jesus Christ was the âbiggest hero,â alleged Nandish, a parent.
Another parent alleged that the speakers told the children that if they didnât go to church, they would go to hell. Later, the group filed a complaint against the principal and Mr Pinto, chairman of the school, with the Mahadevapura police station.
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Evangelical activities alleged in Nellore college
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NELLORE: After Tirumala hills, it is now the turn of the reputed DKW college at Nellore to face allegations of evangelical activities on its college premises.
Though in charge principal of the college B. Naveena Devi denied allegations of `systematic religious conversions through inducements and coercive pressure' in the college premises, many issues have come to light when media persons as well as Regional Joint Director (Guntur) of Higher Education department N. L. S. Vidyasagar Rao visited the hostel premises.
Slogans erased
Some of the students were seen erasing religious slogans written on the doors as well as walls with water. The RJD, who was in the college in connection with the enquiry pertaining to misappropriation of funds, said the team would also look into the matter and brought it to the notice of higher ups.
Meanwhile, Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP) activists staged a dharna in front of the college demanding action against the in-charge principal. "Ever since she became the in-charge principal, religious conversions have been taking place under the garb of social service particularly on Sunday on the college premises," ABVP district organising secretary K. Mahesh Kumar alleged.
"Despite evangelical organisations engaging in anti-Hindu propaganda, she has turned a blind eye to all such proselytisation activities. And she has never prevented outsiders conducting religious meetings with students," he alleged.
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Things are slowly getting out of hand. I am happy that the Pope has made adverse remarks on Islam. Let Islam and Christianity fight it out against each other, and we can watch the fun from sidelines. We will take sides as required to weaken both of them <!--emo&
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The agitated parents met Ms Cynthia, principal of Ryan International at Whitefield on Friday morning and expressed their âanguishâ over the programme in which some foreigners were invited to speak about Christianity and the Christ to the children.
âDuring the programme they distributed a book, âYour Book of Hopeâ, which is on Christianity. The children were told that they must go to church, and that Jesus Christ was the âbiggest hero,â alleged Nandish, a parent.
Another parent alleged that the speakers told the children that if they didnât go to church, they would go to hell. Later, the group filed a complaint against the principal and Mr Pinto, chairman of the school, with the Mahadevapura police station.
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Evangelical activities alleged in Nellore college
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NELLORE: After Tirumala hills, it is now the turn of the reputed DKW college at Nellore to face allegations of evangelical activities on its college premises.
Though in charge principal of the college B. Naveena Devi denied allegations of `systematic religious conversions through inducements and coercive pressure' in the college premises, many issues have come to light when media persons as well as Regional Joint Director (Guntur) of Higher Education department N. L. S. Vidyasagar Rao visited the hostel premises.
Slogans erased
Some of the students were seen erasing religious slogans written on the doors as well as walls with water. The RJD, who was in the college in connection with the enquiry pertaining to misappropriation of funds, said the team would also look into the matter and brought it to the notice of higher ups.
Meanwhile, Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP) activists staged a dharna in front of the college demanding action against the in-charge principal. "Ever since she became the in-charge principal, religious conversions have been taking place under the garb of social service particularly on Sunday on the college premises," ABVP district organising secretary K. Mahesh Kumar alleged.
"Despite evangelical organisations engaging in anti-Hindu propaganda, she has turned a blind eye to all such proselytisation activities. And she has never prevented outsiders conducting religious meetings with students," he alleged.
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Things are slowly getting out of hand. I am happy that the Pope has made adverse remarks on Islam. Let Islam and Christianity fight it out against each other, and we can watch the fun from sidelines. We will take sides as required to weaken both of them <!--emo&
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