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Manu Joseph God, sex and the BPOs
[ 23 Oct, 2006 0058hrs ISTTIMES NEWS NETWORK ]
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But Barnabas could not break them up. Was he ever attracted to the girls he was trying to reform? They were beautiful, he was single and they were telling him personal things. Love blooms in such situations.
"Yes. But prayers saved me. Some girls even made passes at me. One girl says, 'you are capable of many things it seems, you must come to my house'. Another girl sat next to me in a very suggestive way. I prayed. And I told her that she was not gold that can be used often.
I told her, she was a diamond. She said, 'Cho Chweet'. Next day, she called me and said, 'Even a diamond is used sometimes'. I asked her if she would be willing to lead a frugal life, survive on porridge sometimes? I knew that would put her off."
Barnabas also studied the drug culture in the call centres. "They used to do all kinds of stuff," he says. "They had their own codes too. Boys and girls who wore a black thread around their neck with a glass pendant that had a weed design etched on it were the ones who were interested in buying or selling drugs."
About two years ago, Barnabas left his call centre interlude, having learned enough and to devote more time on his church activities. While Christian groups have been trying to reform its young, the Catholic Church in India, apart from priestly interactions with parishioners, has not taken a formal stand yet on the issue.
Father Francis Yeluvathingal who is attached to the Bishop House in Mumbai says, <b>"We do not condemn call centres. They are a very good source of income. But we are concerned about the Christian way of life too." </b>
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[ 23 Oct, 2006 0058hrs ISTTIMES NEWS NETWORK ]
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But Barnabas could not break them up. Was he ever attracted to the girls he was trying to reform? They were beautiful, he was single and they were telling him personal things. Love blooms in such situations.
"Yes. But prayers saved me. Some girls even made passes at me. One girl says, 'you are capable of many things it seems, you must come to my house'. Another girl sat next to me in a very suggestive way. I prayed. And I told her that she was not gold that can be used often.
I told her, she was a diamond. She said, 'Cho Chweet'. Next day, she called me and said, 'Even a diamond is used sometimes'. I asked her if she would be willing to lead a frugal life, survive on porridge sometimes? I knew that would put her off."
Barnabas also studied the drug culture in the call centres. "They used to do all kinds of stuff," he says. "They had their own codes too. Boys and girls who wore a black thread around their neck with a glass pendant that had a weed design etched on it were the ones who were interested in buying or selling drugs."
About two years ago, Barnabas left his call centre interlude, having learned enough and to devote more time on his church activities. While Christian groups have been trying to reform its young, the Catholic Church in India, apart from priestly interactions with parishioners, has not taken a formal stand yet on the issue.
Father Francis Yeluvathingal who is attached to the Bishop House in Mumbai says, <b>"We do not condemn call centres. They are a very good source of income. But we are concerned about the Christian way of life too." </b>