In hindsight, religions would not have caused problems if each had not claimed that they alone had the truth.
Which points out why hindusim is ideal for world peace.
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Originally Posted by MidnightBlue
Wednesday.Sri Lanka government calls for destruction of Tamil Tigers after deadly bus bombing - International Herald Tribune
A terrorist being identified as member of a certain religious community is one thing and terrorizing in the name of religion is another.
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Originally Posted by roli
I received an email not long ago,as I have friends over seas serving as missionaries and I support a couple other missionaries I hear storeis all the time of hindu's ,Buddist's alike are killing Christians.It's interesting we allow them the freedom and rights to practice their religion here, but over there ,very dangerous, there lives are threatened constantly in all parts of the world by many Eastern religions .I get reports all the time about christians being killed ,children elderly alike
What Christian missionaries coming to India set out to do is to convert Hindus. Hindu swamis go to America and 'convert' Christians. However, the big difference is that the Christian missionaries, in converting the Hindus, seek to instill hatred towards Hinduism in the newly converted whereas all Hindu swamis themselves believe in the message of Christ (to be distinguished, of course, from the message of the Church) and Christ continues to be a part of the religious life of the ‘converted’ Christians. The difference between Missionaries and Swamis is that the former has an exclusivist mindset vis-à-vis religion whereas the mindset of the later is inclusivist. I think the subject of conversion needs to looked at from all angles and therefore I shall be starting a thread on it soon.
I am not sure who you are referring to, but I would question the validity of that person's relationship to Christ if they are in fact instilling hatred in anyone.
I fully agree with you that there is nothing about Christ which is even remotely violent - no, not about a man who said if you are hit on the left cheek, show the right cheek. Its the missionaries, eager to 'harvest', who are the culprits. Even Mother Theresa couldn't resist converting the poor and miserable to Christianity as if charity requires Christ to go with it. Her foremost disciple and now head of the Missionaries of Charities is a convert from a rich Hindu family. In the case of Mother Theresa I cannot (and do not wish to) prove any hate, but please read at the following link, which appeared in a leading Indian newspaper a few days ago.http://www.hindu.com/2007/11/25/stories/2007112559500300.htmThe Mr.Joy referred to in the report is a product of the Pentacost Church's harvest.
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