Over the decades, evangelicals have sought to gain access to the caste-based reservation benefits of Hindu depressed classes. Though they failed to get religion-based reservations in the Constituent Assembly, the first Mandal Commission listed some ‘Muslim castes’ among the OBCs, and this set off the Christian quest for SC/ST benefits for ‘Dalit Christians.’ Dalit Muslims… Read More »
Vatican City, – The Vatican on Friday defended the “right and duty” of Catholics to do missionary work aimed at converting people from other religions and other Christian denominations. The assertion came in a document titled “Doctrinal Note on some aspects of Evangelization”, issued by the Congregation for the Doctrine of Faith, the Vatican’s… Read More »
The row between the Hindus in Britain and the Royal Mail, over a new Christmas stamp depicting a Hindu man and woman worshipping baby Jesus, has deepened, after the Royal Mail refused to withdraw the stamp. An umbrella body representing 250 Hindu organisations — the Hindu Forum of Britain — has demanded the withdrawal… Read More »
Hindus are demanding that Royal Mail withdraws one of this year’s Christmas stamps, claiming the mother and child image it represents is insulting to their religion. The 68p Christmas stamp, which would be used to send mail to India, features a man and woman with Hindu markings worshipping the infant Christ. The image is… Read More »
Rani Gaidinliu?A victim of slander Rani Gaidinliu was a political, social, religious and cultural awakener?all rolled into one. All the top-ranking leaders of the country hold her in very high esteem. She became a legend in her lifetime and innumerable people?young and old?draw inspiration from her. Rani Ma was born on January 26, 1915.… Read More »
The Hindus believe that all religions are the same. This indoctrination by the various Hindu religious leaders is based on the philosophy that God (Brahman) is in all living creatures though different religions follow different paths to attain salvation. Having accepted this philosophy, the broad-minded Hindus, who are tolerant to everything, do celebrate Christmas like… Read More »
Among other meanings, proselytism connotes the giving up by a person his religion and embracing another. This may be occasioned either by conviction or by coercion and or temptation by a promise of a better material life. While the former is excusable the latter is unpardonable as it amounts to the exploitation of a person’s… Read More »
The RSS today slammed the conferment of Padma Shri on Gladys Staines, wife of slain Australian missionary Graham Staines and Left historians who had opposed the “nationalist” approach to education brought in by the NDA government. It charged the Sonia Gandhi-led UPA with converting every occasion “to make a statement against national sentiments”. “The Padma… Read More »
In her police complaint, Priyalatha has charged Shantaraju, pastor of Bethel Church and Bethel Student Centre, with having sex with young girls and getting them abort. A city pastor has been accused by his own wife of being a paedophile and of misappropriating church funds. The charges against K Shantaraju, the 45-year-old pastor of… Read More »
In his explosive new book The Armies Of God: A Study In Militant Christianity, British-born, Malaysia-based academic Iain Buchanan blows the lid off a subject that most scholars and journalists tend to shy away from: the rise of US evangelism as a force in global affairs. His book looks at how some of the powerful… Read More »