A delegation of pontiffs of various mutts in Karnataka today called for a halt to forcible conversion of people and any one religion “interfering” with others. Seers led by Pejawar Mutt pontiff Vishweshatheertha Swami called on Governor Rameshwar Thakur and submitted a memorandum, opposing conversion of people with allurements. Later, addressing a press conference,… Read More »
Several Hindu organisations worldwide have protested the reported comments of the Archbishop of Russian Orthodox Church against Lord Krishna and his opposition to the consturction of a temple in Moscow. Archbishop Nixon in a letter to Moscow’s Mayor Yuri Luzhkov made denigrating comments against Lord Krishna and further requested him to ban construction of a… Read More »
In his very first prayer meeting, the evangelist claimed that the world was eagerly awaiting the arrival of Jesus. Controversial US evangelist Benny Hinn arrived here on Thursday evening along with his seven-member ministerial team and a dozen bouncers from Los Angeles by a chartered flight. Jesus is going to come back again for the… Read More »
WIELDING the pen with power and determination to smash the injustice and discrimination against Dalit Christians and other oppressed masses is part of the priestly duties of Fr Mark Stephen. When he was the parish priest of Ongur, a predominantly Dalit Christian village in the Chengalpattu diocese, during 1984-1990, he followed with utmost concern… Read More »
U.S. Supreme Court nominee Samuel A. Alito Jr., a federal appeals judge, sided in 2001 with North Bergen against the same Hindu temple that now wants to build in Parsippany. Alito wrote a dissenting opinion when the 3rd Circuit Court Of Appeals, in a 2-1 vote, denied the North Bergen Board Of Adjustment’s appeal of… Read More »
Controversial evangelist Benny Hinn’s `Festival of Blessings’ has turned out to be a curse on Jakkur aerodrome. The only airfield in the city used by a number of aviators from both government and private agencies has been severely damaged and it will take many months to undo the damage. For the high-profile event, the periphery… Read More »
Five women were arrested on charges of trying to convert forcibly in Ranganathapuram near Bodinayakanur in Theni Dist. They are Nagercoil Santhakumari (42), Jayaneedhi @ Radhika (18), Ariyalur Sofia (19), Tambaram Surya (63), Kirubai (58). The modus operandi of these is to go on door-to-door canvassing, distributing pictures and books on Christianity and gifts. They… Read More »
A new foundation called Gospel and Hindus (Evangelie en Hindoes) is starting up in Rotterdam on December 2nd, 2005. It aims at serving the Christian churches in the Netherlands and Flanders (Dutch-speaking part of Belgium) to “witness to Hindus and to love them as their neighbours.” It will provide information about Hindus in Netherlands… Read More »
Syed Ali Mujtaba Bhajans by a band of Westerners, is that not surprising! More so if they claim to sing in Hindi, Bhojpuri and Nepali, fused with sitar, tabla, violin and guitar, any one with musical ears could be tempted to watch them perform live. Chris Hale, Peter Hicks and Fiona Hicks along with Uday… Read More »
Christianisation was the third force of colonialism as best expressed by Jomo Kenyatta, the late Kenyan leader, who said: “When the white man came he had the bible we had the land. Then he said ‘let us close our eyes and pray’. When we opened our eyes we had the bible he had the land.”… Read More »