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 »
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 »
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 »
Manjula (14), a young tribal girl of Orissa’s Deogarh district, was tortured both mentally and physically by her nun employer and Christian neighbours—her fault being that she was born to Hindu parents. Had Manjula been a Muslim or Christian girl, help would have been showered on her both nationally and internationally. But in the… Read More »
Richard Zimler’s novel, Guardian of the Dawn, documents the little-known Portuguese Inquisition in India, in 16th century Goa. He points out that, apart from their laws and religion, the Portuguese also imported and enforced their infamous methods of interrogation to subdue troublemakers. Zimler has won numerous awards for his work, including a 1994 US National… Read More »
After returning from a trip to Mumbai, the financial capital of India, to participate in the International Hindutva Conference, Kamal Thapa, Chairperson of the single Royalist party Rastriya Prajatanta Party-Nepal, making a meaningful revelation has said that his party will launch an agitation for the sake of National Independence and Democracy. It was indeed an… 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 »
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 »
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 »
Evangelical Intrusions, Sandhya Jain, Rupa & Co., Pp 251 (HB), Rs 395.00 THIS book comes at an opportune moment when repeated reports of religio-political violence in the north-eastern states are pouring in, accompanied by the rise in armed rebellion from groups professing secessionist aspirations. As is universally recognised, the separatist goals are linked to agenda… Read More »