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Wednesday, March 10, 2010
VIOLENCE AGAINST CHRISTIANS IN INDIA: CAUSES AND
CURE
This writer was part of a fact-finding team that inquired into the "attack"
on the Holy Family Church, Hinkal, in Mysore in February 2002. The team had
found out, among other things, that the incident was a minor one - a minor
scuffle in the church premises and a broken window-pane. The incident should
have been localised and contained. But, it was blown out of proportion and
internationalized by the media and the self-styled leaders and spokesmen of
the minority communities. It was a classic example of vested interests
making a mountain out of a molehill and spreading distress and divisions
among neighbours of different faiths and provoke religious sentiments and
fan the flames of hatred". (Report attached).
I was again part of another fact-finding team that visited Managalore and
Udupi following violent incidents there in September 2008. The report* of
this team too is attached for your ready reference.
Yes, no civil society can condone violence. But mere condemnation is not a
method to avert the repetition of violence. We have to find out if the
violence is deliberate and unprovoked, or due to provocation. If it is the
former, then there is one set of solutions, which mostly involve applying
the law and severely punishing the perpetrators of the violence. However, if
there is provocation, then we have to study the issue in greater detail. We
have to understand why there has been a provocation for the violence, and
who are the persons or organisations behind the provocation.
The real source of danger to the Indian Christian community is not the
handful of Hindu extremists. Most of the violent incidents have been due to
aggressive evangelization and faith-marketing. Other than this there have
been few attacks on Christians. Finally the sensitive and sensible
Christians must realize that acts of certain "born-again", cultic and
splinter groups among them who denigrate Hindu gods and abuse Hindu rituals
as " barbaric" are the root cause of tension between Christian and Hindu
communities. Christian leaders known for their erudition, equipoise and
empathy should come out in the open to disown such acts of intolerance.
It is worth recalling at this juncture what Fr. Adolf Washington, media
coordinator, Archdiocese of Bangalore, wrote in Deccan Herald some time ago:
"There are several groups of people doing the rounds in Bangalore adopting
persuasive techniques not just to convert people but also to spread
animosity against mainstream Christian denominations.
They hurl invectives against the teachings of Christian denominations and
even induce people to tender a written "resignation" to the pastor or
priest. Since some of these groups do not even accept the divinity of
Christ, in effect, their conversion should not be understood as conversion
to Christianity but to their organisation. Mainstream Christian
denominations do not go on a conversion spree, only splinter groups and
cultic groups do so probably for some self-gain."
Terms such as "evangelistic campaign", "missionary strategy", "campus
crusade", "occupying non-Christian areas", a "blitzkrieg" of missionaries,
and sending "reinforcements" sound more appropriate to military enterprises
than to Christian witness to God's redeeming love in Jesus Christ. The
statistical approach implied in the words "the unreached millions" is
derogatory to neighbours of other faiths."Unreached" by whom? When Indian
Christians themselves use these phrases, which have originated outside the
country, to describe their neighbours living next door to them in the
community, Christians should not be surprised if the nehigbours are
offended. (Courage for Dialogue- Dr Stanley Samartha).
Call it the irrational Hindu anger at being cheated of destiny. Call it the
Hindu backlash at the growing fanaticism in other communities. Call it the
end of the tether for Hindu patience and tolerance. India's cycles of
violence continue because it is only seldom that we have allowed healing to
take place. It is imperative that our ears be made sensitive to the
heartbeat of the 'other' community or caste. And we must all assist and
permit a true healing. Stop spreading hatred, against any particular
community, Hindu or Muslim, or those who are branded as our enemies, like
butter on hot bread. And stop being merchants of hate. We must learn to
overcome hatred by love
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All of us would be doing a great service to the cause of communal and
religious amity and peace in this country if we learn to show a little
humility and a little diffidence about the correctness of our views. We
should not seek to satisfy our thirst for ego and vanity by drinking from
the cup of bitterness and hatred and jealousy. We have to teach ourselves
that consideration for others is nobler than muscling our way to the front.
About 250 leaders from 11 Churches and denominations who met recently in
Bangalore resolved not to condemn or denigrate deities of other religions,
or the traditions that other religious believers hold as sacred. They also
have decided to "work positively to build a harmonious relationship with
people of all religions and cultures."
I have written these lines at the risk of being branded as anti-Christian,
anti-Church and 'the blue-eyed boy" of RSS. But, I muster courage from the
following a couplet from the famous Urdu poet, Faiz Ahmed Faiz:
Speak: your lips are free
Speak: your tongue is still yours
Speak: this lissome body is yours
Speak: this life is yours
Speak: so that the truth can prevail ..
(Bol ke lab azaad hain tere Bol Zabaan ab tak teri hain Bol yeh sutwan jism
hai tera Bol ke jaan ab tak teri hai Bol ke sach zinda hai ab tak .. )
Column By:
P. N. Benjamin
hari....@indero.com
sign of bolting to the american chirstian right.
He openly supports polititions and national religious leaders who
advocate and participate in missionary activities in india.
Have you spoken to your friend about his actions in support of mission
activity in india? Do you think yet another conversion is on the
horizen? Is this post a way to caution him?
Me, ...again!
On Tue, 18 May 2010 hari....@indero.com wrote:
> You are right to be concerned. Jay stevens,aka dr. jai etc. shows every
> sign of bolting to the american chirstian right.
>
> He openly supports polititions and national religious leaders who
> advocate and participate in missionary activities in india.
I am shocked and amazed!!! Such an anti-Christian out of one side of his
mouth, then advocates American right wing Christians!!!
> Have you spoken to your friend about his actions in support of mission
> activity in india? Do you think yet another conversion is on the
> horizen? Is this post a way to caution him?
He complains about Christians when Hindus do the same things.....
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Mr. Jai Maharaj constantly talks only about terrorist Muslims and
terrorist Christians and never about terrorist Hindus, but such
Hindus show up easily in Google searches. What is Maharaj's problem?
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