Pastor arrested for ‘conversion bid’
http://timesofindia .indiatimes. com/city/ bangalore/ Pastor-arrested- for-conversion- bid/articleshow/ 12739685. cms
BANGALORE: Mahadevapura police on Thursday arrested a 31-year-oldtrainee
pastor for allegedly trying to convert 23children, including14 girls,
during a summer camp here.
Victor Babualias Victor, a native of Dharmavaram in Andhra Pradesh,was
held following acomplaint filed by a few parents. Policerecovered prayer
books, pamphlets andother material from him andregistered a case under
Section 295A of the IndianPenal Code.
Police saidVictor was imparting religious lessons to the 23 children in
the Hebron prayer hall inKundalahalli near Whitefield. Accordingto
complainants, Victor told them hewould run a month-long freesummer camp
for their children. The camp openedthree days ago. Amini-bus (KA 03 D
8949) would pick up children fromMahadevapura, Kundalahalli and
surrounding areas every day.
Victor said:"I taught them prayers and songs but that doesn't mean Iwas
convertingthem. " Parents claimed Victor offered education andother
basic facilitiesto children if they (parents) accepted hisconditions.
But Victor didn'telaborate what his conditions were, theyadded.
Section 295APertainsto deliberate and malicious acts, intended to
outragereligious feelings or anyclass by insulting its religion or
religiousbeliefs and suggests imprisonmentfor three years, or fine, or
both.
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Sunil (New Delhi): When
I was studying in England,
I remember the Christian groups around would do all they could to befriend you,
invite you to social occasions. Once they got you talking then they wanted to invite
you to the church. I said no and after a while, they pastor "friend” came with
some young English girls who would take me to the church. I said no thanks. It
made me think that they wanted to make me a Christian at all costs even if it meant
that they bribed me with young English girls. I rejected that faith totally, I
thought to myself they have nothing to offer in terms of spiritual knowledge
and they offer their women as a last resort! I learnt a lot about Abraham
faiths and totally reject them.
Thanks & Regards,
Sudhir Srinivasan
B.Arch, MSc.CPM, Dip.ID, Dip.CAD, Dip.PM
| Architect |
