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>And do forced conversions (at the
point of a sword)
It must be the govt
police doing the forced conversion with a sword. Otherwise, one may always
convert back when the sword if gone. I fail to see any sense in the phrase
'forced conversion'. Can you show me a news item of forced conversion in India
during last 50 years? Bribes, I agree is possible specially if Hindus declare
that all religions are equally good. If I am poor, I would go for the one
which is paying me more, othet things being equal. And I don't see anything
wrong there. A Hindu also should not see anything wrong
there.
RB
----- Original Message -----
Sent: Tuesday, April 11, 2006 12:35
AM
Subject: Re: [Assam] IE: Anti-conversion
law in Rajasthan?
On 4/10/06, Chan
Mahanta <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
At 9:37 PM -0500 4/9/06, Barua25 wrote:
>>Right to Freedom
of Religion is intricately >>connected to
conversion.
>*** Absolutely so! Very good observation.
And do forced conversions (at the point
of a sword) or duping the simple natives fall within this
intricracy?
IMHO, again - the intent of such rights/freedoms (like
religion, speech, _expression_) is of extreme importance. Like all rights, these
too come with balancing responsibilities.
--Ram
For me to change my
religion, I must be influenced by that religion and I will need somebody
to formally accept me in that religion. >From another angle that can be
viewed as conversion. So Freedom of Religion without Freedom for
Conversion does not make any sense.
RB
----- Original Message -----
From: umesh
sharma
To: [email protected]
Sent: Saturday, April 08, 2006 2:30 PM
Subject: [Assam] IE: Anti-conversion law in
Rajasthan?
Please note that Supreme Court in India clarifiied last year
that there is definitely Right to Freedom of Religion but there is no
Right to convert others.The case had been filed by Christian
missionaries who want to convert members of other faiths - mostky Hindus
but also Muslims (in kashmir etc) , Sikhs (in Punjab, Chhatisgarh etc)
and Buddhists . The most famous Sikh to convert to Christianity -as per
reports - was the Sikh King - Dalip Singh who then settled in London-
while under British rule.
http://www.indianexpress.com/story/2042.html
Umesh Sharma
5121 Lackawanna ST
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MD 20740
1-202-215-4328 [Cell Phone]
Ed.M. - International
Education Policy
Harvard Graduate School of Education,
Harvard
University,
Class of 2005
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