Re: [Assam] re: conversion & supreme court

[KJDeka]

In a message dated 9/10/03 9:39:41 PM Central Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:

<< Under the circumstances, IF there are governmental protections available
for born Hindu Dalits , why should the converted Christian Dalits be
deprived of such protections?

Punishment for conversion would be the explanation.>>

Very boring! Those who refuse to understand, no explanation is possible. This line of argument will be fine in the Christian outback. Why then did the Hindu Dalits convert to Christianity to begin with? If they had wanted to avail of the govt protection, they could have remained Hindus and still demanded that. When Christianity is supposed to be free of caste, the question of a particular caste in Christianity should not arise.

Let's hear from the folks who have reconverted. "We were promised free education and economic emancipation if we converted, but we followed the old way all along. What sort of "soul saving" is this? Worst still, missionaries do not tend the flock forever. It's just a numbers game.....as in "Go one million."( Rediff.com)

KJD.