-Caveat Lector-
I would say that the pope ought to "come clean" on this issue and tell us
what his "Culture of Life" is like and whether it is better than the motto
from the Times of India which is "Let Truth Prevail", leading us to ask the
nature of India's "Culture of Truth". Now "culture" is a scientific word,
not to be used as loosely as a drunk in a beer parlour, so when Vatican
keeps calling for this "Culture of Life", what in heaven's name do they
mean? And is it better than India's "Culture of Truth" or China's culture
according to the mandate of heaven? You see what I am getting act? Just a
little honesty from the international religious community concerning their
lifestyle or way of life upon this earth and whether it is equal to that of
any other religion, better or worse?
In any case, how could the protestant fundamentalist and evangelical cult
leaders who direct Mfest 2,000 (billed as the biggest missionary meet in
North America) resist the opportunity to invite all world religions to Mfest
2000? <http://www.mfest.bc.ca>. Gotta love your enemies eh? After all, who
are you going to "convert"? Not those of your present congregations.
FWP.
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From: Tatman, Robert <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Date: Tuesday, October 19, 1999 12:56 PM
Subject: [CTRL] Treat all Religions Equally, Hindu Group Tells Pope
> -Caveat Lector-
>
>Treat all Religions Equally, Hindu Group Tells Pope
>
>NEW DELHI, India (AP) -- A Hindu group allied with the governing party has
>asked Pope John Paul II to affirm that all religions are equal when he
comes
>to India next month, an Indian news agency reported Tuesday.
>
>The demand by the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh echoed calls made in recent
>weeks by other Hindu allies of Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee. They
>coincide with a 650-mile march protesting the pope's visit by the Vishwa
>Hindu Parishad, or World Hindu Council.
>
>The march from the southwestern state of Goa will reach New Delhi on Nov.
4,
>the eve of the pope's visit.
>
>The actions have embarrassed Vajpayee, considered a soft-spoken
intellectual
>and a moderate politician, as he courts foreign investors and tries to rein
>in strident Hindu groups supporting him.
>
>H.V. Seshadri, general secretary of Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh, told
>activists the pope should announce that Hinduism and Christianity are equal
>paths to salvation, the Press Trust of India news agency said.
>
>It quoted Seshadri as saying the pope was denied permission to visit China
>and Sri Lanka because those governments feared his visit would encourage
>proselytizing by Christian missionaries.
>
>The pope is to be the first foreign guest of Vajpayee's new government,
>which took office last week. Some of the Hindu groups have demanded that
>neither Vajpayee nor any of his ministers meet with the pope.
>
>During the Nov. 5-8 papal visit -- the second in nearly 15 years _ the pope
>will participate in a gathering of Asian bishops, meet Indian secular and
>religious leaders and celebrate Mass at Nehru Stadium in the Indian
capital.
>
>
>Most of India's 820 million Hindus and 23 million Christians live in
>harmony. Christian missionaries are widely respected for setting up schools
>and hospitals in remote areas.
>
>In the last year, however, Christian leaders say there have been at least
>100 attacks on them by fringe Hindu groups. The attacks have been
>concentrated in four states governed either by Hindu nationalists or
>suffering from extreme poverty and illiteracy.
>
>The federal government, which investigated all the cases, says the figures
>were exaggerated and most of the incidents were related to property
>disputes.
>
>Christian groups say the number and intensity of the attacks are related to
>the growth of two fringe Hindu groups allied with Vajpayee's party that
>accuse Christian missionaries of targeting poor and illiterate Hindus by
>promising cures for blindness and hearing loss.
>
>Christians deny the allegations of coercion and deceit.
>
>Copyright 1999 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may
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