--- On Wed, 8/10/08, [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Subject: [Goanet] Don't Target Converts - article by Michael Pinto
> To: "goanet" <[email protected]>
> Received: Wednesday, 8 October, 2008, 2:29 PM
> Don't Target Converts by Michael Pinto (Times of India
> dt.8.10.2008)
>
...
> The only legitimate ground on which conversion can be
> opposed is if it can be shown to have resulted from the use
> of force or fraud. Several states, including Orissa, have
> enacted legislation to prevent conversions by force or fraud
> or even inducement.
Hmmm...
Can politicians be taken to task for converting people from being party A
adherents to party B adherents by force, fraud and inducement?
The saris, TVs, motorbikes, etc. freely given to voters before any election
could constitute inducement; the false promises made before elections could
constitute fraud; I am sure there have been instances of force being used, but
I'll let that pass for now.
Gabriel.
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