Date: Tue, 16 Jun 2009 06:29:14 -0700 (PDT) From: "R.L. Francis" <[email protected]>
Dalit Christians Calls on Churches to end discrimination Tlrunelevli, Tamil Nadu, 16 June 2009: ?? Poor Christian Liberation Movement (PCLM) has demanded the Church leadership to take the initiaive of giving equal rights and participation to Dalit Christians in the Church structure for the sake of concerted development of the Chrisitan community as a whole. Mario observes: Shouldn't we be calling for an end to the abominable practice of calling certain groups of people "Dalits" and instead acknowledging them as the human individuals they are? That way we would not need a "Poor Christian Liberation Movement" - how demeaning must it be to have such a movement in this day and age - and everyone can finally participate in the church structure based on their individual interest, achievements and qualifications rather than an accident of birth.
