From: "U. G. Barad" <[email protected]>
As expected of clergy, Fr. Ivo concludes his sermon on above post by
writing: .....It is, therefore, not surprising that some great Hindus saw
the best hope of India's greatness and prosperity in the total acceptance
of
the Christian Religion. They were convinced that Jesus helps Hindus to
become better Hindus and shows the way to make India a better place to
live
in. (Reference: Message: 11, Date: Sat, 24 Jul 2010)
***Dear Dr.U.G.Barad,
I did not preach a "sermon", but only quoted (explicitating them) Hindus of
high calibre who spoke of Jesus of Nazareth and his movement of conversion
and transformation of the society. A rose spreads its fragrance all around.
I am glad that you have approached my friend, Dr.Santosh Helekar, who claims
to be an agnostic scientist, with his secular view about human freedom:
Christian conversion should be "peaceful persuasion and conversion of
minds". It is God who works in the human hearts for joy and peace. It is our
birthright in a secular democracy. In short, Christian conversion is a
birthright in the secular democracy. Religion is a part and parcel of our
education, of our human integral development. If all Hindus and men of
goodwill had thought in this way, India would be really shining!... There is
no healthy democracy without conversion of hearts and minds, of life in all
its dimensions...
Regards.
Fr.Ivo
_____________________________________________________
While, Santosh's brain waves compelled him to write: Peaceful persuasion
and
conversion of minds is a freedom that every human being and every
institution enjoys in a secular democracy. It is the basis of all
education.
(Reference: Message: 7 Date: Fri, 23 Jul 2010). This response was
predictable from Santosh!
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