Sandesh Anvekar wrote:
in the end the motive of the Church is always to convert (as always)...
Response:
First of all, I find Sandesh Anvekar's remark absolutely loathsome. No doubt,
some Goans are waiting with bated breath for the return of the BJP-ram raj so
that we can look forward to 5 years of "hurt sensibilities."
Ignorance about the Church aside, I always find some comments faintly amusing.
In the Christian dominated West, these very people have no problem at all
sending their children to school where they all learn about Christ (yes, even
non-religious state schools), preform in Christmas pageants and cheerfully
dress up as Easter bunnies. It is only in India amidst a population of 1.2
billion, where 2.3% are Christians, that they feel so threatened by the Church
and so-called conversions.
It is attitudes such as these that will effectively assure India's place
perpetually in the Dark Ages. Strangely, no amount of middle-class prosperity
in India seems to be eradicating these attitudes which puts paid to the theory
that affluence and education are the best criteria for progress.
Best,
selma
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