Reference the article titled When Kalyan was a Jewish colony and posted on this list by Marshall Mendonza.
It says: Where there were churches, there was conversion. "Conversion was chiefly effected by persuasion, not coercion," says Fr Aguiar, alluding to the fringe benefits of orphanages and schools built for those who switched lanes to Christianity and also better employment opportunities for those who came recommended by the religion and its attendant education. Nice way to persuade, I must say! I would have thought that the real way to encourage a person to switch lanes would have been to explain to the convert the spiritual merits of Christianity. However, the method followed seems to be to offer material advantages of the conversion. Best regards, U. G. Barad.
