"Behead those who convert Hindus," says Hindu political leader

[Faxecura]

Behead those who convert Hindus: Togadia - Indian Express

VHP international general secretary Pravin Togadia on Monday called for a new Indian Constitution that allows for “anyone who converts Hindus to be beheaded”.

Workers of the VHP from across the country had gathered here, many of them staying in the dargah premises for the three-day conference, causing a lot of anxiety for the police, Monday being Eid-ul-Azha.

Asaram Bapu’s son Narayan Sai, who also came for the concluding ceremony on Monday, said, “I would suggest that we Hindus should include Buddhists, Sikhs and Jains because their line of thinking is no different from Hindus, except for a few small habits.”

 

[Breathe]

What a fool.

 

[Madhuri]

Oh for the love of God!
There's no good reason for Hindus to ever think that any action should be dealt with through killing. That is sanctioned in some other religions only, so why stoop so low? It really bothers me.

There must be some way to deal with the manipulative conversions in India without thinking of violence.

 

[Heathen Hammer]

Wow. Grotesque.

 

[Breathe]

Oh for the love of God!
There's no good reason for Hindus to ever think that any action should be dealt with through killing. That is sanctioned in some other religions only, so why stoop so low? It really bothers me.

Yeah, it bothers me as well. They have forgotten the fundamental concept of non-violence in Hinduism.

There must be some way to deal with the manipulative conversions in India without thinking of violence.

In my opinion, education is important. Education about one's religion.

Plus, it's well known that some places will coerce people; for example, digging wells in villages outside of churches/mosques and not allowing non-Christians/non-Muslims to use the wells, so they have to go elsewhere, and so on. Combating that by investing in villages' fundamentals (wells, schooling and literacy) is important, too.

My opinion, anyway.

 

[Madhuri]

Spot on, O.

 

[Breathe]

Spot on, O.

Maybe there should be encouragement for Hindus to donate to villages. Maybe a family sponsors a village on a yearly basis or something, to see the quality of life improve?

 

[Sunstone]

In a country of a billion people, you're going to get at least one of everything -- even some nutcase who wants to behead people.

 

[Breathe]

In a country of a billion people, you're going to get at least one of everything -- even some nutcase who wants to behead people.

Well put.

 

[Vinayaka]

We are fortunate that there are only a few people within Hinduism that think like that. Of course if anything like that did happen, our laws and courts would deal with the people.

I remember riding in India with a friend who was a lawyer. As he drove past a jail, he said, "You don't really want to go in there."

But the conversion tactics are really nasty sometimes. Food being withheld, jobs for the converted, and such. I can understand how people who have strayed even a bit from the disciplines of ahimsa could get frustrated, but obviously this goes to far. Laws banning certain aspects of proseltysing would be enough. That and education as to its harm.

 

[ohhcuppycakee]

Sounds just like the extremist Muslims. Eek.

 

[Vinayaka]

Yes, indeed. Extreme exists within most if not all faiths. The extremists have more in common with each other, regardless of faith, that they do with people of their own 'faith'.

 

[Valjean]

The VHP are right-wing militants.
Authoritarianism is an equal opportunity affliction.

 

[beenie]

Sounds just like the extremist Muslims. Eek.

Sad, isn't it?

Yes, indeed. Extreme exists within most if not all faiths. The extremists have more in common with each other, regardless of faith, that they do with people of their own faith.

So very true.

 

[The Sum of Awe]

Wont they be reincarnated into Hinduism again anyway?


But yeah, that's dumb that they behead people for religion.

 

[Vinayaka]

The VHP are right-wing militants.
Authoritarianism is an equal opportunity affliction.

I thought it was just the RSS or some other militant sub-group of VHP, but I'm probably wrong. Can you explain? It seems to have more to do with Indian politics than religion anyway.

 

[Breathe]

Wont they be reincarnated into Hinduism again anyway?

Meh, seems too much like a fatalistic approach for my liking there.

It's not so much that the people are de-converting, but it's a reaction to the dirty conversion tactics used by a significant chunk of Abrahamic missionaries in India, which have been described by some of us in previous posts (things like coercion with jobs, "my-religion-only" wells, and so on and so forth.

This has made some crazies call for crazy ideas to be implemented to stem the tide.

Naturally, it's against Hindu philosophy to hurt people and Hinduism strives on the principles of non-injury, but hopefully this man's insane opinion can be ignored whilst the thing that caused it can be addressed and something good can come out of it. My view anyway.

 

[Gaura Priya]

Crazy VHP... They've been very quiet in the West, but have been very militant in India. :/

 

[LeftishBritInPA]

The VHP are right-wing militants.
Authoritarianism is an equal opportunity affliction.

I wanted to point this out myself. I think it has everything to do with being right-wing extremists, and nothing to do with Hindu doctrines.

 

[dyanaprajna2011]

Hindus, like all Dharmic religions, accept the idea of ahimsa, or nonviolence to any and all sentient beings. This here is not a case of Hinduism, as most here have pointed out, but of politics.