when did i justified hindu extremism? kindly show such posts of mine....i repeately said in every my posts that i dont justify hindu extremsism.
I had just claimed that it was christian missionaries who started the violance first. In the whole history of india this is the only case where christians got attacked, that when christian missionaries attacked hindus first.
You are simply lieing.Can u tell me which nun attacked an innocent hindu??I cant remember having heard any such news but i do remember hearing news of extremists hindus vandalizing churches ,attacking vehicles carrying nuns who were simply going to preach their faith(this happened in Kerala).I havent seen anything in your previous posts condemning such attacks.Your responses were some thing like"THEY STARTED IT FIRST" always.It is quite obvious from your statements that you seek to justify the crimes committed by Hindu fanatics but have major issues with the alleged crimes committed by Muslim/Christian fanatics.
And FYI ,i do not see wikepedia as a 100% reliable source of Information and the below article from Wikepedia will show why.This is something completely different what u have presented.Finally,i would like you to show the courage to condemn such attacks and not try to find justifications no matter who commits it.I would also like to make my stand very clear to you.I absolutely and completely condemn acts of violence committed against innocents by Muslim/hindu/christian fanatics in the name of religion in the past or the present.
Peace!
Hindu extremism in India
Main article:
Anti-Christian violence in India
See also:
Religious violence in Orissa
Further information:
Freedom of religion in India
In India, there is an increasing amount of violence being perpetrated by
Hindu Nationalists against Christians.
[149] The increase in anti-Christian violence in India bears a direct relationship to the ascendancy of the
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).
[150] Incidents of violence against Christians have occurred in many parts of India. It is especially prevalent in the States of
Gujarat,
Maharashtra,
Uttar Pradesh,
Madhya Pradesh and
New Delhi.
[150] The
Vishva Hindu Parishad (VHP), the
Bajrang Dal, the
Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) are the most responsible organizations for violence against Christians.
[151] These organizations, which are off-shoot organizations of their umbrella organization, the
Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) also known as the
Sangh Parivar, and local media were involved in promoting anti-Christian propaganda in Gujarat.
[151] The
Sangh Parivar and related organisations have stated that the violence is an expression of "spontaneous anger" of "vanvasis" against "
forcible conversion" activities undertaken by missionaries. These claims have been disputed by Christians
[152] a belief described as
mythical[153] and
propaganda by Sangh Parivar;
[154] the Parivar objects in any case to all conversions as a "threat to national unity".
[155]
In recent years, there has been a sharp increase in violent attacks on Christians in India. From 1964 to 1996, thirty-eight incidents of violence against Christians were reported.
[150] In 1997, twenty-four such incidents were reported.
[156] In 1998, it went up to ninety.
[158] The acts of violence include
arson of churches, forcible conversion of Christians to Hinduism, distribution of threatening literature, burning of
Bibles, murder of Christian priests and destruction of Christian schools, colleges, and cemeteries.
[150][151] The attacks often accompanied by large amounts of anti-Christian hate literature.
[158]
In some cases, anti-Christian violence has been co-ordinated, involving multiple attacks. In
2007 Orissa violence Christians were attacked in
Kandhamal,
Orissa, resulting in 9 deaths and destruction of houses and churches.
[159][160] Nearly twelve churches were targeted in the attack by Hindu activists.
[161][162][163] Human rights groups consider the violence as the failure of the state government that did not address the problem before it became violent. The authorities failed to react quickly enough to save human lives and property.
[164]
Foreign Christian missionaries have also been targets of attacks. In a well-publicised case
Graham Staines, an Australian missionary, was burnt to death while he was sleeping with his two sons Timothy (aged 9) and Philip (aged 7) in his station wagon at Manoharpur village in Keonjhar district in
Orissa in January 1999.
A representative of the local government in Orissa estimated that more than 500 people died as a consequence of the anti-Christian pogrom launched by Hindu fundamentalists. He said he personally authorised the cremation of at least 200 bodies.
[173] In July 2, 2008 a priest was murdered by an obscure local group called Nepal Defence Army, which wanted Hinduism restored as the state religion, and has claimed responsibility for the murder of Johnson Moyalan.
[174] .In September 14, 2008, the Hindu fundamentalist organizations
Bajrang Dal directed a wave of attacks against Christian churches, convents and prayer halls in the Indian city of Mangalore. The attacks started in response to the allegation by the Bajrang Dal that the
New Life Fellowship Trust, a non-denominational Christian Church, was indulging in forceful religious conversion of Hindus. Another reason was that the book
Satyadarshini in which New Life Trust had denigrated and defamed Hindu gods. Over 20 churches were attacked during the course of the attacks, nearly all of them belonging to the Roman Catholic community. Some Hindu groups argue that Christian missionaries use inducements such as schooling to lure poor people to the faith. As a result, they have launched movements to reconvert many tribal Christians back to Hinduism. A consolidation of various Anti-Conversion or "Freedom of Religion" Laws has been done by the
All Indian Christian Council.
[180] In the past, several Indian states passed anti-conversion bills primarily to prevent people from converting to Christianity.