I love debatingš...and i found this topic not just interesting but of great relevance in today's time...when people have started taking severe steps against issues like conversions...
Well...according to me,one can't blame them for taking the extreme routes of violence,though it's still contemptable.How long can a community tolerate intruders infiltrating into their religion,openly accusing and disintegrating a culture that's supposed to be the most ancient of all.It's really frustrating and annoying.First came the barbaric plunderers from west asia,who looted us,destroyed our temples...and gradually established their kingdom here.The conversions were tremendous...but still our culture sustanined fighting all odds...co-existing with the intruders,making them one among ourselves.And now we face the missionaries converting poor,uneducated tribals and destitutes.It's a pity that the government instead of worrying for the welfare of the poor(which is often the only main agenda in their party manifestoes while campaigning)create a hue and cry over people taking severe measures against the converters.These people can buy their faiths ,but not their hearts...which would always remain Indian...and one day they all will come back to the origin of their existence and true belief...If the missionaries want to do service to their religion,they must do it without anything in return...and buying a person's faith by luring them with material gains is the most heinous sin a person could do...and no religion ever teaches us to do so.It's really ironical that the institution of religion indulges in buying and selling of human souls...when they ought to have been playing the part of helping people to relieve themselves from the materialistic bonds and attain salvation.I know these words would sound hollow to a person's ear who hasn't had proper food,clothes or any of the basic needs since the day he/she was born(that lot of us are fortunate enough to have).And conversion is not a solution to this enormous problem...The priveleged in the majority community should understand this basic issue that's eating away half of our population forcing them to trade their faith as a commodity against their own conscience.We cannot rely on the government at any cost,cuz they are like parasites feeding on the disintegartion of one community,as they are only interested in votes...The majority community should integrate the various stratas of people,irrespective of caste or economic status...and should wholeheartedly work to bring out gennuine plans to find a solution to this problem...We are still bound to our prejudices of caste and creed...and it's hard time we all realise this and come out of our cocoons and do someting really serious like creating some groups(in a temple,in your locality...anywhere...),collecting funds(with proper records and not for filling our own pockets),and then helping the poor people who need help...not by donating to a wretched poor farmer a plasma t.v. set or a Dolce and Gabana luxury suit(when he's starving for a morsel of grain),but by providing them with long-lasting means of earning.And this has to be done,the quicker the better...it's very very necesary that we realise it soon...or no force can ever prevent a conversion forced(which is a gruesome reality in this 21st century) or otherwise...(which is indirect forced conversion.)
India is a secular nation...and being an Indian 'am proud of it...but this phenomenon has come into a successful practice due to the wisdom and tolerance of the most ancient religion of India...Look at any other country...where they claim to be hard core religious nation,they are quite intolerant towards other religions...let alone co-existence.This can only be possible in a country like India,where peace and tolerance are some habits that we acquire genetically from our ancestors...And we have sustained through all odds,without waging any jehad or conversion...we're the shining stars of a great civilisation that preaches peace and harmony...and we all should pledge to hold our heads high and declare to the world that we respect all other religions ,but no thanks...don't ever dare to buy our souls,our faiths...cuz we are proud of being a HINDU.
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