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convert OTHERS
Since you are trying to split hair,
I will have to ask you what do you think the process of conversion consist of?
And how does one convert oneself without another converting one?. When you join
a political party, does not somebody ask you to? Is that not called converting
OTHERS? Freedom for conversion means freedom to convert others, if you mean
telling about the party or religion means converting.
RB
----- Original Message -----
Sent: Tuesday, April 11, 2006 12:40
AM
Subject: Re: [Assam] IE: Anti-conversion
law in Rajasthan?
Barua,
>>demand a right to
convert OTHERS
>f I have a right to convert to a
political party, I should have equal >right to convert to any
religion.
Yes, you should have the absolute and
full rights to convert or reconvert any religion you wish.
But that is NOT the point here. The
point is do you have the right to convert OTHERS?
--Ram
On 4/11/06, Barua25
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
wrote:
demand a right to
convert OTHERS
If I have a right to convert to a
political party, I should have equal right to convert to any
religion.
In fact in my ideal free society, a
child should be allowed at the age of 10 or 12 say to adopt any
religion. In order to do that there will be have to be some people of all
the religions explaining what the religion is based on etc so that one can
take a wise decision to convert. I
fail to see why there should be any objection to conversion specially if we
really think that all religions are equally good. If Christianity and Islam
are equally good as Hinduism, then a Hindu should not have any problem if
one is converted to any of these religions.
RB
----- Original Message -----
Sent: Monday, April 10, 2006 10:09
PM
Subject: Re: [Assam] IE:
Anti-conversion law in Rajasthan?
Ofcourse we all agree one must be able to convert to any faith of one's
choosing -- the debate is about should anyone demand a right to convert
OTHERS.
At 9:37 PM -0500 4/9/06, Barua25 wrote:
Right to
Freedom of Religion is intricately connected to
conversion.
*** Absolutely so! Very good observation.
For me to
change my religion, I must be influenced by that religion and I will
need somebody to formally accept me in that religion. >From another
angle that can be viewed as conversion. So Freedom of Religion without
Freedom for Conversion does not make any sense.
RB
----- Original Message -----
From: umesh
sharma
To: assam@assamnet.org
Sent: Saturday, April 08, 2006 2:30 PM
Subject: [Assam] IE: Anti-conversion law in
Rajasthan?
Please note that Supreme Court in India clarifiied last
year that there is definitely Right to Freedom of Religion but there
is no Right to convert others.The case had been filed by Christian
missionaries who want to convert members of other faiths - mostky
Hindus but also Muslims (in kashmir etc) , Sikhs (in Punjab,
Chhatisgarh etc) and Buddhists . The most famous Sikh to convert to
Christianity -as per reports - was the Sikh King - Dalip Singh who
then settled in London- while under British rule.
http://www.indianexpress.com/story/2042.html
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