--- On Sun, 12/21/08, J. Colaco < jc> <cola...@gmail.com> wrote: > >The way the opponents of the Orissa Act argued the case, I submit, would >>have given the "Christians" special privileges which would would violate >the >principle of equality. >
Dear Josebab, Thanks for this clarification. Phew! I agree that there is no fundamental right to convert. As you know, on this issue I am more concerned about elimination of the motivation to dispense empathy rather than enlightenment. Cheers, Santosh --- On Sun, 12/21/08, J. Colaco < jc> <cola...@gmail.com> wrote: > > It is worth noting that Courts rule on the 'issues' > before them. All > the SC has stated, in this case, is that there is NO > "fundamental > right to convert". I doubt such a "fundamental > right" exists in any > country. > > This does not make conversions illegal. >