--- In [email protected], Partho Datta <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>I agree to what Mr. Partho Dutta says. This is a fruitless unending
debate. Blaming a particular community without any indepth study and
experience is WRONG. None of the religion teaches hatred and
violence. I feel sorry that since there's no moderation on this
JHARKHAND NETWORK people have written things which will hurt a
persons sentiment, belief and faith.
Instead of discussing what the administration has been doing in
Orissa few members are writing things which is not expected on this
forum. I seriously doubt their integrity.
I'd request the moderator not to allow such posting to appear on
this forum.
I am proud to be a Tribal and I am also proud to be a Roman Catholic
and so are my Hindu,Muslims, Sikh and Buddhist friends.
Let's put in our rational thinking on this forum and make it a
better place.
B K Kachhap
> The first casualty is truth.
> What actually did happen? There seem to be as many versions as
there are sides to this debate.
> And please, could this discourse continue without mindless
throwing of labels?
> Partho Datta
>
> Saurabh Abhishek <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
wrote: Uplifting the lives of
unprivileged is great and noble thing to do, but I
> have seen enough what
> the missionaries exactly do. The truth is far from what they say.
> "Uplifting" essentially means brainwashing and false promises
most of the
> times.
> I saying this because I have seen this innumerable times.
> I belong to place in remote Gumla, before the missionaries
arrived there was
> no animosity between in the
> ppl atleast on religious grounds, nobody actually cared about the
> religion.The religion was the way it should be, personal and
practiced with
> no fanaticism. Now the so called developement has made people to
ask their
> children to stay at home because its "their" festival not "ours".
I am not
> blaming any particular community but the for the animosity
factor , yes I
> blame the missionaries.
>
> I have seen those half educated chaps preaching that
having "Prasad" from a
> Hindu friend is a sin.
> Sad to say but they are doing nothing but spreading religious
hatred.
> So, thats why I will end up saying any connection between
missionaries and
> developement is purely
> coincidental.
>
> On Jan 9, 2008 12:34 PM, anuperickujur <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> > People who help others in lifting their own down-trodden
lives cannot
> > be blamed for creating such unnecessary tensions. The tribals
who
> > have been persecuted reside in places where there is very little
> > means of having a fruitful living. People from the outside
world come
> > to help them move into places which they can never imagine of.
The
> > lives of many such innocent tribals have been bettered by such
> > missionary activities. But on the contrary, the people with
whom they
> > are living among, on a day of joyous celebrations, clamp a
shutdown
> > on all festive activities. This is a violation of human rights,
where
> > the suffering people have not been allowed to express their
feelings
> > and desires. The shutdown was not a government order or any
court
> > ruling or the decision of a block officer. This was instigated
on the
> > mere information of a seer who proclaimed that he feared for
his life
> > on the day of Christmas. Such baseless testimonials hold no
ground.
> > And the people instead of applying their brains, go by their
> > sentiments to create such unnecessary ruckus, disrupting life
and
> > daily commitments. Don't people of different communities in
India
> > celebrate Holi, Diwali, Id together? This is our unity in
diversity.
> > So why not celebrate Christmas together?
> > Secondly, the people who are trying to uplift the lives of the
not-so-
> > fortunate are instigated through the acts of forced
conversions. Let
> > us recall that India is one of the countries where most of the
poor
> > live below the poverty level. The people need lives, so that
their
> > dreams can be fulfilled. But the orthodox thoughts of the old
and the
> > communalists want the poor to be in the state that they are so
they
> > cannot come up in thoughts, words and actions. The communalists
know
> > that if the people get better education and rise in their
standards
> > of living, their own personal interests will be hampered, as
the now
> > down-trodden will have better lives, think independently, not be
> > dependent on the offerings of the landlords, and know the law
better.
> > But can we sacrifice the betterment of the people and the
country for
> > the petty selfish thoughts some black-hearted people. This is
me is
> > inexcusable.
> > In fact, let us work together in our individual ways to better
the
> > society, and let each and every Indian grow, so that the country
> > develops. Let us all be a missionary, with the mission to
develop the
> > people of the country. Let us forget that the word missionary is
> > reserved only for religious people. No! Let us all be a light
to each
> > other, and let each one grow. For the growth of the people is
the
> > growth of the country.
> >
> >
> > --- In [email protected] <Jharkhand%
40yahoogroups.co.in>, v
> > <ahvenkitesh@> wrote:
> > >
> > > Missionary activties are responsible for disrupting previously
> > cohesive and
> > > harmonious communities.
> > > I have sympathy for the poor tribals. None of the NGOs,
> > government, media
> > > has paid attention to their plight. If at all they have been
> > branded as
> > > Hindutva and demonized.
> > >
> > > Whereas Christians are portrayed as the persecutedvictims and
given
> > all the
> > > sympathy when they are the real aggressors.
> > > Wherever Christian missionaries have gone in this world ...
they
> > have
> > > destroyed adn enslaved the native people. Africa, Americas,
> > Aborigines of
> > > Australia etc. So please do not believe tgheir human rights
> > propaganda.
> > >
> > > Christians have Destroyed Various Ethnic Cultures of the
World ...
> > > www.christianaggression.org/item_display.php?
> > type=ARTICLES&id=1130195242
> > >
> > > Genocide of Natives in the Western Hemisphere, starting 1492
CE
> > > www.religioustolerance.org/genocide5.htm
> > >
> > >
> > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
> > >
> >
> >
>
