Santosh Helekar had forwarded a post of Basilio Monteiro under the above
heading. In response I had posed a few questions to him as under:
I had asked him to answer the foll questions:
1. Would he classify or term the violence in the Dangs in December 1998 as
acts of discrimination? (
Regarding what Joe Lobo wrote below, I have glossed over nothing in relation to
the subject matter of this thread. Had this thread been about RSS, Modi, BJP,
etc., and I was asked to comment, I would have told you that these
organizations and the personalities associated with them are Hindu
Basilio Monteiro wrote:
I would like to offer a few random (not exhaustive) thoughts for consideration
about the complex issue of religious persecution in India. It is a
sensitive and provocative issue. Of course, a few Catholic priests and nuns
get killed, and that is painfully sad; the
Basilio: a few Catholic priests and nuns get killed, and that is painfully sad;
the murder of a priest or a nun in the hands of a non-catholic is not
NECESSARILY an act of persecution.
Santoshbab: Basilio has presented a reasonable case on the issue of religious
persecution in India. It should
Religious persecution in India: are you sure?
By Basilio Monteiro
I would like to offer a few random (not exhaustive) thoughts for consideration
about the complex issue of religious persecution in India. It is a sensitive
and provocative issue. Of course, a few Catholic priests and nuns get
