Robin Viegas wrote:
Forwarded Message ---- From: Robin Viegas <robinvie...@hotmail.com> Sent: Thu, 7 October, 2010 1:25:05 Subject: [Gulf Goans] ?Weed out Christians? speech works against BJP ... TOI 5 Oct ? From: bcsabha.kal...@gmail.com ? Weed out Christians? speech works against BJPPublished Date: October 5, 2010 The anti-Christian comment made by a BJP politician in Karnataka is undoing the pro-Hindu party?s efforts to woo Catholic votes in Goa, a party official says. BJP?s national secretary and Goa desk in-charge Arti Mehra, who was in Goa recently, admitted that such statements were undoing her work to increase Christian votes for the party by some 10 percent, reported Times of India. She was referring to a speech made by Prahlad Remani, a BJP member in Karnataka legislative assembly, in which he asked people ?to weed? out Christians from India. Remani, the representative from Khanapur area was speaking at an an Independence Day function in his constituency. He also urged people to remain watchful against the spread of the ?seeds of Christianity? in society. She visited this adversely affected her in Goa to dispel the notion that BJP is a sectarian party. She visited Goa few months ago and planned to meet Church leaders. ?I will take up this issue with the national president. We are going to reach out to the hearts of Christian voters, not by wooing them, but through our deeds. I am here with a mandate to increase Christian votes by seven 7%-10%,? she said, while in Goa few days ago. When asked if the national BJP was adopting a different approach towards Christians in Karnataka and Goa, where Christians are politically powerful, she said BJP does not support Remani?s statements. The statements are ?his own individual opinion and I condemn it.?We are not communal, and I say this on behalf of our national president,? she said. The exercise is part of the state BJP?s preparations for the approaching state assembly polls in 2012. Source: Times of India The process of weeking is going on. It will come to Goa soon read on folks! " INDIA — Hindu Extremists Disrupt Church Service On Sept. 26, Hindu extremists disrupted a worship service and dragged Christians out of a building in West Bengal, India, according to Compass Direct News. The attackers said they did not want Christian prayer or worship to occur in the village. Compass Direct reported that extremists threatened to kill Christians if they did not convert to Hinduism. "The Christians reported the matter to the Kenda Police Station," Compass Direct reported. "Officers summoned both parties to the police station, but the extremists threatened to kill the Christians if they went." Pray for believers in this church as they continue to serve Christ despite these threats. Ask God to use their testimonies to draw nonbelievers into fellowship with Christ."
