THE DOUBLE SPEAK ON CONVERSIONS

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The issue of Religious Conversions is now trending the Indian

Political Scenario.
It is not as if Conversions were never an issue or were not
happening in an open society of any country like India- but
became all on a sudden an issue for the simple reason that this
time around, it was about reports of Conversion to Hinduism than
the centuries old norm of Hinduism losing its faithful to other
religions.
For the Abrahamic religions, conversions are central to its practice
and in fact one of its fundamental tenet.
This was not the case regards Hinduism which is not based on any
Central Truth Claim or an exclusive God idea that
divides humanity into rival camps of the true believer and the
infidel, heathen, pagan souls whose burden to be brought to
Salvation rests with either the sword of the Jihadi and the
pressure of dishonorable Dhimmitude or the organized
persuasion of the Missionary.
Hinduism is a very easy going faith that doesn't insist
on subscription to any particular deity or path- Church or Millaat
and leaves the individual free to explore and pursue any of its
numerous spiritual paths and methods.
Strangely this least rigid or insistent faith lately become the one
phenomenally successful in attracting the more advanced sections
of world, particularly the West.
This trend of white westerners flocking Indian gurus and their
ashrams has been exponentially growing since the turn of this
century.
Simultaneous to these new inroads of Hinduism there has been a
near collapse of organized religion in the Developed world and
this Post Christian void has compelled the Churches to switch
their Base to East and less developed world.

This refocus and relocation resulted in an unprecedented

missionary drive that lead to friction and social tension with
steady rapid corrosion of weaker segments of Hindu society by
evangelists.
The Hindu political mobilization attempted to fight this fire mid
their house by legislations to ban Organized Conversions.
The anti-Hindu political forces and media were vociferously
standing up for religious Conversion drives to remain and
proliferate reducing Hindu numbers on solidarity with both
Islamists and Evangelists.
APOSTASY FROM ISLAM AND POST CHRISTIAN VOID IN THE
WEST
With economic prosperity and higher education catching up in
developing world and India the homeland of Hinduism being one
of faster growing nations, this strategic relocation of Christianitys
active base is facing a crisis- which is the very same
Crisis of Christianity in Developed World.
Just like the affluent liberal westerners found Christianity too
morbid, dogmatic, dated and lacking personalization of spiritual
experience- the Indian Christendom too is waking up to this
spiritual deficiency of this dogmatic system and getting to feel the
attractive pull of Hinduism quite irresistible.
In other words, the Post Christian Void is getting started here in
India.
Hinduism is suddenly seen gaining adherents like it was doing
effortlessly at West among these Christians.
With Islam too there is a crisis that is happening going by its
luminaries, but this is seen in few Arab countries, Iran and mostly
Africa. In general the apostates were either turning to atheism,
Christianity or their Pre-Islamic roots. In Kyrgyzstan Turkic ethnic
people are returning to Tengri-ism and in Iran to Zoroastrianism.

This apostasy from Islam is not actually due any effort by

revivalists but the incessant violence that seems to escalate with
each passing day by Islamist movements and sensitive Muslims
are quite disgusted.
It is these global currents of apostasy that is happening in both
Christendom and Islamic world which is the real reason for
Hinduism suddenly gaining Converts from both at India.
However, this has caused enough alarm to attribute it solely to
some sinister drive by Hindu Revivalists secondary to the gain of
political power at Delhi in 2014 elections.
The fact is that Africa was Muslim majority but evangelists have
made it Christian majority in just over few decades.
Most west European Scandinavian countries less than 10%
remain as Christians. Neo-Paganism is gaining ground there.
With Islam apostasy invites Capital punishment and death threats,
and the steady exit is happening inconspicuously.
To blame the Hindu Organizations for this is not going to save that
situation for both faiths- where its adherents are disenchanted
with it and leaving elsewhere for spiritual life.
Leaving behind Christianity and Islam is a global phenomenon and
will happen even if Hindus made no effort to recall them back to
Hindu fold.
THE SECULAR DOUBLE SPEAK ON CONVERSIONS
As soon as Hinduism appeared to gain adherents and display the
same capacity as Christian missionaries and Wahabi Dawas, the
sky began falling on the secular heads.
While Missionaries were gleefully conducting massive road shows
of Crusades for Christ with the likes of Pat Robertson and Paul
Dinakarans, the Hindu baiting crowd kept demanding this flush
funded and organized Conversion activity go on undisturbed as a
matter of their Fundamental Freedom of faith.

Saudi funds flowed like flood waters for the Dawas by Wahabis
and Islamist preachers, and the Hindus were told how that must
keep happening as a proof of religious choice and liberty.
Suddenly the whole anti-Hinduism bandwagon came to a
screeching halt- and was faced with Hinduism organizing such
conversions.
It was a Catch 22 situation!
The whole chorus abruptly turned to Stop Conversions!
All this while when Missionaries and Tawhids were year on year
receiving millions of dollars none so much as imagined a problem
with such foreign funded frenzy of religious conversions-as long
as it was clear Hinduism was the loser.
Now it became vital to do accounting for the funds, when some
small outfits were pulling a crowd towards Hinduism. The Media
comics became Auditors and did maths on TV screens- how much
was RSS spending for obtaining each convert?
It is clear that the Indian media and anti-hindu politics are
convinced that Hindus make for easy fools. Otherwise they
wouldnt dare tell this to any other faith group.
Will they dare say what they are saying to Hindus, that doing
conversions is a matter of fundamental Freedoms to the Saudis or
Iranian Ayotollahs or say Pakistanis?
But that is exactly what India had always granted for both
Christianity and Islam all along- while such conversions attract
Death penalties under the Sharia.
Somehow Hinduism alone looks criminal while attempting
Conversions.
Ridiculously again, Hinduism alone must also put up with
Conversions.
Now this is the catch- should Conversions be allowed or put an

end to?
Caught in a bind- the reaction of anti-Hinduism so far is amusing.
It takes gall to speak like that to any faith group, and sitting on
high horses.
But that was precisely what the British ambassador to Nepal did
even writing open letters to Nepalese media and leaders as this
Report showsBritish Ambassador to Nepal has asked the lawmakers to draft a
constitution that would ensure the right of the citizens to
conversion, drawing flak from the countrys pro-Hindu party who
called his remarks a blatant violation of diplomatic norms.
Andy Sparkes, UKs ambassador to Nepal, in an open letter to
lawmakers published in a national daily recently had, among other
things, asked them to ensure that the right to change religion is
Protected in the new statute.
That this British diplomat had the cheek to tell Hindu Nepal this
but wouldnt dream of telling Saudis, Qataris or Pakistanis is one
thing, but the slap got returned promptly.
The report adds thatThe government has decided to seek clarifications from Sparkes
and caution him against making such unwarranted suggestions.
Minister for Foreign Affairs Mahendra Bahadur Pandey said the
government will first seek clarifications from Sparkes to learn in
detail about his controversial remarks.
We are clear about what should be the provision about religion in
our statute. Any suggestion to us on this issue at this juncture of the
constitution writing process is unwarranted, Pandey was quoted as
Saying by My Republica.
President of Nepals pro-Hindu Rastriya Prajatantra Party Kamal
Thapa and lawmakers met Prime Minister Sushil Koirala and raised
Serious objection to Sparkes remarks.
The UK ambassador should be alerted for speaking such an

irresponsible thing, which is an interference in our internal

matters, Thapa told Koirala.
Thapa said that 80 per cent Nepalese are followers of Hinduism and
making such remarks is a blatant violation of diplomatic norms.
For all this bluster of Freedoms and rights, they dare not blurt this
to any of the Islamic States.
CONVERT A HINDU- ITS FUNDAMENTAL FREEDOM, CONVERT
A NON-HINDU TO HINDUISM-ITS FRAUD AND FORCEFUL
Let us return to India and the Home Coming or Gharwapsi Re
conversions to Hinduism- and we hear the Opposite shout.
To justify what till other day they demanded as Fundamental
RightIt gets asserted as Forceful and Fraudulent through inducements.
If Missionaries and Islamists did conversions- it is a Free choice
and fundamental right- make sure like this British diplomat
demand it is there.
If Hinduism did the very same methodical Conversions, make sure
such Forceful conversions never happen- let us put an end to it.
To make Conversions by Hinduism appear illegitimate- it
necessarily must be made out as Forceful and by lure isnt it ?
If Hindus threatened missionaries to stop conversions of HindusIt is fanaticism, fascism and intolerance.
But if Hindus convert non-Hindus-the Media and Politicos will
issue out the Threats to them- look you are creating social
tensions provoking violence.
INSTIGATION TO VIOLENCE THEIR ONLY OPTION
But one can only have or eat the cake.
For anti-Hindu forces this Conversions as an issue still remains a

Catch 22.
Going by British ambassadors wishes, it looks like Church isnt
sure if it can forego conversion activities-since it is still a net loss
of Hinduism, with more Hindus converted by evangelists than
Hindu organizations can ever dream presently.
So a ban on All Conversions is something they cannot acceptwhich is why that is hardly the debate is about.
Somehow Hindu organizations alone must be shackled and
curbed-and that is exactly the mullah yadhav State government
had done- booking the organizers and filing charges against the
Converts-which is clearly a blatant Intimidation and violation of
fundamental rights.
The Churches also know that Post Christian void would also arrive
among Indian Christians.
If a Ban on All conversions is obtained, they would at least prevent
an en masse conversion back to Hinduism undoing age long toil of
Churches.
But missionaries are so invested heavily in Conversion as an
industry that they despair of no other gainful employment.
So the debate gets created but hangs on- this Church and Islamist
dilemma.
The minute it gets decided by them, the chorus will reset to that
different tune.
If Hinduism keeps losing- India must remain secular and Right to
Convert is Fundamental.
If Churches and Wahaabis feel they were losing to HinduismBan All Conversions immediately
This is why Hindus must refuse to ban Conversions on such
blatantly outspoken logic of anti-Hinduism.
Still, its a Win Win situation- to ban conversions now as

Conversions are more away from Hinduism. But this may reverse
in future and may not be wise for Hindus to stop what has tilted in
favor of Hinduism.
If Hindus agree to ban All Conversions now- they would shut the
Exit doors out of hostile dogmas for future generations and the
faster birth rate will demographically destabilize India and take
Hindus back to dhimmitude and loss of homeland.
With Hinduism it is actually Re-Conversions of descendants of
forcefully and lure fully converted Hindus by invaders and
colonialists.
Till the Masters Voice is clear- the anti-Hindu media and forces
will ask the mobs to get ready, work up a rage with them and put
an end to the Forceful Conversions.
They make such nice fools of Hindus.