Christian missionaries came into India soon after the British East India Company was given permission by Emperor Jahangir to trade in what was known as Mughal Empire.
Since then conversion of Hindus into Christianity has been going on unabated.
These missionaries do not go to Islamic countries such as Saudi Arabia, Qatar, etc. They know if they try to convert Muslims in these countries they are most likely to be beheaded. They look for soft target for their proselytising activities.
Hindus being tolerant and open-minded, progressive India is a very suitable target. The consequence of their activities is now quite obvious.
By evangelising they divide families, society and create problems for the country they operate in. It creates family conflict and societal problems. They offer bribe to simple uneducated people of remote villages and tribal areas.
If these people refuse to be converted violence has been used to convert them. They believe they are God-men carrying out God’s mission on earth!
When Spanish missionaries convert people of other religions they give Spanish names. Similarly Portuguese missionaries give Portuguese names, American and British missionaries offer English sounding names.
It is a process of alienating the converts against their society and homeland. If the Nagas in the North East region of India were not converted into Christianity there would not have been any Naga separatist movement.
There is a definite need for a rational constructive debate on their proselytising activities and in consequence the problems they have been causing throughout the world.
Jatindra Saha
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