The Christian Attack
Christian missionary activity
in Bharat has now been ongoing since at least 1200 years ago, when
they are said to have arrived from Europe to the South of Bharat.
However, it was not until the rise of the East India Co. in Bharat
that such activity truly became focussed in any way. At this time,
with the much increased access of the Christians to the indigenous
"heathen" population of Bharat, Christian proselytising
was able to really take off in the country. The belief of the
Christian missionaries in the superiority of Christian/Western
culture, religion and "civilisation" (of course, when
asked what he thought of Western civilisation, Gandhi is said to
have replied, "Yes, it would be a good idea") combined
with their claims to having a "God-given duty" to bring
Christianity to the pagans of the world, led to a huge, concerted
effort on the part of the Christian world to bring about a mass
conversion by any means whatsoever. As time has gone on, the ideal
of global conversion has continued to remain the ultimate goal,
but the methodology has changed slightly. Whilst before, not just
religion, but culture, tradition and civilisation as a whole was
the target, there has been a realisation that conversion is
extremely well facilitated by adaptation of the religion to fit
the local customs. Thus, we are now seeing yet another facet of
Christian deceipt and trickery being employed in the new Crusade,
being used effectively to fool the innocent poor of Bharat into
losing their own identity.
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