[Reader-list] Feudalism in Pakistan

[Murali V]

Dear Rakesh Ji,

Here are some of the very word of Gandhi.
On Conversion and In this respect, it is very pertinent to read what Mahatma
Gandhi said during his time. "If instead of confining themselves purely to
humanitarian work such as education, medical services to the poor and the
like, they would use these activities of their for the purpose of
proselytising, I would certainly like them to withdraw.  Every nation
considers its own faith to be as good as that of any other.  Certainly the
great faiths held by the people of India are Adequate for her people.  India
stands in no need of conversion from one faith to another." (M.  K. Gandhi,
"Foreign Missionaries," Young India, April 23, 1931, p.83.)"

Just how strongly Gandhi felt about Christian missionaries in India can be
gauged from his recorded comments: "If I had the power and could legislate,
I should certainly stop all proselytising.
" 1. Gandhi's writing: "The effect of Christianity upon India in
general...has been disastrous." Shourie, p.6)
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2. Gandhi to Krezenski, a visiting professor of Philosophy from Poland, who
had told him that Catholicism was the only true religion : "The idea of
conversion, I assure you is the deadliest poison that ever sapped the
fountain of truth." (Shourie, p.11)
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3. Gandhi to a visiting missionary nurse: "The other day a missionary
descended on a famine area with money in his pocket, distributed it among
the famine-stricken, converted them to his fold, took charge of their temple
and demolished it. This is outrageous. This friend goes and gets it
demolished at the hands of the very men who only a little while ago believed
that God was there." (Shourie, p. 17)
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4. Gandhiji: "If I had the power and could legislate, I should certainly
stop all proselytising." (Collected Works, Vol 61, page 46-47; Shourie, p.
38).
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5. Several missionaries tried to convert Gandhi. When they failed, one of
the reverend gentlemen, writes Mahadev Desai, "retired with the
imprecation...'Mr. Gandhi, soon there will come a day when you will be
judged, not in your righteousness, but in the righteousness of Jesus.' "
(Collected Works, Vol 60, p.323; Shourie, p. 240) Gandhiji drew attention to
it again and again. The services were incidental. They were the means. The
objective was to convert the natives to Christianity. "The Collected Works
of Gandhi" contain several accounts as do Mahadev Desai's "Diaries" in which
missionaries acknowledged to Gandhiji that the institutions and services are
incidental, that the aim is to gather a fuller harvest of converts for the
Church. Our father of the nation, Mahatma Gandhi, with all his religious
tolerance, was extremely articulate in opposing the conversion activities of
Christian missionaries in India and questioned their motives in establishing
educational institutions and other services in India. Just how strongly
Gandhi felt about Christian missionaries in India can be gauged from his
following recorded comment: Gandhiji: "If I had the power and could
legislate, I should certainly stop all proselytising." (Collected Works, Vol
61, page 46-47;)<http://www.ndtvgoodtimes.com/mb/readreply.asp?topicid=990&id=917103&tablename=News>

Regards,
V Murali
On Tue, Aug 4, 2009 at 6:35 PM, Rakesh Iyer <rakesh.rnbdj at gmail.com> wrote:

> Dear Rajen jee
>
> Even Gandhi jee, inspite of being faithful, was not too obsessed to
> religion
> like you are. And he used religion in a positive sense (not many know but
> he
> asked good Hindus to prove themselves to be good Hindus by fighting against
> the British rule, in a non-violent way of course).
>
> So faith need not always be a problem. And please don't mix issues. I hope
> in reply to this, you will not send another mail which adds more issues to
> this, like Manmohan being a transgender, defence scams, media being
> elitist,
> RSS being always attacked.....Sach ka Saamna being against Indian
> culture...blah...blah...blah....
>
> Regards
>
> Rakesh
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