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MISSION WATCH: India Missionaries Facing "Death Threats" In Maharashtra State Print E-mail Add to Favorites
Wednesday, 07 May 2008
By BosNewsLife Asia Service
This GFA missionary was beaten while doing outreach in Maharashtra last year, GFA says. Via GFA

NEW DELHI, INDIA (BosNewsLife)-- Native missionaries in Maharashtra, India’s third largest state, continued their activities Wednesday, May 7, amid mounting opposition against Christianity in the area, BosNewsLife learned.

In one of the latest incidents, Indian missionary Dulal Tarang was attacked while distributed Christian tracts outside a tea shop by a group of suspected Hindu militants, said Gospel For Asia (GFA), which represents missionaries in the area. 

They allegedly questioned him about his ministry and threatened him. "You should never come to our village again, or we will kill you!" the mob reportedly exclaimed, before beating him. “The tea shop owner rushed out and stopped them,” saving the life of the missionary, GFA said.

Shortly after the March 15 attack, GFA Bible college students were attacked after evangelizing in a village, the group claimed. "A group of anti—Christian extremists showed up at the entrance to the Bible college, sharply questioning the security guard."

ASKING QUESTIONS

The mob allegedly asked: "Who is in charge of this Bible college?" and "Who sent the students to convert our people to Christianity?" They reportedly tried to push their way onto the campus, but the security guard apparently managed to stop them.

GFA said that missionaries will continue to preach in the villages of Maharashtra. "Despite the frequent opposition, GFA missionaries are dedicated to sharing the love of Christ. And many are choosing to follow Him."

GFA and other groups have said that opposition towards Christians have increased as Hindu groups feel threatened by the spread of Christianity in the mainly Hindu nation. (With reporting from India. BosNewsLife MISSION WATCH is a regular look at missionaries working in difficult circumstances, especially in the two-thirds world).

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Comments

Ravindranath Friday, 09 May 2008 (10:15)
All viruses have to be feared: Christianity virus aint an exception.

मुन्ना भाई Friday, 09 May 2008 (10:20)
यह गंधगी कब छूटेगी ? हे राम, इस भूमी को सैतानों से बचाओ ।

నిరుపేద నిర్భాగ్యుడు Friday, 09 May 2008 (10:52)
అయ్యో దేవుడా... ఈ భూమిని మిస్సనరీల భారి నుంచి రక్షించు.

Ravindranath Monday, 12 May 2008 (18:13)
WITCH BURNINGS Witch BurningOf course we have all heard of the Salem Witch Hunts of 1691-1692 and the burning of a number of "witches" alive at the stake by the Puritans. But did you know that the Salem witches were all proven innocent? Of course, this was found out after they were burned. Did you also know that this witch burning, carried out all over the world to the tune of several hundred thousand dead (80% women), was initiated by the Catholic church to rid their dominion of so-called heretics and was directly related to their mandate to re-populate Europe after the Black Death or plagues of the 1300's, because their serfs were decreased by one third, thereby reducing the Church's profit by one third, since they owned about 30% of Europe's lands.[5] The ladies (midwives) were accused of impeding the birth rate — all birth control knowledge was vigorously erased, so much so that 20th century scholars believed birth control was a modern invention. The Inquisitors wrote, "No one is more dangerous and harmful to the Catholic faith than the midwives."

sudheer chatterjee Monday, 12 May 2008 (18:32)
Thomas Paine (Statesman/Author) states; "Whenever we read the obscene stories, the voluptuous debaucheries, the cruel and torturous executions, the unrelenting vindictiveness, with which more than half of the Bible is filled, it would be more consistent that we call it the word of a demon than the word of God. It is a history of wickedness that has served to corrupt and brutalize mankind."

sudheer chatterjee Monday, 12 May 2008 (18:43)
George Washington the father of the United States was very private about his beliefs, but it is widely considered that he was a Deist like his colleagues. He was a Freemason. Historian Barry Schwartz writes: "George Washington's practice of Christianity was limited and superficial because he was not himself a Christian... He repeatedly declined the church's sacraments. Never did he take communion, and when his wife, Martha, did, he waited for her outside the sanctuary... Even on his deathbed, Washington asked for no ritual, uttered no prayer to Christ, and expressed no wish to be attended by His representative." [New York Press, 1987, pp. 174-175]

ananymos self Monday, 12 May 2008 (18:48)
Get better educated on missionary tactics. Make the following your favorite sites: www.crusadewatch.org www.christianaggression.org www.voiceofdharma.org Also, read the books: 'Harvesting our Souls' by Arun Shourie 'Hinduism under siege - the way out' by Dr. Subramanian Swamy

lubricator Monday, 12 May 2008 (19:27)
An interesting point to remember about Christianity is that although we hear that it is a doctrine of love and mercy taught by their savior, there is actually no point in Christian history or place in Christendom where an example of love and mercy was ever shown. On the contrary, from the birth of Christianity until the present day the Christians have left a trail of bloodshed and horror wherever they have gone in the world.

mahatma randhi Monday, 12 May 2008 (19:28)
Of course history says that the early Christians were themselves persecuted by the Romans for their political activities (not for their religious beliefs), but when the tables had turned and the Christians rose to power, they wasted no time in persecuting everyone and anyone who differed with Christian doctrine - even members of their own community. When Christianity had purged the Roman Empire of what they called pagan practices (many of which had Vedic origins) Europe entered the 'Dark Ages' and remained in such darkness until Shree Chaitanya Mahaprabhu appeared in India in 1486, which eventually caused a Renaissance in Europe, wherein came the rise of the Protestant Church. Unfortunately the Protestants did no better than their forerunners.

True lessons of christianity Monday, 12 May 2008 (19:30)
The Christian trail of bloodshed and horror began from the time of Emperor Constantinus, the son of Emperor Constantine, when numerous "Christian" minorities were tortured and put to death for their beliefs in reincarnation and vegetarianism (doctrines borrowed from the East). The trail of bloodshed and horror has continued unabated throughout the Christian world until modern times. In 1560 CE the Inquisition began in India on the direct order of St. Francis Xavier and continued until 1812 CE. The Inquisition however had ended thirty-eight years earlier in Europe. During that time more than 2,000 people were burned at the stake in India and all in the name of the cross. Sadly the Inquisition in India is a part of history that India's secular education (heavily influenced by Christianity) refuses to acknowledge.

True lessons of christianity - II Monday, 12 May 2008 (19:31)
During the period of Portuguese occupation in India the myth of St. Thomas also gained popularity. According to legend, St. Thomas the Apostle landed in India in 52 CE at Cranganore on the Malabar Coast and established the first church later known as the Syrian Church. In 68 CE St. Thomas was allegedly martyred near modern day Chennai / Madras and a large cathedral there now houses a basement crypt containing the relics of St. Thomas. This story of St. Thomas in India, however, has no verification or certification from the Vatican in Rome, but is nonetheless a powerful preaching platform when converting Hindus to Christianity, either Catholic or Protestant. (for more information see: http://www.hamsa.org/ ).

True lessons of christianity - III Monday, 12 May 2008 (19:33)
In the cathedral of St. Thomas at Chennai (Santhome Cathedral Basilica) there is also a painting that shows St. Thomas praying while he is being stabbed to death with a lance wielded by a Ramanuja Vaishnava Brahmin wearing Vishnu-tilak [symbolic makings on the forehead]. Once again we find that our Brahmins in India are sitting idle and not thinking or saying anything about this false propaganda that suggests that St. Thomas was killed by a Shree Vaishnava. In fact the Shree Vaishnavas and their tilak did not come into history until the 11th century CE and thus could not have been responsible for the death of St. Thomas. This, and other Christian propaganda that are based on lies and falsehood, have gone unopposed throughout the world for twenty centuries. The result of which is that a major portion of the world population, and even a large population here in India, is now under the influence of the Christian heresy.

True lessons of christianity - IV Monday, 12 May 2008 (19:38)
"The God Awful Truth" is a series of twenty-five thought-provoking films examining the true origins of Christian theology, Christian history, Jesus Christ, Paul of Tarsus, the Twelve Apostles, the Bible, the New Testament, the Old Testament, the Dead Sea Scrolls, the Torah, origins of Judaism, the Orthodox Church, the Catholic Church, history of the Popes, the Protestant Church, the Crusades, the Inquisition, Christian Missionaries, Televangelists, and more. This film unravels the mysteries, reveals the deceptions, the horrors, and the atrocities performed against humanity in the name of religion for the past two-thousand years. You can download this film here: The God Awful Truth - Part One http://www.godawfultruth.net/index.html#God-Awful-Truth-Video

True lessons of christianity - V Monday, 12 May 2008 (19:40)
Jesus and the Dead Sea Scrolls The discovery of the Dead Sea Scrolls in 1947 in the Qumran region of Palestine quickly became recognized as one of the most important archaeological finds of the 20th century. However, the translations of a few of the first scrolls released came as a most unexpected shock — one that threatened to undermine the very fundamental viewpoint of mainstream Christianity. http://www.burningcross.net/crusades/jesus-dead-sea-scrolls.html

True lessons of christianity - VI Monday, 12 May 2008 (20:09)
http://www.burningcross.net/crusades/christianity-vaishnavism.html Nice reply posting by Pradeep Sharma. A must read and enjoyable debate :-)

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