AGRA, UTTAR PRADESH, December 26, 2006; A large number of Christians, who were Hindus earlier, have been reconverting their religion to embrace Hinduism in Uttar Pradesh. The reconverts said they had left the Hindu fold because of the false promises made by Christian missionaries. “I was a Christian four to five years ago, but not now. They had given me many allurements that my children will receive free education, will have higher education and equal status. Those, who had converted to Christianity earlier, were treated differently from those who joined later,” said Sobhran Singh, one of the reconverted persons. At a function organized by the Dharam Jagaran Samiti, Christian converts attended a ritual where Vedic chants were read, and sacred threads tied on their wrists to symbolize the “homecoming” — embracing Hinduism. “Those Hindus who had converted to Christianity or those who were lured into joining it by Christian missionaries were called here to return back to the Hindu fold with respect and on equal terms. Since they were earlier a part of Hindu society and they have returned back, so it has been termed as a homecoming,” said Gajeshwar Singh, the regional chief of the Dharam Jagaran Samiti (DJS).
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