LONDON, ENGLAND, April 11, 2007: Jay Lakhani, Director, Hindu Council UK, published his remarks from his debate with Sam Paul of the All-India Christian Council on the issue of caste and conversion aired on Premier Christian Radio. Some excerpts:
“I had to pass some very sharp comments on the evangelizing lobby of Christianity. I said, ‘Why don’t they go out and convert their own in this country and make them better Christians so that instead of crowding the shopping malls on Sundays they go to Church? Why do they have to go to the Third World and target some destitute, desperate people to spread their good news? Is it because they want to make up in quantity what they lack in quality? (Meaning: only the ignorant, destitute, desperate people in the Third World are foolish enough to embrace Christianity while the educated Christians in the first world are leaving it in droves!)
“I explained why conversion is damaging for any society. I said, ‘Every time a person converts, that religion not only loses an ally, it has now to contend with an enemy of that religion. The converts become the most vociferous critics of the religion they leave behind. Hence any mass conversion will produce a rift in the fabric of that society. Conversions or proselytizing activities are worrisome activities that are turning religions into divisive forces in our society and must be checked immediately.”
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