Monday, September 22, 2008

Christian President Bush AWOL

President Bush is very friendly with the Indian government. Bush is also a vehement defender of the West against terrorist extremists. He is also frequently professes to be a Christian. Do these statements mesh?

For the last month there have been vicious attacks on Christians in India.

Mobs of Hindu Extremists rampaged, attacking Christians, killing, raping and burning homes and churches. In some cases Christians were given a choice, to reconvert back to Hinduism, or be killed or have their homes destroyed. They saw no choice, but to be killed or have their homes burned.

The (BJP), desparate to regain the power they lost in the 2004 general election, has been accused of inciting violence against Christians instead of calming the tense situation in the state. The Bajrang Dal, the youth wing of the Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP), and a part of the political base for the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), have been inciting Hindus in a number of Indian states to burn Christians’ homes and force Christians to reconvert to Hinduism.

The Bharatiya Janata Party's growth was built on the VHP's base.

Many of the Christians had been low caste Hindus, who often see Christianity as an escape from the caste system. The Gospel gives them a hope, which is not there for them within Hinduism. Hindu extremists perceive this, as a threat to the Hindu social structure. Lower-caste Hindus convert willingly to escape the Hindu caste system.

The Bajrang Dal is also known as vanar sena or the “army of apes” for their violent behaviour, are a militant political Hindu youth militia. Its members are young Hindu extremists who focused on purifying the Hindu religion and Hindu society. They even have training camps where they are taught martial arts and hate. This is the opposite of Ghandi's dreams and philosophy.

The Bajrang Dal have previously attacked Dalits and Muslims, now they have used the murder of a VHP leader as an excuse to attack Christians. This was not spontaneous mob violence, it had been planned for a long time, the Bajrang Dal leaders were only waiting for an excuse to trigger the violence.

It is about time the Bajrang Dal be declared for what it is, a terrorist organisation.

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