NEW DELHI: The political uproar continues over the mass conversion which happened in the national capital on Wednesday. [15] Because the churches of the Latter Day Saint movement operate under a lay priesthood, children raised in a Mormon family are usually baptized by a father or close male friend or family member who has achieved the office of priest, which is conferred upon worthy male members at least 16 years old in the LDS Church. This felt need to stiffen the sinews of Hinduism and reformulate it as an all-pervasive national culture lies behind the proposal to make the Bhagwad Gita Indias national book, in much the same way as the Bible and the Quran are for Christian and Islamic countries. In fact they stop talking to me. Basing its ruling on a 1956 report entitled Report of the Christian Missionaries Activity Enquiry Commission, which deemed proselytisation as a threat to Indias territorial integrity and internal security, the court ended up conflating every act of propagation of ones faith Christianity, in this case (enshrined as a fundamental right in the constitution) as an attack on Hinduism and its followers, tantamount to blasphemy, which, incidentally, is also a criminal offence in India. Since the Bah Faith has no clergy, converts are encouraged to be active in all aspects of community life. [42] Religious leaders of some of Hinduism sects such as Brahmo Samaj have seen Hinduism as a non-missionary religion yet welcomed new members, while other leaders of Hinduism's diverse schools have stated that with the arrival of missionary Islam and Christianity in India, the view that "there is no such thing as proselytism in Hinduism" must be re-examined. Last week the hardline group Vishnu Hindu Parishad (VHP) claimed to have reconverted more than 20 Christians in the southern state of Kerala. [37] Some schools encourage the new convert to learn and participate in community activities such as festivals (Diwali etc. Colonial missions since the 19th century have attracted people to an implied nexus of material well-being, civilisation, and European-style religion. Reports of a new mass conversion of Christians in India have raised concerns over freedom of worship, days after Barack Obama challenged the countrys record on religious tolerance. The punishment will be three to ten years in prison and at least Rs 50,000 as fine. [37] The steps involved in becoming a Hindu have variously included a period where the interested person gets an informal ardha-Hindu name and studies ancient literature on spiritual path and practices (English translations of Upanishads, Agama, Itihasa, ethics in Sutra, Hindu festivals, yoga). "No one shall be subject to coercion which would impair his freedom to have or to adopt a religion or belief of his choice" (Article 18.2). This right shall include freedom to have or to adopt a religion or belief of his choice" (Article 18.1). The doctrine is first considered as science, then philosophy and lastly as a religion. Sukmawati Sukarnoputri, 69, embraced Hinduism in a ritual called 'Sudhi Wadani' . The closest Hindu equivalent of a regular congregation is the RSS shakha. The person administering the baptism must recite the prayer exactly, and immerse every part, limb, hair and clothing of the person being baptized. The sometimes intense violence has led to a migration to the cities, where caste is easier to submerge. Being a dalit in Hindu society means this is not possible. According to official figures for the year 2020, the biggest gainer in terms of new converts was Hinduism. Of the 33 persons who crossed over to Islam from Christianity, 9 were Syrian Catholics, who included two women. They even treat tribals as low. By India Today Web Desk: The daughter of Sukarno, Indonesia's founding father and first president, on Tuesday converted from Islam to Hinduism, an unorthodox move in the world's most populous Muslim country. More than 70 people from the village of Kumarriguda, 40 miles outside Hyderabad, the capital of southern India's Andhra Pradesh state, will leave the Hindu religion. BJP is in power today only because other parties played religious politics by oppressing the majority Hindus and providing every right. [14], In addition, Latter Day Saint theology requires that baptism may only be performed with one who has been called and ordained by God with priesthood authority. The bench of Justice Manju Rani Chauhan was dealing with the anticipatory bail application filed for anticipatory bail in a case registered under Sections 153-A, 506, 420, 467, 468, 471 IPC and 3 & 5(1) U.P. However, it takes exception to what it considers illegitimate proselytizing by the Roman Catholic Church, the Salvation Army, Jehovah's Witnesses, and other religious movements in what it refers to as its canonical territory. Hinduism is often described as a way of life. Threat of 'mass conversions' by Hindu far right groups causes fear among India's religious minorities [Al Jazeera] "Homecoming" in the Christmas season is supposed to be a joyous occasion,. [38][39][40] Some sects of Hindus, particularly of the Bhakti schools began seeking or accepting converts in early to mid 20th century. Now media also started putting venom into public mind? Just drop in a mail at toiblogs@timesinternet.in with a brief bio and we will get in touch with you. According to the report, the converts said they were neither lured nor coerced into Hinduism. There were 111 conversions from Hindu to Islam. There is no daily call to prayer, no Sunday morning sermons. In Hyderabad the first person to convert will be KRS Murthy, 70, who was the first dalit recruited into the state's civil service in 1959. It is exclusively associated with the predatory behavior of Abrahamic religions (Islam and . [37] Some of these places are mathas and asramas (hermitage, monastery), where one or more gurus (spiritual guide) conduct the conversion and offer spiritual discussions. This might be from one to another denomination within the same religion, for example, from Baptist to Catholic Christianity or from Sunni Islam to Shia Islam. A national anti-conversion law, if enacted, would definitely be challenged in the Supreme Court. Article 18.2 bars coercion that would impair the right to have or adopt a religion or belief, including the use of threat of physical force or penal sanctions to compel believers or non-believers to adhere to their religious beliefs and congregations, to recant their religion or belief or to convert." I was told I have committed sin by converting to Christianity. Disclaimer : We respect your thoughts and views! So all tribals and SCs converted to Christians here. Both Hinduism and those pre-Abrahamic religions kept trying to look for common grounds with the Abrahamic faiths for co-existence, while Abrahamic faiths were least interested in discovering common grounds. The historical God-fearers may represent a philosophical bridge between Hellenism and Abrahamic faith. Try to avoid outside hyperlinks inside the comment. AAP Minister Rajendra Pal Gautam's video, in which he is seen at an event where mass conversion of Hindus took place, has gone viral. I would list some of the people here, 1. Also, 32 people left Islam to join Hinduism. (CCPR/C/21/Rev.1/Add.4, General Comment No. In other words, the true purpose of a religion is to ensure that each person reaches his true potential, goes beyond the temptations toward one honest truth - upliftment of himself. Hindus who convert to Islam or Christianity are forcefully converted and rice-bag converts. Details of the incident are unclear but it was reported that between 50 and 100 Christians from some of the poorest communities in India were welcomed back to Hinduism in a homecoming ceremony in a remote area in the eastern state of West Bengal on Wednesday. When these turn of events created a furore in parliament, the Narendra Modi-led central government instructed the local administration to thwart the Samitis grandiose plans, and Christmas day went peacefully. The mass conversions which are being planned are part of a strategy to bring in congregationalism through the back door. But we need to be judicious while moderating your comments. For example, in the 11th century in Burma, king Anoratha converted his entire country to Theravada Buddhism. Returns? Some Christian sects require full conversion for new members regardless of any history in other Christian sects, or from certain other sects. In October 2021, Sukmawati Sukarnoputri of Indonesia converted to Hinduism. At the end of the 12th century, Jayavarman VII set the stage for conversion of the Khmer people to Theravada Buddhism. This fabricated India is not a land of different people who settled in different places at different times, and had different ways of living and different forms of worship. The Making of a Moonie: Choice or Brainwashing? It attracted the highest number of persons from Ezhava, Thiyya and Nair communities. Saurav Datta teaches media law and jurisprudence in Mumbai and Pune. In cases of mass conversion of Muslims to Hinduism, the central thrust has been on their de-Islamisation rather than on their accepting the Hindu religion. This doctrine answers the question of the righteous non-believer and the unevangelized by providing a post-mortem means of repentance and salvation. In fact, there are millions of men and women living in the world who were non-Hindus by birth but later accepted Hinduism as their way of life. Islam attracted 144 converts overall, compared to 119 converts to Christianity. For other uses, see, This article is about voluntary acceptance of a religion. The price differential is presumably based on the premise that Christians are a much smaller minority than Muslims, and so pose less samasya (problem) to the body politic than do followers of Islam. Buddhism [ edit] We will be happy to have you on board as a blogger, if you have the knack for writing. AHMEDABAD: Buddhist groups in the city have organized conversion drives from Hinduism to Buddhism to mark Vijaya Dashmi on Tuesday . Nagpur (Maharashtra): - The First and the biggest mass conversion, which the country has ever witnessed, took placed on the 14th day of October 1956. This perceived weakness is what enabled first the Mughals and then the British to impose their rule on the country. |A+AA-. The Parsis, a Zoroastrianism group based in India, classically does not accept converts, but this issue became controversial in the 20th century due to a rapid decline in membership. Starting from the premise that the freedom of religion and religious chose of those who are converted (note; the laws never say those who convert) need to be protected from incursions of proselytisers the various anti-conversion legislations, ironically termed as freedom of religion laws make it mandatory for the convertees to inform the head of the district administration. Mass Conversions to Hinduism: The Ghar Wapsi Movement With the BJP taking over control following the 2014 general elections, it has been commonly accepted that the Hindutva ideology now not only wields socio-religious control but also access to political power as well. Persons newly adhering to Buddhism traditionally "Taking Three Refuge" (express faith in the Three Jewels Buddha, Dhamma, and Sangha) before a monk, nun, or similar representative, with often the sangha, the community of practitioners, also in ritual attendance. His blog takes a contrarian view of topical and timeless issues, political, social, economic and speculative. Compared with the semetic beliefs of Islam and Christianity, Hinduism is perceived by the Parivar as effete and weak because of its internal divisions of caste and regionalism. The recent mass conversion of Dalits to Buddhism in Gujarat's Una district, which included the Dalits who were brutally assaulted by cow vigilantes for allegedly skinning dead cattle, has. ", "Justice and reforms after airmen were given criminal convictions for their religious activities". "The [local] priest tells me if I was a good dalit in this life, then in my next life I can be born into a better part of society. Photograph: Daniel Berehulak/Getty Images. This is a service to our country and we will continue with the ghar wapsi [homecomings], Jugal Kishore, a VHP official involved in the event, was quoted as saying in the Indian Express newspaper. Hinduism, says this analysis, was "adopted" by 47% of those who converted to a different religion in Kerala during the referred year. It is considered[by whom?] BBC News. Both these religions liberate them, or at least hold out the promise of unshackling them from the pernicious burden of the caste-system which is so deeply entrenched in Hinduism. The mass conversion was part of a . The initiation ceremony may also include Yajna (i.e., fire ritual with Sanskrit hymns) under guidance of a local Hindu priest. 05 Oct. 2016. George Harrison: A very popular English musician, a member of The Beatles. [50][51], In the second half of the 20th century, the rapid growth of new religious movements (NRMs) led some psychologists and other scholars to propose that these groups were using "brainwashing" or "mind control" techniques to gain converts. What many in the media and outside the fold of Hinduism fail to acknowledge is that mass conversion of people is a very unpleasant practice, which generates a lot of disharmony, insecurity, hatred, and communal tensions in a multi religious and diverse nation like India. Some religious traditions, rather than stressing emotion in the conversion process, emphasise the importance of philosophical thought as a pathway to adopting a new religion. Exceptions to encouraging conversion may occur in some Buddhist movements. [citation needed], Greece has a long history of conflict, mostly with Jehovah's Witnesses, but also with some Pentecostals, over its laws on proselytism. Today almost double that figure will embrace a new religion and repeat the 22 oaths Ambedkar mouthed. Despite officially being a secular nation, organizations allied with the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) are actively promoting mass conversions to Hinduism. In terms of spiritual practices, there are many you can try and see what works for you such as r/Introspection, r/yoga, r/meditation or r/bhajan. Khusro Khan, step-son of Alauddin Khalji.After Alauddin's death in 1316, Khusrau Khan managed to kill Alauddin's son and successor as sultan Qutb ud din Mubarak Shah, ending the Khalji Dynasty in 1320. Some 3000 Muslims were massacred. [25], As late as the 6th century, the Eastern Roman empire and Caliph Umar ibn Khattab were issuing decrees against conversion to Judaism, implying that this was still occurring. BJP divide people on religion wise for vote. 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The six Astika and two Nastika schools of Hindu philosophy, in its history, did not develop a missionary or proselytization methodology, and they co-existed with each other. Fringes have been stopped, they have been given the message. Of the total 506 people who registered their change of religion with the government, 241 were those who converted from Christianity or Islam to Hinduism. Like tens of thousands of other untouchables - or dalits - across India today, Mr Cherlaguda will be ritually converted to Buddhism to escape his low-caste status. Newer Than: Search this thread only; Search this forum only. Khusro then a. This suits their propaganda well and helps in the mass mobilisation against Muslims and Christians. Indians look up to the judiciary to uphold the secular values of the republic, and the Supreme Court has, time and again, thwarted onslaughts on peoples core fundamental right of religious freedom. Now we are on Telegram too. This is for countering the claims of BJP. Advertise With Us | Sunday saw more than 100 persons belonging to the SC/ST communities embracing Buddhism at Guduvanchery, a Chennai suburb, under the auspices of Mass Movement for Transformation, claiming to be a. Allan Kardec's codification of Spiritism occurred between the years 1857 and 1868. [I say] why wait?". Culture can be defined as a way of life. [1] In some cases, religious conversion "marks a transformation of religious identity and is symbolized by special rituals".[2]. In sharing their faith with others, Bahs are cautioned to "obtain a hearing" meaning to make sure the person they are proposing to teach is open to hearing what they have to say. Sixty years ago BR Ambedkar, the first untouchable to hold high office in India and the man who wrote India's constitution, renounced Hinduism as a creed in the grip of casteism and converted - with more than 100,000 of his followers - to Buddhism. But its record in adjudicating the evidently unsecular anti-conversion statutes is dubious. The Hindu right has become increasingly wary of Buddhist conversions, seeing its call for equality as exerting a powerful pull on the lowest castes. Active proselytisation was an integral part of the colonial project; indeed, as historian Ranajit Guha states, the Bible and the toothbrush were one of the main instruments of the British colonialists. According to the survey, "mass-movement is the conversion of people in groups as families or groups of families as a community or group of communities. Also find news, photos and videos on conversions to hinduism. Terms of Use | . Throughout the timeline of Buddhism, conversions of entire countries and regions to Buddhism were frequent, as Buddhism spread throughout Asia. Bahs recognize the divine origins of all revealed religion, and believe that these religions occurred sequentially as part of a divine plan (see Progressive revelation), with each new revelation superseding and fulfilling that of its predecessors. Other religions organize mass conversions, usually of Dalits, away from Hinduism and its legacy of caste discrimination. [7] Christian baptism has some parallels with Jewish immersion by mikvah. Hindu Scriptures do not provide any procedure to convert to Hindu from any other religion as Hinduism is regarded as the way of life. All Indian religions usually practice mutual religious syncretism among each other. Modi, 64, a former organiser with a revivalist Hindu organisation, has yet to make any public comment on the reconversion ceremonies. Religious police in (for example) Iran and Saudi Arabia answer for the correct religious expression of those in their purview. Anyone found guilty is visited with imprisonment extending to three years, and with a financial penalty of 50,000 rupees (approximately $800). The most recent forced mass conversion the I know of was in 1895-1896, when Afghan Emir Abdur Rahman invaded Kafiristan and forcibly Islamized its pagan inhabitants. Converts to Islam are due to marriage/love issues. He poisoned the water supply and thereby rendered the Raj. Though ostensibly secular in objective, the anti-conversion laws in force in various states of India Odisha, Madhya Pradesh, Gujarat, Himachal Pradesh, Chhattisgarh (all areas with a significantly high population of tribals, Dalits, the depressed castes, and reeling from poverty, illiteracy and abysmal healthcare) in effect gives the government a vast swathe of control over peoples choices in matters of faith and religion. A Jehovah's Witness, Minos Kokkinakis, won the equivalent of $14,400 in damages from the Greek state after being arrested for trying to preach his faith from door to door. Even as its protg, the BJP, has initiated a country-wide drive to recruit members and overtake the Chinese Communist Party as the worlds largest political association, the RSS has set a target of annually converting 1 lakh each of Muslims and Christians to Hinduism. As an untouchable, the 25-year-old is at the bottom of Hinduism's hereditary hierarchy. Frankish armies spread Roman Catholicism eastwards in the Middle Ages. Without defining what all would, and could, possibly count as inducement or fraud, these laws impose stringent criminal sanctions on violators. Whatdomormonsbelieve. The last time it did was in 1977, in the, A national anti-conversion law, if enacted, would definitely be challenged in the Supreme Court. [57] Lofland summarised his findings in 1964 in a doctoral thesis entitled "The World Savers: A Field Study of Cult Processes", and in 1966 in book form (published by Prentice-Hall) as Doomsday Cult: A Study of Conversion, Proselytization, and Maintenance of Faith. What is God? Between 2002 and 2008, six states, including Gujarat, where India's Prime Minister . Mass Conversion to Hinduism In India By Faheem Belharvi Bajrang Dal, an offshoot of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) converted at least 57 Muslim families (200 people) into Hindus at a "Purkhon ki Ghar vapsi" coming home of the ancestors ceremony held at Agra, Uttar Pardesh. I think Hinduism's influence is weaker than one god religions. In addition, it is strongly recommended you visit your local temple/ashram/spiritual organization . Catholics, who included two women converted to Hinduism and Saudi Arabia answer the... Such as festivals ( Diwali etc converted his entire country to Theravada Buddhism are to. 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