tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22513530.post9197159613116910564..comments2023-07-09T18:17:57.955+03:00Comments on Sagarone....: Regulating Conversions?Sagaronehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15996661303219925144noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22513530.post-19928637390322890612009-02-20T21:59:00.000+03:002009-02-20T21:59:00.000+03:00I am a big supporter of no government intervention...I am a big supporter of no government intervention and self regulation and marketing by religions themselves it they wish to.<BR/><BR/>But Manju has raised a valid point <BR/><BR/>"On the contrary, where followers of other religions have gained a majority in any area/ state in india, immediately a demand for a separate, sovereign nation for the people of that religion is made. "<BR/><BR/>But at that point it becomes a national security issue and government is free to intervene.Anupam Sarwaikarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11089125538506069636noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22513530.post-36511957441487396292009-02-19T19:27:00.000+03:002009-02-19T19:27:00.000+03:00@Mavin, yes I agree with what you say, and I would...@Mavin, yes I agree with what you say, and I would prefer a self regulating body representing all religions taking care of this issue.Sagaronehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15996661303219925144noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22513530.post-21204159120216844132009-02-19T07:58:00.000+03:002009-02-19T07:58:00.000+03:00Hello SagaroneThis is a very tricky issue.Yes, the...Hello Sagarone<BR/><BR/>This is a very tricky issue.<BR/><BR/>Yes, the Constitution has provided this to project a secular approach of the government as distinct from a theocratic state. So far so good.<BR/><BR/>Any freedom that has is granted is never unfettered and a sense of responsibility is put on a person seeking to enjoy this freedom. This is the unwritten part of any legal jurisprudence. <BR/><BR/>Now let us look at the actual situation. Our society was just getting out of "foreign rule" so to say after 150 years or so.<BR/><BR/>Deep prejudices existed then and exist even now. The right of free propagation is a great issue to divert attention to non-issues. Anyway, some states have by legislating the Freedom of Religion Act have reduced this constitutional freedom.<BR/><BR/>Further religion can be an explosive and emotive issue as we have repeatedly seen in the past. It may be appropriate to have some sort of a check on this rather than leave it to social forces so to say.Mavinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11427701624966763777noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22513530.post-75386406565788123632009-02-18T16:47:00.000+03:002009-02-18T16:47:00.000+03:00What i feel is that in the modern world conversion...What i feel is that in the modern world conversion are the not as much the result of forcing it on someone as one's hate for the practices followed in the one's existing religion. <BR/><BR/>To prevent mass conversion a particular religion has to be open minded. Most of the followers convert because of ill treatment meted out to them in their own religion.Balvinder Ballihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05040171846198252874noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22513530.post-79324899937410639612009-02-18T13:03:00.000+03:002009-02-18T13:03:00.000+03:00@Bones, @Indyeah, @Vinod and @Manju: Thanks for ex...@Bones, @Indyeah, @Vinod and @Manju: Thanks for expressing your views. This is a complicated issue for sure, Vinod. And there are no easy answers. But sooner or later, India will have to take a stance on this issue. And it has to be taken at the earliest, because mass conversions lead to confrontation, which alienates peoples and endangers the unity of our nation.Sagaronehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15996661303219925144noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22513530.post-17515480302408336682009-02-18T12:52:00.000+03:002009-02-18T12:52:00.000+03:00This is my view- Regarding Hindus in India there h...This is my view-<BR/><BR/> Regarding Hindus in India there has never been any conflict between 'Swadharma' and 'Swadesh'.<BR/><BR/>On the contrary, where followers of other religions have gained a majority in any area/ state in india, immediately a demand for a separate, sovereign nation for the people of that religion is made. <BR/><BR/>Conversions in India are political in nature, mass conversions orchestrated for political gain. So the remedy should also be political.<BR/><BR/>This is my view- I do not expect many to agree with me!manjuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15470194805146456892noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22513530.post-83226428229926279392009-02-18T12:46:00.000+03:002009-02-18T12:46:00.000+03:00This is a complicated issue, no easy answers. The ...This is a complicated issue, no easy answers. The only abnormality in the situation is that one religion has no vendors; it does not believe in peddling its wares, a position that was taken thousands of years ago when there were no competing vendors trying to take its customers away. Which means that all conversions have to be from Hinduism to Islam and Christianity and none to it. <BR/><BR/>Is this 'free trade'?Vinod_Sharmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14654167848186778789noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22513530.post-67356831890477261142009-02-18T12:28:00.000+03:002009-02-18T12:28:00.000+03:00Yes,my belief too is that the state should stay ou...Yes,my belief too is that the state should stay out of the religious arena..and only interfere if it turns violent...that is when law and order are broken...and never heard it being put like this..<BR/>''Vendors in this case being the various religions vying for the individual's soul and the consumer being the individual, who should be protected from making vital decisions in the heat of the moment, or under the influence of bribery or coercion.''<BR/>and yet as cheap and marketing gimmick like it might sound this is what religions have become today..Indyeahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05915739361027887530noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22513530.post-58839913646999964882009-02-18T06:47:00.000+03:002009-02-18T06:47:00.000+03:00I don't believe that the State should interfere in...I don't believe that the State should interfere in religious matters as long as there is no violence...<BR/>Take the eg. of tribals in Orissa...Rightwing Hindu organizations say that Christian missionaries 'bribe' them to convert by giving them food, shelter and medical care...This may be so but look at it from the point of view of the tribals...These guys are so poor that they don't care if they follow Christianity as long as they and their families get food and shelter...I mean, if the Hindus were so concerned about them, shouldn't they be providing them with these basic necessities?Boneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15649563485896628766noreply@blogger.com