How to prevent forced religious conversions in India?

Question

Let us start a serious discussion on this topic - please do not abuse any community on this issue, please post your views. And remember that each person has his own views.

Here is my opinion:

Banning Religious conversion is normally associated with infringing into the religious freedom. But in India, conversions are forced on minorities, mainly by providing money and other material comforts.

We should convert a person from a stressfull, depressed, low-esteemed person to a high-esteemed, able and self contented human being with out asking for anything in return - instead of forcing them to change the outer label of religion as return.

Conversions in India are more or less inspired by a religious group ego - to add more people to the religion - instead of really helping them out of poverty and difficult conditions.

When a person changes his religion, it creates a lot of frustruation and conflict with in his mind, and it creates communal and social divides. If a hindu cannot find the divine through Hinduism, he cannot find it through Christianity or Islam - and vice versa.

Also, India is the only remaining Hindu country in the world - I am not talking about Hindu religion and related rituals and symbols - but I am talking about the real values of Hinduism and Sanathana Dharma - which is from where the whole value system in the world has emerged. Sanathana Dharma is the only culture which emphasizes values like selfless service, caring and sharing, 'Loka Samastha Sukhino Bhavanthu' (let the whole world be happy) etc.

Sanathana Dharma proclaims that if one religion is true, all religions are true - because the true nature of Divine is all en-compassing conciousness - which fills you and me, and the true nature of divine is love.

Hence, Jesus will bless a good Hindu than a bad Christian, and Allah will bless a good Christian than a bad Muslim, and Krishna will bless a good Muslim than a bad hindu.

Can we think aloud to spread the message of true love?

Answer to David's question..

"What ever I do to realize myself, to uplift the entire spirit of the world, to spread love and joy, is Good. What ever I do to satisfy my ego is bad. If I say Christ is great because I understand his principles and he is the realized one, is good. If I say Christ is great because I am a Christian, then it is bad."

Answer 1

How will conversion bring you out of poverty?? Or difficult conditions? Conversion is only spiritual. It is a matter of faith. If a rickshaw puller converts to any other religion, he still would have to toil hard each day to earn his livelyhood, isnt it? And everytime someone from your religion converts to some other religion, your religion has one person less & the other religion has one person more. How are you going to stop that?

Answer 2

Forcing someone by material comforts is not force at all. It is bribery for sure but not force. There are as many cheaters in the world as those who want to be cheated. Most "gurus" charge a fee for specific mantras to benefit someone materially but why should we pay for God? God is free and there should be no secrets about Him. We must know that there is a difference between religion and faith.

sarva dharma parityajya
mam ekam saranam vraja
Aham tvam sarva papebhyo
moksayisyami ma sucah

"Abandon all varieties of religion and just surrender unto Me. I will deliver you from all sinful reactions. Do not fear." BG 18.66

We are only labeling our bodies when we say we are this religion or that. So when we die do we stay a hindu or muslim or christian? Are there different heavens? No, this is foolishness. If we are to serve God by spreading His words, we must do it in the spirit of the Lord. No fee, no compromise. Just the pure truth.

Answer 3

There is but one God and the only way is thru Jesus. Only the blood of christ can convert anyone. Man cannot convert anyone.
So unless converted by Lord Jesus Himself. all other conversions are false
When Jesus comes again, only the truly born again christians will go to heaven and all others will be left behind.
No bloomin allah or krishna can take u to heaven
Its time to call a spade a spade

Answer 4

You said "Hence, Jesus will bless a good Hindu than a bad Christian, and Allah will bless a good Christian than a bad Muslim, and Krishna will bless a good Muslim than a bad Hindu." Do Hindus believe in good and bad? Who's to say who is good and who is bad? By what criteria do you determine if a person is good or bad?

Answer 5

Muslims in malaysia determination 50percentof the inhabitants they are near to develop right into a Muslim dddemocracy hindus is india are ninety% of the inhabitants so why can india develop right into a Hindu democracy please do not supply me that bull about india is an earthly demoracy and has many non- Hindus residing because a lot of those cuntries that only because a u . s . is a sirry my expensive iam aurjent

Answer 6

What is wrong with going along with the scam? One can pretend to be of some religion other than one's choice if it is convenient to do so. What one actually believes, or does in the privacy of one's home, is nobody else's business. Here in the US, we do not have to deal with such nonsense, for which I am quite grateful.

Answer 7

I don't agree with you in the slightest.
I know of many missionaries in India.They are feeding the poor.Building homes,hospitals,clinics and schools.They tell them about their beliefs.But they do not force,bribe,or pressure anyone into converting,and I am tired of good people being slandered for giving up their lives to help.