After centuries of trying all the hooks and crooks, it still is stagnating in India.
2007-12-09 01:34:12 · 14 answers · asked by rupee100 5 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
The traditions that are in tact in India far supersede... Jewish, Muslim and Christian based faiths.
That is just a fact.
Utama
2007-12-09 12:04:30 · answer #1 · answered by OB1 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Who is using the Hooks and Crooks? Not the Christianity and it never have to go that low as yours. Are you sure it is stagnating or you assumed it to be. Tell your religion as it is and we tell ours and let them choose. Dare you take up the challenge? Prove it.
You must be out of the world to say such thing, or being egoistic here.
2007-12-09 09:42:36 · answer #2 · answered by Kingdomchild07 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Oh, you mean why has Christianity not gotten bigger than Hinduism in India? Mostly it has to do with culture. For one thing, the fables of Hindu are much more interesting than the Christian fables, which makes Christianity look boring to Hindus. And the Hindu morality about respect for life is not shared as completely by Christianity. So they may see Christianity as less moral than their religion.
And for those of you who will thumbs down my answer, try reading the Baghavad Gita and find out what I mean!
2007-12-09 09:38:18 · answer #3 · answered by mommanuke 7 · 6⤊ 1⤋
In 2000 years of "Evangelism" Christians could bring about the "Change of Mind" only in just about 2% of Indian population.Even in that 2% about 1.8 % live in Kerala,Tamil Nadu and Goa (South Canara)--only about 0.2 % in rest of the country.Even in such large States like Bihar,Madhya Pradesh,Rajasthan,Uttar pradesh(including Uttraanchal),Punjab,Haryana except the migrated Kerala and T.N.Christians one will not find even one "Local person" in Christian Churches.Hindu religion is very rich in Theology,underlying strong Philosophy and Ritualism.Why they will go to a recent(just 2000 years) religion with a very poor Philosophical foundation.? It is why Christians ,having failed in their attempts to convert 23 % Harijans in Plains(thanks to Dr.B.R.Ambedkar,Doctorate in Civil Laws(U.K.) a leader of Harijans and leader of "Drafting Commitee" of Indian Constitution-who advised his follwers to go Bhuddism rather than to Christianity) concentrated their efforts around 1960 in converting the 8%"Tribals" living in Mountainous Terrains-in the affinity of Nagaland/Bustar(about 0.3% conversion)- and that too now has been stopped by Hindu Organised efforts.--In 1971 when Indian Paliament had 2/3 majority, after a very long time the two Cardinals (Cardinal Pariakaatil and one from Bombay- who were eligible to elect the Pope ) and all Bishops,Pastors.Rev.Fathers met smt Indira Gandhi ,the then Prime Minister of India to amend the Ambedkar made constitution to include "Christian Harijans" in the "Scheduled Castes List".She gave an excellent reception to the Christian Religious Leaders of India ,heard them very patiently ,with a lot of Sweetest words gave them a warm send off and DID NOTHING TO AMEND THE CONSTITUTION which will ruin her political future among the Majority Hindus.
2007-12-09 16:59:43 · answer #4 · answered by ssrvj 7 · 3⤊ 0⤋
From having worked with Hindus as a Christian pastor I find the MAJOR problems to conversion is:
1. that the multiple Hindi religious segments of their faith are ALL based on Philosophy,
( this is the mind set they have developed from childhood); whereas Christianity on based on Theology. The transition is hard for the Hindu to accept.
2. That the faith of the Hindu is extremely diverse and staggeringly multi layered, they have a problem with accepting . the simplicity of Christianity. The attitude, if it's easy , it won't work.
Fr. Benjamin
2007-12-09 09:55:29 · answer #5 · answered by benjamin 2 · 3⤊ 1⤋
Probably because it wasn't indigenous and there wasn't enough time. It took many more centuries for it to catch on in Europe. Think of how long Britain was "pagan" before it became Christianized... Millenia!!
2007-12-09 09:37:56 · answer #6 · answered by Keep On Trucking 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Gosh , I noticed that too , maybe for the same reason that Western Europe never fell to Hinduism .
2007-12-09 09:49:41 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The 2001 census recorded over 24 million Indian Christians, comprising 2.3% of the country's population. About 70% of Indian Christians in 1991 were Roman Catholics. From Wikipedia - an interesting article. Thanks for bringing up the topic.
2007-12-09 09:42:08 · answer #8 · answered by ignoramus_the_great 7 · 1⤊ 3⤋
It's about culture....the Indians have a different set of morals than Christians, such as respect for all life. Christians may say that they have it, but they usually don't practice it...
2007-12-09 09:44:43 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 4⤊ 0⤋
So you think Christianity is at war with Hinduism?
'fail against'?
What is it with Middle-East derived dominionists?
Do you think Hindus feel they have 'failed' against you?
2007-12-09 09:45:28 · answer #10 · answered by Bajingo 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋