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Vatican Asks End to Religious Violence in India

posted by akornfeld | 5:51pm Tuesday October 28, 2008

Vatican City – The Vatican is appealing for an end to religious violence in India, seeking to halt anti-Christian rampages by Hindu extremists.
The Vatican used its annual message for the Hindu Diwali festival of light, praising the father of Indian independence Mahatma Gandhi as a model of nonviolence.
The violence has claimed 38 lives since August, destroyed dozens of churches and left as many as 30,000 people homeless.
The Vatican’s written message, released Tuesday, said nonviolence is central to Hindu and Catholic beliefs and condemned the “manipulation” of religion for violent ends.
Associated Press
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Confessoressa

posted October 29, 2008 at 6:30 am


You know what might make a really great impact? Declare Ghandi a saint instead of Pius!



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pagansister

posted October 29, 2008 at 4:03 pm


Good Luck, Benny. You honestly think that anyone will listen?



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PhoenixOrion

posted October 30, 2008 at 12:04 am


pagansister,
I generally sympathize with Hindus more frequently than I do with Christians, but I totally disagree with Hindus attacking and killing Christians. I believe that everyone has a right to their individual religious beliefs, no matter how much I may agree or disagree with them.



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pagansister

posted October 30, 2008 at 8:44 pm


I too believe everyone has a right to their individual religious beliefs, no matter how much I may agree or disagree with them, PhoenixOrion. However I don’t think the Hindu extremists are going to listen to Benny.



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Mark

posted November 10, 2008 at 2:51 am


I totally agree with orion I totally disagree with Hindus attacking and killing Christians. I also think that everyone has a right to their individual religious beliefs that doesn’t matter which religion who belive.
Mark
htp://www.voiceofindia.in



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