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To: lorne who wrote (17660)	11/11/2002 5:34:37 AM
From: GUSTAVE JAEGER	Respond to of 23908

More refreshing news from India, "the world's greatest democracy, a friend of Israel, an outpost of $ivilization against Pakistani barbarians..." November 11, 2002 A sawdust trail for low-caste Hindus? By Shaikh Azizur Rahman THE WASHINGTON TIMES NEW DELHI — Low-caste Hindus in the southern Indian state of Tamil Nadu are threatening to embrace Christianity, Buddhism or Islam to protest a new law that outlaws religious conversion. A bill passed into law by the state legislature last month penalizes those who convert to a religion other than Hinduism with imprisonment and a hefty fine. While religious minorities in Tamil Nadu plan to challenge the law in court, many Hindus from so-called "untouchable castes," known as Dalits, are threatening to publicly defy the new law. One group of Dalit Hindus in the state capital, Chennai, said that a group of 10,000 will convert to Buddhism on Dec. 6 if the law is not revoked. Another group, known as the Dalit Panthers of India [DPI], pledged that 25,000 of its members would become Christians to protest what they called an "unjustified" decree. "The upper class has been torturing the Dalits for centuries, and now, by passing the bill, the government has decided to shackle us in a society where we are denied even our basic democratic rights," said one Dalit activist, who identified himself by the Christian name Emmanuel. On Oct. 31, Tamil Nadu became the first — but probably not the last — Indian state to outlaw religious conversions. Though the law targets conversions "by force, allurement or fraudulent means," opponents say the language offers the means to challenge all conversions to faiths other than Hinduism. [...] washtimes.com Too bad that story doesn't suit the Judeofascist agenda, huh? When Judeofascists spiel over "religious freedom" it's usually about China and Falun Gong, a CIA church... Gus