Christian missionaries beaten in public for 'converting' Hindus


	Christian missionaries beaten in public for 'converting' Hindus

arifsali

5-10-2007 5:30 PM

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hindus, christian, religion, priest, india

arifsali says:

Fundamentalism knows no religion.

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5-10-2007 6:13 PM

AcesLucky

Why were they trying to convert Hindu's? And why would the Hindu's care?

This religion thing ought to be really examined! (But religion often hates scientific inquiry, doesn't it? Because what happens when we discover it's all phony?)

5-11-2007 6:24 AM

debbyski

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