I am a religious person. My religion teaches me to respect all religions. As such, respect for leaders and followers of various religions becomes a natural trait for me. But there are occasions when some such religious leaders say or act in a negative manner that erodes my respect for them. Your recent outburst against my country, my religion and my people has put you in the list of such religious leaders who have lost my respect. It may not be a big deal for you but Mr. Pope there is now at least one person in this world who does not respect you. It does not mean that I hate you. I love all and hate none. I love you as a human being but as a leader of your religion you cease to command any respect from another human being.
I am not going to argue with you what you think and what you have said. I reject everything you said about my country, my religion and my people. Your remarks are irrelevant and only expose your ignorance about Indian traditions and laws. Freedom of religion does not mean conversions by coercion and allurements. Anybody indulging in such acts is committing an ungodly act.
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One Mr. Om Prakash Sharma said in TOI (Conversations with Readers):
"Some months ago Pope Benedict issued an injunction debarring the Franciscan Friars, who are also Roman Catholics but of a liberal outlook, from holding inter-religious meeting in the Vatican. In these holy get-togethers leaders of various faiths exchanged views on their approaches to God-realization, theeby contributing to inter-religious and intra-religious undersanding.
Lately, the same Pope has come outstrongly in favour of religious freedom (which essentially meansfreedom to convert), which he thinks is beingcurtailed in India. One would expected him to know that India is wedded to seclarism and religious freedom obtains here is plenty - perhaps more so than in the Vatican."
He further that it would be better if all of us placed greater emphasis on 'inner conversion' which would lead a man 'from untruth to truth, from darkness to light, from death to immortality' without changing his religious label.
What a nice thought, but Pope perhaps believe in preaching and practicing double standards.
Thank you abdullah for posting your views. I have always wondered what changes when a person changes his or her religion. Does God change or a person becomes more dear to God? Does the person become a better human being? What actually changes? Can you express your views on this?
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