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Archive for December 2008
What is so great about Christian missions?
By Reuben David Among many parts of the world Christian missions and missionaries are hated and misunderstood as agents of neo-colonialism, moral imperialists or simply purveyors of western ethos. As someone from India I have often seen locals staging protests against Christian mission agencies and evangelistic outreaches. A recent report of violence against Christians in … Continue reading
The Passing of an Era – A tribute to Bakht Singh
by Reuben David, Visiting Scholar, The Wilberforce Forum A Christian convert from Hindu Sikhism, Bakht Singh, died in India, in September, 2000, at age 97. He was one of India’s most prolific church planters and a most remarkable evangelist. In January 1915, a young lawyer from India, Mohandas Gandhi, returned to his homeland from … Continue reading
The right to preach
By Reuben David What an insult to Hinduism? A US-based Israeli born preacher, a middle eastern religious message of love and prayers, an expected crowd of 30 lakh, a 2000 strong choir, 67 giant screens, 1,50,000 watts of sound effects, all set in a sprawling Jakkur ground and lots of posters, billboards and pamphlets is … Continue reading
When Girls Marry Dogs And Gods Drink Human Blood
By Reuben David I am appalled as an Indian to read of my country so deeply lost in mindless religious barbarism. While BJP leaders and Hindu seers rant and rave against a Christian prayer gathering— a constitutionally protected freedom to preach one’s religious beliefs—meanwhile Karnamoni Handsa, a nine-year-old girl weds a stray dog in northern … Continue reading
The Jesus We Need to Ignore
By Reuben David A recent book that’s appealing to a lot of post-moderns titled The Third Jesus: The Christ We Cannot Ignore by Indian-born doctor-turned-guru Deepak Chopra has got a lot of people seriously interested in thinking about Jesus–albeit in a different way. Definitely not in the way Jesus would want you to … Continue reading
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