Saturday 7 February 2015

Insider's View on Protestantism

Sagayaraj, one of my seniors defended a thesis in the University of Madras on 4 February. His research was the perception of the Catholics on Protestants. It was interesting to listen to him presenting his findings.

His study was based on the responses from almost 1800 people from the 17 dioceses of Tamil Nadu. As it was indicated in the defense, the statistics will initiate further studies and researches.

Congratulations!

I hope that this study is taken further by other scholars.


Tuesday 3 February 2015

Church Vandalised

After the  BJP won the election with a vast majority, the RSS and other Hindutva groups have been attempting to engage in activities will only aggravate hatred among its citizens.

vandalizing the religious places can never be accepted. Engaging in activities like this can endanger the unity of the country.

In the last two months five churches have been vandalized in Delhi alone.


NEWS FROM THE HINDU

"A church in South Delhi’s Vasant Kunj area was vandalised in the early hours of Monday. This is the fifth incident of its kind in the past two months leading up to the Assembly elections later this week.
The attack on St. Alphonsa’s Church took place between 1 a.m. and 3 a.m., but was discovered only when the watchman found the main gate ajar, a little after dawn.
Delhi Archbishop Anil J.T. Couto expressed concern at the frequent attacks. “It is a reflection of the hate campaign and false propaganda by groups whose sole aim is to break the religious harmony and social peace of this great nation,” the Archbishop said of the attack, in a written statement.
He said the attack “reflected on the government and its failure to give protection to minorities and their religious structures.” The police, however, said initial investigation showed that the break-in was motivated by petty theft. The police have, according to a spokesperson, registered a case of theft and are in the process of questioning the area’s residents with recorded criminal antecedents for clues.
Expressing grave concern, the Union Home Ministry wrote to the Delhi Police Commissioner asking for a detailed report on the police action so far in other such attacks and seeking details of security provided to other religious places."