Church leaders in India condemn decision to deny equality to low-caste Christians and Muslims

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hurch leaders in India condemn decision to deny equality to low-caste Christians and Muslims
Ruth GledhillCHRISTIAN TODAY CONTRIBUTING EDITOR19 February 2016

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Church leaders in India have spoken out against the decision to deny equal rights to low-caste Christians and Muslims.

Reuters
Dalits are the group formerly known as the "untouchables".
Hindus, Buddhists and Sikhs who are born into the lower castes have been granted special privileges to help them break free of discrimination.

The government has refused to give the same rights to low-caste Christians and Muslims, however, apparently out of a fear of encouraging conversions.

One official spoke of fears that it would "hurt the Hindu religion." This prioritisation of Hinduism over Christianity and Islam shows that India "isn't entirely the pluralistic and secular nation" it claims itself to be, said International Christian Concern.

Church leaders wanted Dalit Christians and Muslims to be granted quotas for government jobs and in education.

Samuel Jaikumar of the National Council of Churches in India told UCANews: "This is very humiliating for Dalit Christians and Muslims."



Dalits are those considered "untouchables" by the higher castes. Dalit Hindus can however receive benefits, but Christian and Musim Dalits cannot.

Thawar Chand Gehlot, federal minister for social justice, was reported as saying the Indian government feared that giving special rights to Dalit Christians and Muslims "would encourage conversions" and "weaken the Hindu religion".

Dalit Christians are now planning a nationwide rally in March to demand equal rights.

There are thought to be about 25 million Dalit Christians in India.

International Christian Concern said: "It has left millions of Dalits to have to decide between choosing to follow Jesus as their Lord and Savior and receiving government benefits that have the ability to take their families out of poverty. All added up, this discrimination has affected the official appearance of India's religious landscape."

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[45'22']

Didnt knew there were dalits in Islam and Christianity as well....
Anyways govt is right here....no form of reservation should be given in the name of caste and religion rather the present reservation system needs to corrected as well....

The leaders are trying to take advantage of the situation that we are facing currently.....give a religious touch to anything and you have the limelight....

 

[paritosh]

I support the govt. on this one.
Islam and Christianity do not have casteism. The whole point was to escape casteism when these people converted, why come back to Hinduism now for sops?
Such opportunists.

 

[ranjeet]

Dalit Christians and Muslims? Ye kya khufiyapanti hai?

 

[mooppan]

Dalit Christians and Muslims? Ye kya khufiyapanti hai?

Say that first to your own jatt brothers,who are protesting ''peacefully'' by burning buses,trains,shops in Haryana..

 

[ranjeet]

Say that first to your own jatt brothers,who are protesting ''peacefully'' by burning buses,trains,shops in Haryana..

I don't see Christian Jatts or Mulla jaats protesting.

 

[jetray]

Simply put Govt has to make up for shortcomings in other religions. This quota thing based on religion or caste is pure BS, it should be based on economic status. Ideally no quota only economic help to financially deprived ppl.

 

[mooppan]

I don't see Christian Jatts or Mulla jaats protesting.

sorry,I thought the very same ISI-Vatican-MSM-Kejriwal nexus behind this stir..That means those hooligans,sorry ''peaceful protestors'" are from our most tolerant dharmic community..They are free to do whatever in India..my bad..

 

[ranjeet]

sorry,I thought the very same ISI-Vatican-MSM-Kejriwal nexus behind this stir..That means those hooligans,sorry ''peaceful protestors'" are from our most tolerant dharmic community..They are free to do whatever in India..my bad..

Changing goal post are we? Why Christian Dalits are demanding reservations? Didn't Jesus suffered enough to grant them equality with other Christians?

 

[mpk1988]

Lmao.. Like anyone gives a fcuk what these closet pedophiles and hypocrites think.. I say do ghar wapsi on all of them

 

[mooppan]

Lmao.. Like anyone gives a fcuk what these closet pedophiles and hypocrites think.. I say do ghar wapsi on all of them

good,highly cultural and tolerant statement from a viraat Hindu,who suppose to respect all faith..

 

[ranjeet]

good,highly cultural and tolerant statement from a viraat Hindu,who suppose to respect all faith..

You have nothing to say on the topic and are desperately looking to play the victim card.

 

[mooppan]

Changing goal post are we? Why Christian Dalits are demanding reservations? Didn't Jesus suffered enough to grant them equality with other Christians?

Why jatts like you want reservations??..Aren't they falls under General category???..

 

[punit]

Why jatts like you want reservations??..Aren't they falls under General category???..

because they belong to a lesser religion called Hinduism who discriminates among own followers in name of caste... but how come there are dalits in scientific and god's own religions like Islam and Christianity.

 

[mooppan]

You have nothing to say on the topic and are desperately looking to play the victim card.

so its ok to paste all Christians as %&¥¥??..may be a commendable patriotic act for a Hindu like you...
We can also say many such terms against Hindus,for eg-Dalit raping/killing,Gujarat riots,dadri killing..But we are not that cheap,that too in a Pakistan forum..