REPORTED MASS HINDU CONVERSIONS TO CHRISTIANITY
by Glen on 2001-10-28 20:41:45
TruthOrFiction.com has had contact with Dr. Rochunga Pudaite, a
native of India and a respected Christian leader. He is going to be the
representative of Christianity at a mass rally in India on November 4 at
which an estimated one-million “untouchables” will renounce Hinduism and
will be given the chance to consider both Buddhism and Christianity…and
they will be making their decisions on the spot. The ripple effect of the
rally could be huge. There are 300 million other untouchables who could be
influenced by what happens that day.
Here is the latest:
As many of you know, there is a class of people in India who have
been born into what the Hindus regard to be the lowest caste, the
“untouchables.” Known as the Dalits, or literally “broken people,” they live
in slums of mud and foul water and are relegated to doing India’s “dirty
jobs.” They are the lowest of the low. In recent years, the Dalits have
begun to fight back and a civil rights movement has emerged. In fact, many
African-Americans have taken interest in, and applauded, the Dalits’ efforts
to improve their lives. The more the Dalits have pushed for progress,
however, the more opposition has emerged from higher caste segments of
Indian society.
In recent years a Dalit named Ram Raj has risen to the forefront
as a the popular leader of the outcasts. He is one of the few Dalits to
advance to any level of influence in India. He is well educated and is the
Income Tax Commissioner in New Delhi.
He has argued eloquently for various improvements in human rights
for the Dalits and some have likened him to Martin Luther King in the Civil
Rights Movement in the United States.
Dr. Pudaite says that not since Ghandi has there been this kind
of leader the Indian people have followed.
After working hard for changes for the Dalits, Ram Raj came to a
point where he concluded that the Dalits needed to change religions because
they didn’t have much a chance for progress as Hindus.
[Editor’s note: There was a time in Rome when accepting the label
“Christian” was the faddish thing to do. I hope that Dr. Pudaite’s message
touches hearts and not just minds in search of “progress”. Pray that God will be at work.]
The result was that through his influence, it was decided that
there would be a massive gathering on November 4 in India at which
one-million college-educated Dalits would renounce Hinduism.
It was also originally decided that there would be presentations
at this mass gathering on behalf of Buddhism, Islam, and Christianity and
each of the Dalits in attendance would decide which to choose.
After the terrorist attacks of September 11 in the United States,
the Moslem representative was removed from the program, much to the dismay
of the many Moslems who condemned the terrorist activities and did not want
Islam characterized by them.
Dr. Pudaite invited Ram Raj to visit with him in Colorado
Springs, Colorado during August, 2001. The two men spent 8 days together.
As of now, the ralley of one-million will feature presentations
from two representatives of Buddhism…and one presentation from a
representative of Jesus Christ, Dr. Rochunga Pudaite.
How many of the one-million may decide to choose Buddhism versus
Christianity? No one knows, but Ram Raj has told Dr. Pudaite to be prepared
for at least 200,000 who may decide to be baptized that day.