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EDUCATION IN CRISIS
Two reports, hidden in the inner recesses of the newspapers, caught my attention. The first was on 14th August, the eve of Independence Day, in the Hindustan (Hindi) paper. The second was just 9 days later on 23rd August in the Hindustan Times (English). They set the alarm bells ringing. The first stated that between…
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THE CONVERSION FRAUD
Can the Christians of India, who constitute barely 2.3% of the population, force Hindus to convert, more so when almost all authorities, from the local police constable, the Executive, Judiciary right up to the President of India, belong to the majority faith? This claim is prima facie absurd, averred Dr John Dayal, former National President…
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FROM CATECHISM TO CATECHESIS
(Corollary to “From Catechism to Atheism“) The previous article was just a brief commentary on another person’s testimony, about the gross inadequacy of Sunday School/catechism classes that largely focused on stories about what happened, rather than why things happen. There was repetition but no reasoning, resulting in the inability to have “an answer for one’s…
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THE ROT IN THE EDUCATIONAL SYSTEM
Isaac Gomes After 37 days of protests, slogans and student gatherings, the Cockroach Janata Party (CJP) led agitation at Delhi’s Jantar Mantar was called off on July 25, after Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan resigned and the government accepted their demands amid the NEET-UG paper leak controversy. During a very recent media presentation Lok Sabha…
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FROM CATHECHISM TO ATHEISM
Can catechism lead to atheism? Not surprisingly, it can. I am sharing below the testimony of a Sunday School teacher of 20 year’s standing. It brought me to tears. If you too are a parent, priest, pastor, catechist, student or a critically aware young person, then please read this. I have also added some reflections…
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BISHOPS, THEOLOGIANS AND A COCKROACH
About 10 bishops and 50 theologians from across the country gathered at the Pastoral Centre, Agra on 25th/ 26th July for the 27th Colloquium of the CBCI’s Commission for Doctrine. As a layman I was the only cockroach. The theme was: A Rereading of the Theological Journey of Pope Benedict 16 (Joseph Ratzinger). Rev Dr…
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Glad that some effort was made to address this issue on a public platform. It certainly contradicts the claims of…
The Arunachal Pradesh Freedom of Religion Act, 1978, was passed during the tenure of the state’s first Chief Minister, P.K.…
Anti-conversion laws, per se are anti-constitutional as they go against the provisions on Fundamental Rights. However, more states, for example…
Good report and very good points by speakers, particularly by you.
Vital for nation to notice this. Sad, but true, that educatiin is not a priority for the present regime. The…