Gurmukh Kaur & Sikh Net endorse VHP Swami whose goal is to convert Sikhs to Hinduism. https://youtube/watch?v=HZOedeAszjU&list=UUQDV5etGNZ9AnZ-3PnLklzw Swami Chidanand Saraswati of the Parmarth Niketan Ashram, Rishikesh, the same Hindu Swami being hosted by Yogi Bhajan 3HO follower, Gurmukh Kaur at her Hollywood Yoga studio is part of the radical Hindu group VHP that engages in Hindu reconversion programmes, involving both voluntary and forced reconversion to Hinduism. The following is taken from Wikipedia: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vishva_Hindu_Parishad Vishva Hindu Pariṣad (pronunciation: /vɪʃv(ə) hɪnd̪uː pərɪʃəd̪/, English: World Hindu Council), abbreviated VHP, is a Hindu right-wing organisation in India and is based on the ideology of Hindutva. It was founded in 1964 and its main objective is to organise, consolidate the Hindu society and to serve, protect the Hindu Dharma. The VHP belongs to the Sangh Parivar, an umbrella of Hindu nationalist organisations. In August 2008, the VHP accused Christians for the murder of Swami Lakshmanananda,[19] though Maoist militants had claimed responsibility for the killing. In the resulting disorder, Christian settlements were set on fire,[20] and 250 Christians were forced to flee their villages.[21] A Catholic nun was raped during the violence and the Roman Catholic Church said that at least 7 Christians were killed.[19][22][23][24][25] A judicial commission probing the violence said that conversion and re-conversion were among the major factors that led to the disorder, without blaming any religious groups or the CPI (Maoist).[26] Following the murder of Swami Lakshmanananda, the VHP engaged in reconversion programmes, involving both voluntary and forced reconversion.[16][27] The Bajrang Dal is the youth wing of the VHP, and it is organised in many states in major training camps called shakhas, where thousands of young men simultaneously train in various activities, receive sports, education in Hindutva and cultural education. The Durga Vahini, founded in 1991 under the tutelage of Sadhvi Rithambara as its founding chairperson and the support of the VHP, is described as the female arm of the Dal. Members of the Vahini contend that the portrayal of their group as a branch of the Bajrang Dal is an oversimplification, and that their goals are to dedicate ourselves to spiritual, physical, mental and knowledge development.[13] The VHP also have divisions made up of women. VHP secretary Giri Raj Kishore charted out highly visible roles for women in the group. He charted out two satyagrahas for women during their demonstrations.[14] The VHP has been a prime backer of the World Hindu Conference in which issues such as casteism, sectarianism, and the future of Hindus were discussed. Prior Conferences have included Hindu Groups such as Parisada Hindu Dharma.[15] The VHP engages in several programmes to reconvert Hindus who had previously converted to Christianity or Islam through their trained missionaries called Dharma Prasaar Vibhag (Religious Propaganda Cell), and some of them were sent to those remote villages and tribal areas which have substantial Christians and Muslims. On 4 March 2004, more than 200 Christians were reconverted in a ceremony organised by the VHP in the state of Orissa, part of its plan to reconvert 400,000 tribal Christians. According to them, the tribal folk were lured for monetary benefits and Christian missionaries were there to convert them under the pretext of community service. The Christian community denied this and there was an instance of six women being beaten for refusing to reconvert to Hinduism. Religious conversions were a debated topic in Orissa.[16] In Punjab, the VHP has played an active role to prevent conversions of Sikhs even if they chose their own religious path. The majority of them are low caste Sikhs converting to Christianity. This could be a result mostly from oppression by high caste Sikhs but there are considerable free will conversions among the higher class Sikhs too; however, the VHP have forcibly stopped Christian missionaries from converting Sikhs.[17] The VHP collaborated with Christian Association for Social Action and played an active part in providing relief to both Hindu and Christian families affected by the Love Jihad activity in Kerala during 2003–2013 period.[18]
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