What is wrong with conversion? It changes the demographics of the region. Change in demographics changes power equation. Religious conversions does not end with only religion. The reason for conversion whether it be fear, incentives or genuine belief, will continue to influence the person’s behaviour in social, political and commercial issues. Once a critical mass of the population is converted these agents of conversion will raise their heads and start influencing issues of particular region. Consider the following scenarios: Scenario 1: Agitations against nuclear power plants orchestrated by faith organizations which do not have anything to do with running of power plants but who will have an army of converts ready to fight against starting of the plant. Scenario 2: Faith organizations encouraging you to vote for a particular candidate and influencing the politics of the region. In both the scenarios one could have garnered support for the cause/candidate without the religious equation. But the presence of religion just made the job a hundred times easier because of the strong underlying reason (fear/incentives/genuine belief). It is a mistake to consider that conversions are only to increase the head count of a particular religion. In fact the foot soldier of the faith organization may genuinely believe that he is helping a poor person by guiding him to the right path and saving the poor soul but the General of the Army knows what he is gaining by this conversion - POWER, POWER AND MORE POWER.
Posted on: Mon, 14 Apr 2014 16:40:55 +0000
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