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SINGH4PEACE is right for stating the following "In this democratic world, let them do what they are doing. If these people are converting on their own will then I see nothing wrong."

The problem is recognising the underline issue why people are converting to different religion. Do they truly find peace and get treated as equals?

India is a vast country with many different cultures, languages and as communities move from one state to another, its common trait in human-beings to find similarities with your new neighbours. From personal observation of India that is the reason why India has flourished and become a multicultural state. The problems come, when these similarities are not so common and the only way to achieve this is to either adapt & evolve or accept these differences and try to get on. But sometimes the only solution is to change your current outlook accept the majority. This was never the case in historical India (not India as a country but as a land mass), many cultures were accepted as part of the big picture but the problems seem to have occurred in mid 20th century, where religious identity became the common trait. Well, it made things simple, you followed the same religion as the masses and automatically you are accepted by the masses.

Why is Christian conversion on the rise? They are not part of the masses; the cultural similarities are contradictory from the locals they are converting. So, why are these people converting? Maybe that is the answer, the differences, something new. Christian church is accepting the people for who they are, no caste, everyone is treated as equal.

Where Hinduism, caste system plays a crucial role in the Indian society and the low caste will always be treated like an animal, change Christianity brings, the low cast locals are looking for. For once, the low caste can break out of this vicious culture of caste and stop discrimination against them.

Probably, many are thinking on this forum, why not Sikh dharm, we dont believe in the caste system, we treat everyone as equals.

Do Sikhs really practise what they preach? We are seeing a common occurrence of many low caste Sikhs breaking away from all Sikh affiliation and creating their own Temples under the banner of Baghat Ravi Das and other Saints. This is on the increase in India and the west.

Many on this forum have stated, we need to push the knowledge of Sikh Dharm to these people and we need to fund these activities but, will it have any outcome? Personally, I dont think so, its not the lack of knowledge these people are deprived off, its the feeling of acceptance and being treated as equals. Even now, the Sikh faith is littered with religious leaders who are from Jaat caste and they still continue to push this during the elections. May not be intentionally but its the way the Indian society have been raised by the previous generations, the caste system is the core off all Indian person. Sikh faith may not believe in the caste system but do majority of Sikh people believe in it?

The answer is YES.

WJKK WJKF

Great points to which I agree with you, the Nirmal panth of Akal Purakh waheguru via guru nanak dev ji through his 10 other forms has been hijacked by caste. Hence why people feel the need to convert. If only they put their trust and faith in sikhi and pushed for change and solidarity.

WJKK WJKF

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Please don't be fooled to think there is no caste system in Christian communities within India.

I recall a few years ago that there were cases of "low caste" Christians not being allowed into "higher caste" Christian Churches.I believe they were "Kyshatria" Christians.

This is rampant in all sub-continental faiths. It's like HIV AIDS, widespread.

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Practically, I don't think caste system is issue within our kaum that is turning away Sikhs to adopt Christianity or other deras. Caste system might be hurdle when there is issue of inter-caste marriage in a family.

Just a basic lack of understanding of gurmat and clear cut gurbani knowledge.

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Or could be that they are dirt poor and they would do anything for food in their belly and roof on their heads, even convert.

That is the ONLY reason many Sikhs are converting to Christianity. Hindus are turning to Beas dera. Sikhs are turning to deras because of lack of gurmat knowledge.

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So in order to prevent poor Sikhs from falling into the christian/baptists/evangelist clutches we need to cut off the financial incentives, very difficult in the current sell out bribery culture in India.. What we would need is high quality Schools that focus on Gurmat as well your basic curriculum.

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So in order to prevent poor Sikhs from falling into the christian/baptists/evangelist clutches we need to cut off the financial incentives, very difficult in the current sell out bribery culture in India.. What we would need is high quality Schools that focus on Gurmat as well your basic curriculum.

Exactly !! There is another big hurdle which is getting hand inside the piggy bank of sikh sangat donated funds. The caretaker of those funds are showing expense of above mentioned projects you mentioned but spending on themselves and redirecting it to support Akali Dal party in form of political gimmicks such as nani shaan etc.

Two options:

1. open new entity outside of India and start above projects.

2. Take over sgpc which probably never going to happen unless supported by Sikhs in India.

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Exactly !! There is another big hurdle which is getting hand inside the piggy bank of sikh sangat donated funds. The caretaker of those funds are showing expense of above mentioned projects you mentioned but spending on themselves and redirecting it to support Akali Dal party in form of political gimmicks such as nani shaan etc.

Two options:

1. open new entity outside of India and start above projects.

2. Take over sgpc which probably never going to happen unless supported by Sikhs in India.

The most useless entity to afflict the panth is the SGPC.

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