Why is religious conversion banned in India?
I agree with you that conversion to a dif religion shouldn’t be banned, yes, BUT I disagree that Hinduism isn’t a religion. I’m not a Hindu (I’m Muslim), but how does one define religion? If a group of people claim to be following a religion, who’s anyone to tell them they’re wrong? And atheist is one who doesn’t believe in God; Hinduis believe in tons of gods… even though their Holy Scriptures teaches about ONE God. (irf.net, then go to “Comparative Religions,” then “Hinduism,” and then “The Concept of God” if you wanna confirm.) But, yes, you’re right that conversion to another religion shouldn’t be banned; that’s just silly. But just so you know, most South Asians have the tendency to ignore the law no matter what it mandates. Just because the gov’t says you can’t convert doesn’t at all mean the citizens/residents will obey.
Many people are converting daily to different religions: Hinduism, Buddhism {the two most predominant religions in India), Christianity, and many religions and philosophy’s of life. **Hinduism “is” a religion. Hinduism has a belief in a Creator God – remember “Brahma” ? Brahama “is” the Creator God of Hinduism. And belief in a creator god constitutes Hinduism as being a religion. There are other gods, within Hinduism, but Hinduism’s belief in Brahma, as thier creator god, makes Hinduism a religion. Buddhism, over a period of many years, has been considered a religion, but in all actuality, it is not – for it has no belief in a Creator god. I understand Buddhism is a peaceful philosophy of life, based on the Middle Way teachings of Siddhartha Gautama. Hinduism, Christianity, Islam, Judaism are all “religions” for they have a creator god. *It is great to learn from one another, while respecting each other beliefs and/or opinions. This lays the foundation for excellent communication skill
Conversion to any religion is a human right for which non has been empowered by nature.Whatever you call Hinduism,it cannot surpass the law of nature.Nobody can make anybody to adopt/accept his ideas unless he is convinced by his own conscience.Hindus forcibly converted many muslim woman and domestic servants at the time of partition between India and Pakistan but after 60 years, the third generation of those repressed have openly emerged as a sizeable community in different parts of India.Muslim majority in Pakistan is indulging in a similiar exercise but the results are similiar to those in India.
