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Robert Livingston
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Username: Rob_livingston
Post Number: 723
Registered: 7-2004
| | Posted on Thursday, January 20, 2005 - 4:06 pm: | 
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Villagers furious with Christian Missionaries:
[India News]: Samanthapettai, Jan 16 : Rage and fury has gripped this tsunami-hit tiny Hindu village in India's southern Tamil Nadu after a group of Christian missionaries allegedly refused them aid for not agreeing to follow their religion.
Samanthapettai, near the temple town of Madurai, faced near devastation on the December 26 when massive tidal waves wiped it clean of homes and lives.
Most of the 200 people here are homeless or displaced , battling to rebuild lives and locating lost family members besides facing risks of epidemic,disease and trauma.
Jubilant at seeing the relief trucks loaded with food, clothes and the much-needed medicines the villagers, many of who have not had a square meal in days, were shocked when the nuns asked them to convert before distributing biscuits and water.
Heated arguments broke out as the locals forcibly tried to stop the relief trucks from leaving. The missionaries, who rushed into their cars on seeing television reporters and the cameras refusing to comment on the incident and managed to leave the village.
Disappointed and shocked into disbelief the hapless villagers still await aid.
"Many NGOs (volunteer groups) are extending help to us but there in our village the NGO, which was till now helping us is now asking us to follow the Christian religion. We are staunch followers of Hindu religion and refused their request. And after that these people with their aid materials are leaving the village without distributing that to us," Rajni Kumar, a villager said. (ANI)
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Albatross
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Username: Albatross
Post Number: 440
Registered: 9-2004
| | Posted on Thursday, January 20, 2005 - 4:35 pm: |
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What does "[India News]" mean? Is that the name of the news agency?
How did you find this article? If it was online, could you provide a link, please?
I think that it is also important to mention that this [alleged?] incident applies to a single group of aid workers, not Christian aid agencies as a whole. |
notehead
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Username: Notehead
Post Number: 1895
Registered: 5-2001
| | Posted on Thursday, January 20, 2005 - 4:35 pm: |
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Oh, I hope there's some video of this... BAD NUNS! BAD!! |
Dave
Moderator
Username: Dave
Post Number: 5027
Registered: 4-1998
| | Posted on Thursday, January 20, 2005 - 4:40 pm: |
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I'd convert to Buddhism for a nice, thick, juicy steak right now. |
Robert Livingston
Citizen
Username: Rob_livingston
Post Number: 724
Registered: 7-2004
| | Posted on Thursday, January 20, 2005 - 4:42 pm: |
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Albatross: The story came from the New Kerala website. New Kerala Media reported it. [India News] refers to a division of NKM. It was linked off the Village Voice News site. Here's the link:
http://news.newkerala.com/india-news/?action=fullnews&id=60729 |
Albatross
Citizen
Username: Albatross
Post Number: 441
Registered: 9-2004
| | Posted on Thursday, January 20, 2005 - 4:54 pm: |
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Thank you for the link.
The last paragraph of the article was omitted in your post: "The incident is an exception to concerted charity in a catastrophe that has left no one untouched.(ANI)" |
Robert Livingston
Citizen
Username: Rob_livingston
Post Number: 727
Registered: 7-2004
| | Posted on Thursday, January 20, 2005 - 4:58 pm: |
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Cut and paste slip. Well, that's a given any way, right? |
overtaxdalready
Citizen
Username: Overtaxdalready
Post Number: 331
Registered: 6-2001
| | Posted on Thursday, January 20, 2005 - 5:02 pm: |
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"I think that it is also important to mention that this [alleged?] incident applies to a single group of aid workers, not Christian aid agencies as a whole."
Albatross, what would be the fun in including something like that? It would make posting the article in the first place seem ridiculous.
Come to think of it...... |
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