Dear sanjaya,
Very good analysis, I appreciate it.
I myself feel the evangelicals are the worst kind of fundamentalists around. At least the Wahabees of Saudi Arabia are open about their proclivities, we know exactly where they stand.
What I find really diabolical is the nexus between the evangelicals and the Jewish right-wing. Each views the other with utter contempt, but still uses each other for their own nefarious ends. The right-wing Jews want to use the evangelicals for political advantage and the evangelicals support the right-wing Jewish politics to bring about Armageddon where the Jews they are supporting are supposed to be left behind to suffer eternal damnation .
All said and done, I am somewhat encouraged by the statistics 2/3rds of the young evangelicals don't subscribe to the the primary motivation for proselytizing, namely saving souls.
Yes, I agree, the 2/3rd statistics is about youngsters under 35. The older people among whom the statistic is perhaps the exact opposite will continue to try and harvest souls like the previous pope wanted to do. But I myself think that effective response to these purveyors, in a pluralistic liberal democracy that India is, is to reform Hinduism and move it towards social equality. Even the lowest of the low among Hindus still want to worship in temples and the upper castes are foolishly opposing. The same people then go out and complain about conversions.....Don't get me wrong, I hope that you are right and that I am not. But I think the West will continue to send missionaries.
Thank you my friend, the very best to you....
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