Interesting bit of nonsense here. Quality reporting (!) to be sure.
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> Subject: Re: [silk] What is "Indian culture"?
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> http://www.expressbuzz.com/edition/story.aspx?Title=Priest+admits+to+id
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> omashekara
>
> "The Commission is inquiring into the recent attacks on churches in
> Karnataka.
> “Hindus believe in idol worship. So to attract them to Christianity,
> idol
> worship is performed in churches,” Menengis said.
>
> During cross-examination, the priest said that “despite idol worship
> being
> prohibited in Bible, we have idol worship in churches.” “The duty of
> every
> Christian is to convert non-Christians to Christianity by any means,”
> the
> priest told the commission.
>
> St James Church was attacked by miscreants on September 21, 2008.
> The church is running co-education institutions, with classes from
> first to
> eight standard.
>
> During cross-examination the priest confessed that “no girl students
> are
> permitted to use kumkum, bangles and wear flowers. In our institution,
> we
> have moral science textbook
>
> But it does not contain texts regarding Holy Bible and Jesus,” the
> priest
> added.
>
> The commission has requested the priest to submit the textbook to it.."
>
> shiv
