The Karnataka Christians Progress Front has decided to hold ONE DAY DHARNAexpressing our protest against the atrocities and killing of priest, Nuns inOrissa, Andhar Pradesh and other parts of the Country.
Destroying the Church, burning the Bibles, arresting the Pastors on falsecharge and attacking thousands of Christians –mode flee to the forest andalso the recent attacks on Pastors in Bangalore ,Devanger and other parts ofKarnataka.
Date: 22nd September 2008-Monday
Time: 10-00 am. To 3-00pm. Place: Municipal Ground.KGF
On the other hand DSS, other Local Dalit Leaders and AICC has organized Massrally in Kolar, in Karnataka, on 29th September -2008-Monday,
Expressing protest against the atrocities and killing of priest, Nuns inOrissa, Andhra Pradesh and other parts of the Country.
J.A.Andrews
>> _____>>> In protest mode: Christians take out a rally against attacks on Christians> in other States in Vijayawada on Saturday. ->> VIJAYAWADA: Demanding that the Naveen Patnaik Government in Orissa be> dismissed and a ban on Bajrang Dal be imposed with immediate effect,> members> of the All India Christian Council on Saturday took out a rally and staged> an impromptu rail roko for a brief period. At a public meeting held at the> Gymkhana grounds, leaders of different political parties expressed their> solidarity with the Christian community and condemned the attacks in Orissa> and Karnataka.>> Describing the violence as an "attack on secularism", Council national> secretary Syam Paul said such incidents were posing a threat to religious> harmony. Finding fault with the Orissa Government for not taking any action> against the religious forces that were openly admitting their involvement> in> the attacks on Christians, he said that the Government of that State had> lost its credibility to govern. "Religious conversions are not> anti-Constitutional, only forcible conversions are. Unfortunately, the> Hindutva forces have launched a false campaign, while the media too is> biased in covering news pertaining to conversions," he said.>> Dr. Paul said that about 350 villages were attacked in Orissa, and over> 23,000 were taking shelter in the relief camps set up by the authorities.> He> said the facilities were insufficient at most of the camps and food was not> being served in time. Many people had not been given blankets. "The Central> government should take the initiative to arrange basic facilities at the> relief camps," he demanded.>> Mayor Mallika Begum opined that the term "forcible conversions" had no> meaning, as no person could make any other to change his or her religion by> force. "One can change one's faith only when he or she strongly believes in> the other faith," she said.>> Attributing the attacks on Christians in Orissa and Karnakata to the> "identity crisis of some religious fundamentalist forces," Ms. Begum called> for rooting out such forces from the society. "India is a beautiful garden> and such forces are like pests in the garden," she remarked.>> Council's Krishna district president Kodali Alia presided over the meeting,> in which leaders of the Telugu Desam Party, Left parties, Lok Satta Party> and Praja Rajyam Party were present ,And the Christian leaders Rev.K.Pratapsinha,Rev.S.Barnabas,Bishop.Daniel.D.Kalyanapu,Dr.Moses
Chowdary,Rev.M.Johnson,Rev.Devaraj and etc were present on the dias . Later, the activists took out a rally> to the Sub-Collector's office. They stopped at the railway station for a> while and staged an impromptu rail-roko for a brief period, taking the> police by surprise.
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