Posted on 03/13/2024 8:23:59 PM PDT by Roman_War_Criminal
Despite relentless attacks from left-wing media and threats of violent jihad from Muslims, Modi has remained steadfast in his pursuit to protect minorities facing persecution in Islamic nations. Through groundbreaking CAA legislation, he offers sanctuary to victims of Islamic persecution, contrasting sharply with Western countries that extend entry to those persecuting non-Muslim minorities.
On Monday, March 11, the Indian government, led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, took a significant step in addressing religious persecution by officially implementing the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA).
This piece of legislation, passed in December 2019, aims to provide a haven for minorities such as Hindus, Sikhs, Jains, Buddhists, Parsis, and Christians fleeing oppression in Muslim-majority countries like Bangladesh, Pakistan, and Afghanistan.
These individuals, persecuted for their non-Islamic faiths and, in many instances, pressured to convert or face death, now have a path to Indian citizenship. The CAA acknowledges their plight by reducing the residency requirement for citizenship from 11 years to just five years, highlighting India’s commitment to human rights and its identity as a bastion of tolerance, pluralism, and sanctuary for those oppressed due to their religious beliefs.
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Good for Modi! Especially because Rama-dama-ding dong is now if effect.
Now if only other nations could follow suit.
The US is being put to shame by the day.
that there are any Jains left at all, is a miracle...
“About six months ago, the US State Department expressed the need for regime change in India. That was my clue Modi was doing a few good things.”
Yeah, no kidding! I’m beginning to like this Modi guy!
“Now if only other nations could follow suit.”
Our State Department is critical of the leaders of other countries who are doing the right thing. It’s amazing how low we have sunk as a country in such a short time.
Christians are included in his list. That speaks well of him. Orban in Hungary lists recognized religions. Roman Catholic, Eastern Orthodox, Protestant , and Jewish. He acknowledged Buddhists and Hindus. Bu said nothing about Moslems. Did I understand that correctly?
India is too big for US State Department to force any change. It is the largest country on earth by population, 1,500,000,000 people. There are nearly a Billion voters in India with voter ID cards with photo, and no one can vote without that ID.
“Christians are included in his list. That speaks well of him. Orban in Hungary lists recognized religions. Roman Catholic, Eastern Orthodox, Protestant , and Jewish. He acknowledged Buddhists and Hindus. Bu said nothing about Moslems. Did I understand that correctly?”
Considering how many problems India has had with Muslims in the past, can you really blame the guy?
Modi lives in or very near the belly of the beast (aka Pakistan). He is dealing with the way things are and has no interest in pretending otherwise.
If you check your recent history the BJP has not been kindly disposed toward Christians. So, this is a little surprising and in need of verification.
Any Jains in Pakistan or globally?
It is a fascinating religion in its steadfast “there is no creator deity and the universe was never created, will never be destroyed “ kind of way. Like a far more austere Buddhism
It's verified, and highly publicized. How many Christians India will actually take in remains to be seen. Not sure if there is a significant number of Indian Christians in Islamic nations at this time.
According to the 2011 Hungarian law, 32 churches are recognised. In 2011–2012, the Constitution was changed, and a new “Act CCVI on the Right of Freedom of Conscience and Religion, and on the Legal Status of Churches, Religious Denominations, and Religious Communities” was implemented.
The new act, which replaced that of 1990, re-introduced a two-tiered classification of religious organisations, similar to that of 1890, distinguishing between officially registered “incorporated” churches, a higher status which also entails access to various privileges such as state funding, and “organisations conducting religious activities”, with fewer rights and privileges
“Protestantism” is not recognised as a monolithic entity but individual groups like Lutheran and Calvinist are recognized.
Thirty-two churches have established (previously known as “incorporated”) status. These include the Roman Catholic Church; a range of Protestant denominations; a range of Orthodox Christian groups; other Christian denominations, such as The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Seventh-day Adventists, and the Salvation Army; three Jewish groups (Federation of Hungarian Jewish Communities, Unified Hungarian Jewish Congregation, Hungarian Autonomous Orthodox Jewish Community); and the Hungarian Society for Krishna Consciousness, the sole Hindu group registered as a church. The list also includes Buddhist and Muslim umbrella organizations, each encompassing a few individual groups.
This is true. A relative is in the Catholic clergy and has been to India several times recently. Yes they are cracking down on Christian clergy. I wont get into details.
Modi’s party is very much Hindu bigots. Hindu bigots are not as bad (so far) as Muslim bigots, but it is what it is.
Jains are global (what isn’t these days), but mostly live in India.
The BJP is a eing of the RSS, a stridently Vaishnavite Hindu group. They see the biggest enemy as Islam with Christianity as a cultural competitor.
This act allows for local south Asian Christian’s to escape to India. Christian’s don’t cause riots, and this would be a great voting strategy for Modi considering this year is an election year
There are 1.64 million Christians in Pakistan. Life for them would be much better in India
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